The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
HOLD DRIVER FOR
CORONER'S JURY
Edna Miethke Fails to Raj
ly from Injuries and
Dies at Hospital.
INQUEST ON SATURDAY
Facts Revealed in Investiga-
ton to Be Placed Before
the Coroner's Jury.

Facing charge of manslaughter
Walter Mauer, Racine, is in custody
in the city jail here while an investi-
cation is being conducted by Coroner
Joseph Friend into the circumstances
surrounding the accident in which
Mauer's car struck Edna Miethke
four-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John Miethke, 159 Cedar street, or
Wednesday night at eight o'clock. The
little girl died of the injuries sus-
tanned in the crash at st. GATHERINGS
hospital on Thursday night at eight
o'clock, just twenty-four hours after
the tragedy. She did not regain con-
sciousness.
While the testimony of witnesses
given to police officers who conducted
a preliminary investigation into the
accident shortly after eight o'clock
Wednesday night showed that the
driver was in no way to blame, Cor
oner Friend preferred to get all OF
the testimony and evidence in the
case before coroner's jury.
To Hold Inquest Saturday.
The coroner has called a jury to-
gether which this morning viewed the
remains at the Hansen Funeral home
An inquest has been called for one
o'clock Saturday afternoon in the cor
oner's jury room in the county court.
house.
Coroner Friend declared this after.
noon that he had statement from
Mauer, secured in Jail this morning
in which Mauer told the complete de-
tails in the unfortunate affair.
Mauer was driving south on Mil
wauke eavenue Thursday night at 8
moderate rate of speed, he said, no,
exceeding fifteen miles an hour. AS
he was turning into North Main street
at the intersection he noticed a cal
draw up to the arterial line and stop
The child, he said, ran out from be.
hind this car and dashed directly into
the path of his own car. Mauer pulled
on the brakes and stopped his cal
within car-length, he told the cor
oner, and rushed to the child's uncon.
scious form. He picked her up ane
carried her to St. GATHERINGS Hospital
III MS own car ana CneH returned u
report the matter to the police.
Mauer will be asked to repeat this
testimony under examination at the
inquest on Saturday.
Death Cast a Pail Over Friends.
In the meantime that vicinity neal
the home of the little child is nov
under a pail of grief and sorrow ovel
the accident. The loss of little Ednt
Is being keenly felt. She was known
as one of the happiest little girls il
the neighborhood, and together will
her little brother, Kenneth, and hel
two sisters, Mildred and Bernice, she
had laughed and frolicked her way
! into the hearts of everyone who livec
in that neighborhood. The children
were always together.
/ Edna, Helen Miethke was born il
Kenosha June 9, 1921. She is sur
vived by her relatives and one broth
err, Kenneth, and three sisters, Alice
Mildred and Bernice.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day morning at 1O:SO o'clock from tn
Hansen Funeral home. Rev. Car
Buenger will be in charge. The re
mains will then be taken by auto t.
Harvard, ILL.,, where services will b
held at two o'clock, followed by inter
ment in the family plot at a cemeter.
there.