The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
MEN IN HOSPITAL
AFTER ACCIDENT
Chas. SOrensen, Paul Wojt
and HI. w. KiekhOefer
Seriously Hurt.
CAR STRUCK HEAD On
Two Men, Two Women Miracu-
lousy Escape Death in Cab
Touring Car Collision.

Seven persons FIVE men and two
women miracnlously escaped in
slant death, while three Of the seven
are lying at hospitals lowering be-
tween life and death, as a result Of
head-on collision between a taxicsb
and a Nash touring car which occur
red on South Sheridan Road one mile
north of the state line just before
midnight on Sunday.
A Globe taxieab driven by Charles
Sorensen, 100 Robert street, and in
which Paul Wojt, 1881 Salem avenue,
and H. w. Kiekhoefer, 667 Newell
street, were passengers, collided with
a Nash touring car driven by Sam Kerr
3016 Elm avenue, Zion. In the tour
ing car riding with Kerr were William
Dye, also Of Zion, and the Misses
Clara Schneider, S53 North Pleasant
street, and Margaret Krebs, 669 Lake
avenue, both of Kenosha.
Three May Recover.
Today Wojt, Kiekhoefer and Soren-
sen are in critical condition, the
first two at st. GATHERINGS hospital
and Sorensen, the cab driver, at the
Kenosha hospital. Wojt has his left
leg broken half way above the knee,
and is badly cut about the face and
neck. Kiekhoefer has both legs brok-
en- below the knee and may be suffer-
ing from a fractured thigh. He also
has severe bruises on his chest. Sor-
enson spent the rest of the night un-
conscious at the hospital, following
the accident. He has serious injuries
about the head and face. Several deep
gashes about the left eye may lead
loss of sight Of that eye. Deep Gu
in the back of the head at first gave
rise to the belief that Sorensen had
sustained fractured skull, but physi-
clans in attendance declared that his
injuries, while serious, did not dis
close fractured skull. All have
chance to recover, physicians declar-
ed today.
The other persons who figured in the
accident escaped with only minor in
juries. Miss Schneider suffered sew
eral bruises on the head and was cut
by flying glass, and Miss Krebs was
also cut by glass, with several in
juries under her left arm. Dye and
Kerr escaped with only slight
scratches.
Details Are Hazy.
The details Of the accident are still
somewhat hazy, according to Sherin
Frank Willems, who is conducting an
investigation into the circumstances
surrounding the crash. According to
the story told to the sheriff by Kerr
driver Of the Zion car, the latter was
driving south on Sheridan Road when
he noticed ssxicab coming toward
him from the opposite direction. Kerr
declared that the cab was zigzagging
along the road and believing that
there was danger IN front of him he
swung to the extreme right hand side
Of the road, leaving the concrete to
give the cab plenty Of room. They
had almost come to standstill, ac-
cerdine 60 Kerr, when the cab took
n sudden swing and crashed head-on
into their car. From that time on,
Kerr told the sheriff. all was blank.
Sheriff Willems declared today that
he is also tracing reports that moon
shine had figured in the accident, but
refused to make any definite charges
until his investigation would prove or
disprove these.
Immediately after the crash 'tPa,
Hansen ambulance was called to fhe
scene Of the accident and sorsnsen
was rushed to the KenoSha hospital
and Volt and Kiekhoefer wero taken
to st. Cat aerines hospital. Both cars
were completely wrecked.
The accident was the third in tho
series over the weekend.
Wojt was formerly known as Paul
;Woitowicz. For some time he has
run a saloon at 1881 Salem avenue,
which has had notorious reputation.
Both wojt and his wife Anna Volt
have been arrested number Of times
for unlawful possession of moonshine.
Last week Wojt came into court
charged with driving while intoxicat-
ed. Police Officer Walter Chase, one
of the two who made the arrest, on
the witness stand said that he could
not say the man was drunk" and the
case was dismissed by Judge Slater