The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-26
HITCH-HIKER HURT
SUNDAY EVENING
Woman Walking On Pave
ment No. 3 Struck by
Chevrolet Sedan
CONCLUSION OF BRAIN
No Marks of Identification On
PerSOn-Husband and
Brothers Located

An unusual automobile accident
occurred on Highway No. 8 east of
the city and south of the fair
grounds Sunday evening about 7:3O
when a Chevrolet sedan driven by
Herman Rhekamp, accompanied by
a young lady, struck a woman
hitch-hiking.
Mr.. Rehkamp was travelling east
toward Melrose at a moderate rate
of speed. Just before he reached
the walking woman he had met
and passed a car travelling from
the east. He was almost on top of
the woman before he saw her. He
then attempted to turn out and
pass her as she apparently made
no attempt to get off the paving.
The front right fender of the
Chevrolet struck her and knocked
her about two feet off the pavement
on the shoulder.
Mr.. Rhekamp stopped his car at
once and fastened to the injured
woman. She was unconscious. He
loaded her into his sedan with some
difficulty as she was a good sized
woman. Mr.. Rhekamp hurried her
to the Long hospital as quickly as
possible and called DR.. j. F. Dubois,
city physician.
DR.. Dubois diagnosis disclosed
that she had suffered a conclusion
of the brain and a few minor
bruises.
There was nothing on the wom-
ans person or her clothing to in
dictate where she cane from or who
she was. She was about 35 years
of age.
Early Monday morning Chief of
Police Joseph Miller drove out to
where the accident occurred and
found small handbag lying in the
ditch beside the paving. This hand
bag contained something over $1.OO
In money and an express receipt
for valise issued the evening be-
fore by the station agent at the
Great Northern depot in this city.
Investigation proved that the lady
was waiting at the depot when it
opened Sunday evening at ZOO
o'clock. The valise was addressed
to Mr.. Roseau, care Agate Hotel,
Minneapolis.
Chief Miller got in touch with
the Minneapolis department and
asked them to try and locate the
Agate Hotel and Mr.. Roseau. Wed
nesday morning he received word
from the husband and he arrived
in Sank Centre on the 300 P. M
bus Wednesday afternoon.
Late Tuesday the lady partially
regained consciousness and said
that her name was Mrs. Hannah
Roseau. She said her parents
lived at Hewitt, Mimi, and gave
the name of Fred Branstener as a
brother. This information proved
to be correct and three brothers ar
rived in Sank Centre shortly before
her husband.
It appears that Mrs. Roseau left
Hewitt Sunday morning intent on
joining her husband in Minneapolis
She did not have sufficient funds
and was htch-hiking, p::ckns IN
rides enroute. Her brothers ap-
pear to be well-to-do, and said they
did not know that their sister had
left Hewitt until they were in
formed of her injury.
Mrs. Roseau's mind cleared up
somewhat Wednesday, but when
she first saw her brothers she did
not recognize them. She recognize
ed her husband instantly. While
her mental faculties were apparent
ly returning her mind was in a
very hazy condition and DR.. Du-
Bots recommended that she be
fastened to the General Hospital,
Minneapolis, for treatment. This
was done.
Mr.. Rehkamp has the reputation
of being a careful driver and from
all information Chief of Police Mill
er has been able to secure he states
that the gentleman was driving at
moderate rate of speed and
should be absolved from any blame.