The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-03

BLUE EARTH-Two persons were killed when
airpane crashed near here Saturday.
Identification of the victims was not mined
lately established. Coroner c. E. Wilson, of Fari-
bault county took charge Of the bodies.
The plane fell near the Faribault county fair
grounds One theory was that its wings became
coated with ice, causing the pilot to lose control.
The victims later identified as Albert Diem,
81 of Delano, the pilot and Robert Domes, 16, Blue
Earth.
ST. PAUL-Ramsey county authorities Sunday
investigating the death of young couple found
burned beyond recognition in charred automobile
in old shed just outside the city limits of St Paul
The victims were identified Edmund Roach 81,
farmer route A. Daytons Bluff station, and his sweet
heart Agnes Lahore 49, route 3, Como station, both
st. Paul.
Death was accidental authorities believe, caused
by carbon monoxide fumes from homemade ex-
haust heater and by fire which developed later, pos
sbly after the couple had been overcome by the
fumes.
Roach had driven his car an old model into the
shed-a deserted building just off the intersection of
county road and McMenemy road, about a mile
from his home. Deputy sheriffs who investigated
tragedy believe he kept his engine running with
the windows of the closed. Fire may have been
caused, they point out, by cigaret dropping to the
dry floor of the shed, or by a hot spark from the
Evidently an explosion of the gas tank had
spread the flames. The ruptured tank was found
distance from the car.
Passersby were unable to rescue the couple, ar
irving while both the shed and the car were on fire.
BROWERVILLE-Corope Fred Soule, OF TINS
village called to Long Prairie late Sunday AFTER
noon having been informed of the death there OF
August Schave, who had been hit by an automobile
driven by Rudolph Lano who resides east OF Long
Prairie on the Swanville road.
Mr. Soule, accompanied by the editor OF Ihe
Glade, drove to Long Prairie and to the van Walk
enburg hospital to which Mr.. Schave had been TAX
en- in Mr. Lanos car Immediately following the sad
affair The unfortunate man had suffered Skull
fracture however and died enroute to the hospital
Coroner Fred Soule together with Sheriff Adams,
ohnrrf mile
of Long Prairie and gathered data relative TO the
accident Mr. Soule decided that an inquest was
advisable and set the time for the same at 10 A. M
Monday. -
The coroners jury with H. c. Wolfarth, N O.
Clemmensen Adolph Huber, c. ]. Dempsey s. >.
Berdie and Edward A. Schenk, all Long Prairie bus
mess men, comprising its membership, returned d
verdict of accidental death and thereby determined
that insofar the evidence disclosed Mr. Lano was
not responsible for the tragic accident
RED LAKE FALLS-For spanking received
at the hands of school superintendent way Raw
ertz school boy, will receive $3.50 it the Verdlct OF
jury is upheld.
The verdict was directed against J. A. Hughes,
superintendent of schools. Attorneys for hughes
said a motion for trial will be mace, ana IL
that is denied the probably will be appealed:
The Rawerts boy placed tack on the seat OF a
scboolnate. and Hughes gave him spanking. The
parents claimed the boy suffered physical injury.
The Jury decided the boy suffered pain TO the eN-
tent of $3.50 Dr. o. e. Locken, mayor OF CrooKston
chief witness for the defense, testhed ne iouno
rheumatism in the bone of the spinal column III ao-
dtion tn chronic tonstis, and that curvature OF the
SHINE could not have resulted from hand blows ad-
ministered as punishment by the superintendent.