Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 12 August 1938 — Page 6

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CHICAGO NEGRO IS SENTENCED Young Slayer Os Chicago Woman Is Sentenced To Die Chlcngo, Aug. 12—<U.R> — Robert Nixon, 18-year-old negro, convicted of one slaying and occured of four others in Chicago and Los Angeles, was sentenced today to die in the Cook county electric chair Oct. 21. All five of the victims were women, bludgeoned to death with bricks. Judge John C. Lewe imposed i sentence in connection with the slaying of Mrs. Florence Johnson,; 34, wife of a city fireman, in her I south side apartment last spring. Nixon was convicted last month in a jury trial. Earl Hicks, 19. ‘ negro who confessed he and Nix-1 on entered the Johnson apartment, and accused Nixon of the slaying. | is to be sentenced Oct. 3 on his guilty plea. Other murders in which Nixon is accused included: Mrs. Florence; Thompson Castle in a Chicago ho-, tel room June 29, 1936; Miss An-! na Kuchta, 19, student nurse, in: a Chicago hospital Aug. 20. 1937,1 and Mrs. Edna Worden and her; daughter, Marguerite, 12 at Los, Angeles April 4, 1937. Assistant state’s attorney Wil-I bert Crowley informed the court the state still wishes to try Nixon I on the Castle murder and was instructed to appear Sept. 14 to i make application for a trial date.l 0 — HEAD-ON COLLISION — (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) taining the local people burst into* flames, which rapidly spread over the wreck scene. Young Wemhoft was the only one | of the eight able to leave the wreckage unassisted. He was staggering from the buring auto when David Myers. Howard Myers and Harold Grubbs, all of Modoc, arrived. Monica Colchin was first pulled from the , flaming wreck by the lads, but not, before the flames had burned her legs and feet. Then the three lads one by one , pulled Case, Tanvas, and Joan Colebin from the wreckage, daring the < intense heat and the danger of the gasoline sprayed debris. After pulling them to safety with the aid of other motorists, they pull- * cd the three Fort Wayne people, from their car. i Monica died on the grass at the edge of the pavement, where the lads had pulled her to safety from the licking flames that spewed from the Gase auto. Young Gase died in the hospital a few minutes after he had been brought into Decatur in an ambu-|] lance. Petersen, who never regained ’, consciousness, died this morning at 5:28 o’clock, more than four hours!] after the crash. ' 1 The death of the Colchin girl was j, attributed to a broken neck. Gase : died of a skull fracture. His entire , , lower jaw had been torn off in > the collision. Petersen’s death was t caused by a crushed skull. ; First arivals on the scene des- , cibed in vivid detail the gruesome details of the accident. Screams of the dying and injured mingled with 1 the hissing flames of the gasoline, j burning wood and clothing. Gase, 1

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already in the death throes, was praying fervently. Other victims screamed and cried. Spectators. I sickened nt the sight of the injured. sprayed with their blood and that lof their companions, mobbed the ; acene. ) I Saw Fire Start Nonh Rich, farmer and dairyman, j directly in front of whose home the ; wreck occurred, was rudely awakened by the crash. He immediately; I! rushed to the window. ’’Everything ’ was ablaze in a minute,” he said, t! Ambulances from Zwick & Son of 1 this city and Bierie & Yager of, Berne were summoned. The victims i were rushed to the hospital and doc- : tors from both places were called i to the institution. Thrill-seeking motorists, despite retched stomachs and fast-fading , nerves, endeavored to help the injured into the ambulances. Youths on Picnic Ironically, the Decatur party was . {taking a joy-ride as a climax to a I weiner roast and picnic in a preblrthday celebration honoring the ' girl, whose life was claimed in the wreck a few minutes later. Monica would have been 21 years old next Monday. The Fort Wayne car was also . carrying a happy trio, enroute home I from Portland where they attended 1 the Jay county fair. No Cause Learned No cause for the accident was advanced by authorities. Some conI sidered it possible that the lights < of the opposite autos blinded the, ' respective drivers. I Since Gase, the one driver is dead, j and Gaskill, the other, is unable j to discuss the accident because of I his condition, it is considered likely , , that some time will pass before any I definite clues as to the direct cause i can be learned. Gaskill son of the Kendallville i, hies of police, was returned to his > home about 8 o’clock this morning i ; n a Fort Wayne ambulance. The ’ body of Petersen was expected to j be claimed late today. The bodies . of the Colchin girl and Gase were | taken to the Gillig and Doan and Zwick and Son funeral .parlors, res-1 ' pectively. Sheriff Dallas Brown, who was called to the wreck scene, is inves- ■ tigating the fatal collision, as is' Coroner Robert Zwick. A wrist watch worn by Monica , Colchin and bearing the name o’ Martha Colchin, a sister, first caus- ■ ed a mistaken identity, which was i later corrected. Pry Cars Apart Although little remained of the i 'c.ase car but the steel framework, {the front parts of the two autos . i were so thoroughly driven together . that almost two hours were requir- ’ ed to pry the two apart with thej help of wreckers, crow-bars and improvised levers. Rescuer Burned I-ater arrivals at the scene were ’ unanimous in their praise of the ’ lads, who were enroute north from 1 their home in Modoc to a job in < northern Indiana, and whose rescue work is believed to have saved the ■ lives of possibly all but young Wem- ’ I off, who left the wreckage without I' aid. 1 1 Howard Myers, one of the rescuers, received a slight but painful burn on his back which ate its way through his shirt. The eyebrows and hair on the arms of the three were , singed. i t Among the first to the scene, ] who helped get the injured into ( the ambulances were: Francis , Schmitt, Jack Leigh, Paul Briede, , Fred Ahr and several other local

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Obituaries Monica M. Colchin was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Colchin. of 443 Fornax street, and was born in Decatur, August 15, 1917. She would have been 21 years old next Monday. Miss Colchin attended the St. Joseph school of this city. She was a member of the C.Y.O. and the St. Agnes Sodality organizations and the St .Mary’s Catholic church. Besides the parents there survive four sisters: Mary Jane, Martha, Joan and Lois and two brothers, Maurice and Max, all at home. The body will be removed from the Gillig and Doan funeral home Saturday afternoon and may be viewed at the home of the parents until the time of the funeral. The funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at the St. Mary's Catholic church and burial will be made in the St. Joseph’s cemetery. The Rev. J. J. Seimetz, pastor of the church, will Jerome J. Gase Jerome J. Gase was born in Root township June 7, 1909, the son of | Mr. and Mrs. George Gase. He was unmarried. He was a mem-1 her of the St. Mary's Catholic church and of the Holy Name society. Surviving, besides the mother, I are the following brothers and sisters: Herman of this city, John of Riverside, Iowa; Leo of Detroit.' Norbert and Raphael of Fort Wayne, Lawrence of Fort Wayne. Hubert at home, Mrs. Lawrence i Beckmeyer of near Decatur and{ Agnes, at home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock at the St. Mary’s Catholic church, one hour after the services for Monica Colchin. The Rev. Edward E. Roswog, of South Bend, will officiate. Burial will be made in the St. Joseph's cemetery. The body will | probably be returned to the Gase home, one mile north of Decatur, j Sunday morning from the Zwick & Son funeral home.

“I Want Life”—Seeks Divorce • "" it ITOS! 1 , i • ' i W - * Mr. and Mrs. Kd Wynn on honeymoon When this picture was taken of Ed Wynn, well-known comedian, and his beautiful bride, Frieda Mierse, they were a happy honeymooning couple, but their romance ended with the announcement of the blond beauty that she was divorcing her husband because she wanted “gaiety and life” and desirod children of her own.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1938.

victory over Gov. A. B. (Happy) Chandler In the Democratic primary. Mention now is made of Barkley as a 1940 presidential possibility.

On Lookout for His “Heaven’’ ' - J iISSp -I i I WWPr re j * 1 1 ; ? IiIHUh 0 : ...y z Father Divine scans shore Acting as pilot for his heavenly host Father Divine, hailed as “God” by members of his cult, scans the shores of the Hudson through a telescope to catch the first sight of “heaven”, a retreat established at Krum Elbow, near the estate of President Roosevelt, for Father Divine and hia followers.

Pres. Roosevelt To Broadcast Monday Washington, Aug. 1—2 —— President Roosevelt will make a 15-minute radio broadcast to the nation Monday night on the third anniversary of the enactment of the social security law, the White House announced today. Mr. Roosevelt will speak from 8:30 to 8:45 p. m. CST. Announcement of his broadcast plans coincided with treasury disclosures that the federal government has collected $887,946,271 in social security taxes in the last three years and ex-

pended $1,232,558,598 in carrying out the tax provision. o Prominent Attorney Dies At Noblesville Noblesville, Ind., Aug. 12 — KU.R) — C. C. Reagan, 68, well-known Hamilton county attorney, died in a hospital here today after an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon. o Dedicate New CCC Building Tuesday Bluffton, Ind., Aug. 12 — The new educational building at the OCC camp will be dedicated Tuesday, August 16. 3:06 P. M. The public is invited to attend a special program consisting of music furnished by the Wells County School Band a free motion picture show (9 sound-reels), graduation exercises and special talks by CCC (personnel. A soft ball game will be played between the CCC and city teams beginning at 6:00. o Census Reports On Youthful Mothers Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 12 — (U.R> — Indiana mothers between the ages of 10 and 14 gave birth tc 42 children last year, the bureau of census of the federal department of commerce reported today. Two children had fathers in the same age classification, it was said. A total of 7,859 children were bom to mothers between the ages of 15 and 19 years and 1,138 babies had fathers between the same ages. o JUNIORS WILL (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Vilas Elzey. True and false test on the Bjble. Offering. Song—Help Me Find My Place. Benediction. o— Trade In A Good Town — Decatur

ATTENDANT TO FACE£HARGE Mexican Inmate Os State Hospital Is Dead After Beating 1 Richmond, Ind., Aug. 12—(U.R) - | Charges of manslaughter were exI pected to be filed today against an attendant at the Richmond state i hospital for he Insane, accused of beating to death Christobal Oachoa, 30-year old Mexican inmate. Oachoa was the fourth state hos- • pital inmate to die in recent weeks from alleged attacks or neglect of ; attendants. Curley S. Jones, 40, the attendant, was arrested and charged with assault and battery with intent to kill shortly after Oachoa's skull was fractured last month. He had been held in jail since and officers said they planned to file manslaughter charges against him. Oachoa was admitted to the institution last April. The fight In which he was killed reportedly re- ' suited from an argument with | Jones. The attendant was disI missed from the hospital staff shortly after the beating. Thurman A. Gottschalk, director of public welfare, and other state officials have blamed inefficiency among the guards on unfavorable working conditions which make it difficult to obtain high class attend1 ants. In an effort to Improve the situation, Gottschalk has announced ; that the Indiana merit system will be used in the future to select all , new employes and that present attendants will have to undergo examinations to determine their ! standards. Gottschalk said the low salaries, j long hours and unfavorable living i conditions among the attendants I to make it almost impossible to find competent employes. In most | cases the attendants have to live with the inmates 24 hours a day, 1 he said. Other inmates meeting violent I death in state hospitals recently were: Everett Devault. 47. allegedly I kicked fatally by attendants at the i Maoison state hospital. Two at- ! tendants. Byron Craig, 28, Madil son, and Everett Sehr, 31. Maren- | go. have been indicted for manslaughter. Bernard Baer. 50. beaten to death ] by another patient at the Logans- ! port state hospital last month. It 1 was charged that an attendant ; left his post without permission. Marion Jones, negro, scalded to death at the central state hospital, Indianapolis, in a steaming bathtub when Roy Sherman, an attendant, left his post. Charges of involuntary manslaughter have been filed against Sherman.

Farmer Is Crushed By Tractor Wheels LaGrange, Ind., Aug. 12—(UP) — A coroner today investigated the death of Vern C. Trowbridge, 38, ; who apparently was crushed under I the wheels of his tractor but whose I body was found with severe chest bruises 500 feet from the machine. The motor of the tractor was turned off and it appeared Trowbridge j had started for the house, east of : here. o Motorcyclist Is Killed By Truck Boonville, Ind , Aug. 12 —(UP) — Darwin Ferguson 25, of the U. S. army at Fort Knox, Ky.. was killed instantly late yesterday on highway 61 five miles north of here when an automobile struck the motorcycle on which he was riding, knocking to the pavement and crushing his | skull. Lee Wright of Lynnville, driver of the car. said Perguson had cut in and out in front of him several times before the accident. Ferguson is the son ot Mrs. Laura J. Ferguson of Princeton. o Fail To Find Body Reported On Pavement A report that a man was lying on the pavement on state road 224 three and a half miles east of Decatur at 4:30 o’clock this morning, could not be verified. Deputy Sheriff Leo Gillig and two other cars of persons scoured the road between Decatur and the state line and were unable to discover any one. o Indianapolis Man Tells Kidnaping Indianapolis, 'lnd., Aug. 12 —(UP) —Earl White of Indianapolis today notified police here that two men kidnaped him and forced him to drive to Calumet City, 111., before releasing him. White said he was driving on an ■ Indianapolis street last night when two men jumped out of a nearby I car, opened the door of his car, told him to “shove over” and climbed inside. They made White drive north on U. S. 31 then west on state road

Zipper on Hot Dog I | I. Eating ripper hot dog Streamlined wieners are now on the market, each provided with a zipper which can be slipped down along the side of the hot dog, making it possible for one to have the meat without chewing the less tasty traditional skin casing. This young lady is eating a zipper wiener and holding one of the old type. 32 to Lebanon and from there north to Calumet City. Neither of the men displayed any weapons he said. o Three Persons Die In Missouri Wreck Cole Camp, Mo., Aug. 12 —(UP) —Benton county officials said today no inquest would be held into the car collision last night that took the lives of three persons. The dead w r ere Miss Josephine Gay, 20. Lafayette. Ind., F. E. Hawley, 48. Marshall. Mo., salesman and Loyal Steffenhagen, 21, Sibley, la.. Hitchhiker. o Seek To Settle Seymour Strike Seymour, Ind., Aug. 12—(UP —Officials of the Seymour Woolen Mills city officials and American federation of labor representatives conferred today to seek a settlement of a strike which yesterday closed the plant. Approximately 125 of 240 employes walked out in a dispute over wage increases and a clos?d shop, after which company officials closed the factory. Yesterday afternoon approximately l.OOfi persons gathered at the plant when the employes left and there were minor skirmishes in which two women and one man were injured slightly. o • Opening Penny Dance Sunday — Sun Set. o Statement of Condition of the THE THAVKLKH,M I \ I>C,MN I'l’Y COMPANY Hartford, Connecticut 700 Main Street O.< the 31st Day of December, 1937 L. EDMUND ZACH ER, President FRED S. GARRISON, Secretary Amount of Capital paid up 3,000,000.00 GROSS ASSETS OF COMPANY Real Estate unincumbered I None Mortgage Loans on real estate (Free from any prior incumbrance) .. None Bonds and Stocks owned (Book Value) 24,558,325.87 Cash in banks on interest and not on interest) 465,683.02 ! Accrued Securities (Interest & Rents, etc.).. 89,724.42 Other Securities None Premiums and Accounts due and in process of collection 1,870,772.20 Accounts otherwise secured — Noje Total Gross Assets ....126,981,505.51 Deduct Assets Not Admitted $ 546,684.91 Net Assets >26,437,820.69 LIABILITIES Reserve or amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks .. > 6,868,279.39 Losses due and unpaid Losses adjusted and not due. Losses unadjusted and in suspense 1,452,640.00 Bills and Accounts unpaijl 170,164.95 Amount due and not due Banks or other creditors None Special Reserve 6,654,688.48 Other Liabilities of the Company 1,064,267.46 Total Liabilities >16,210,040.28 Capital - > 3,000,000.00 Surplus 5 7,227,780.32 Total >26,437,820.60 STATE OF INDIANA, Office of Insurance Commissioner. I, the undersigned, Insurance Commissioner of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the Statement of the Condition of the above mentioned Company on the 31st day of December, 1937, as shown by the original statement and that the said original statement is now on file in this office. In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal, this 21st day of June. 1938. (Seal) GEO. H. NEWBAUEK, Insurance Commissioner. •If Mutual Company so state. AUGUST 12—19.

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