Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1912 — HUSBAND AND WIFE KILLED. [ARTICLE]

HUSBAND AND WIFE KILLED.

Three Young Children Injured When Auto Skids and Upsets. Lafayette, Ind., July 21.—Jacob Datzman, a wealthy farmer of Benton county, and his wife were instantly killed and three children were slightly Injured when their automobile upset near Fowler as they were returning home from church. The neck of both Mr. and Mrs. Datzman were broken by the running board, under which they were pinioned. They were found clasped in each other’s arms. Datzman attempted to, avoid a hole in the road, the car skidded into a ditch and upset. A boy, 4 years old, suffered a broken arm, and two girls, 2 and 6 years old, respectively, were badly bruised. They were thrown clear of the car. Mr. and Mrs. Datzman were the parents of ten children, three of whom were with them when the accident occurred. Mrs. Datzman was the daughter of Bernard Brickley, said to be the second largest land owner in Benton county.