Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1914 — EXCITEMENT IN NEWTON TP. [ARTICLE]

EXCITEMENT IN NEWTON TP.

A Lively Kunaway, Also an Alleged Attempt at Suicide in the Zacher Family. Frank Zacher, of Newton tp.; had a narrow escape from death Tuesday when a team of horses attached to a disc on prhich he was riding ran away and dashed into a corn planter being driven by his daughter. Being unable Jto control the team after it had started to run, Mr. Zacher clung to the levers of the disc, while the horses dashed toward the other team hitched to the planter. The girl, seeing that a collision was inevitable, jumped off the planter and got to one side of the road out of the way. The planter team became frightened when the runaways dashed into the planter and they, too, took to running. Both teams tan until tired out, with Mr. Zacher dinging to the levers of the disc

and being bumped about as they ran. Joe Thomas brought Mr. Zacher to town where Dr. English examined him and it was found that aside from a couple of fractured ribs and severe bruises he was not seriously hurt. On the same day of the runaway, Hus Zacher, a brother of Frank's, who was ill from an attack of appendicitis, and excited because of the accident, took a bottle of chlor _>- Jorm and saturated a piece of cloth with it placed it over bis face after lying down upon a bed. When found by his wife some time later he was unconscious and it was thought he was dead. Joe Thomas, who is a neighbor of ,h eZachers,wasagain called upon, and Dr. Gwin hurriedly called from town. Mr. Zacher was finally brought around but seemed to bo temporarily insane, and considerable difficulty was had in restraining him for awhile. It is hoped he will soon bt‘ all right, once more.