Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1915 — Fatal Auto Accident Tuesday Night Near Lafayette. [ARTICLE]

Fatal Auto Accident Tuesday Night Near Lafayette.

Arthur Hoffman of Lafayette, aged. 26 years, was instantly killed in an automobile accident Tuesday night a half mile west of Purdue uriiversity. He was riding with E. J. Kious, of the Lafayette Ice Cream Co., who escaped with a few minor bruises. Hoffman had accompanied Kious in the latter’s Ford runabout on a business tripp through White, Jasper, Newton and Benton counties, and they were returning to the city when the accident occurred. Their machine collided with a buggy and the automobile was turned over and rolled down a small embankment.

Hoffman was thrown clear of the machine but evidently Struck on his head, as his skull was fractured and his neck was founu to be broket, when picked up. Kious was pinnea under the machine but was not seriously hurt. The accident occurred at about 11 o'clock at night. Hoffman leaves a wife to whom he was married in April, 1914. His business was that of hutei manager, ano he had expected to go to Petoskey, Mich., today to take the management of the New Arlington hotel, having just closed a contract with the management a few days before his death. -