Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1918 — KNIMAN MAN IS KILLED [ARTICLE]

KNIMAN MAN IS KILLED

When Auto Overturned a Few Mile-. North of Town. Gail Brown of Knim-n, aged about 35 years, was killed about r 2. a. m..., yesterday when, enroute | home with Will Ott of Barkley township from an asto, trip to the Iroquois count? » .IlLjf Oasis .at Beaverville. The accident occurred a few rods south off the Henry Ropp farmhouse, some five miles ! north of Rensselaer, on the Jackson highway. Neither Mr. Brown or Young Ott were what would be termed drinking' men. fait....Usey, drove aver to Beavervißejß perhaps., in their exhuberahoe of spirits over the end 'of the world war, aad Ott says they only drank eight pint bottles of them, and were not rujtb upA**’ the influence of liquor. v — Just how the accident occurred 'is not plain. Brown was driving ( and the car. a Ford touring, ran into the ditch and overturned, pinning both men underneath. Brown's skull was fractured and he was dead when taken out. Ott saye he called to him for help a couple of times, but he himself Was pinned down with the frame of the body of the ear acme-: his back and was ahab*e to render any aid. Ott’s calls for help finally brought Henry Ropp. who happened to be awake, but he was naaMe to raise the car and release him, and he came on south to Harry Brown's, on the Laughridge place, and together they succeeded in releasing Ott, hut Brown was dead and they could not raise the ear off him. Wrights anabulanee was called and went out and bronrht in both men, Ott was taken to the hospital, but was able to be out yesterday, hithough quite sore. Brown’s body was taken to Wright's and prepared for burial. It was taken to Kniman last evening and the funeral arrangements were to be made there. Mr. Brown was a son of Asa Brown of Kniztaa and leaves a wife and four children.