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- Death Notice:
MISHAP FATAL TO WOMAN IS UNDER PROBE
Mrs. Lydia Wagner Expires After She Is Found Injured in Ditch Following Car Upset.
An investigation into the death of Mrs. Lydia Mabel Wagner, 32, of 814 Sabine, who was injured fatally at 6 p.m. Wednesday when her car overturned on the Conroe Highway, was under way Thursday by Houston police.
Mrs. Wagner died in St. Josephs Infirmary at 7:10 p.m., about an hour after she was found by a Houston police officer and his brother in a small ditch partly filled with water.
R. M. Anders, police officer, of 4116 Watson, and his brother were returning from a hunting trip Wednesday night when they found a coupe overturned in the ditch.
Truckmen Quizzed.
Two cotton truck drivers who were seen near the scene of the accident, were questioned at length by Officer Anders, but the two men were unable to shed any light on the accident.
The men told Anders that they were headed for North Texas for a load of cotton. The men said they could not explain how the accident happened. However, one of the truck drivers said that the had heard a crash.
Officers investigating said that they had learned that Mrs. Wagner was returning from a pecan picking expedition when the accident occurred.
Officer's Statement.
Anders said that he learned the identity of the womaan when he investigated an address on Sabine Street - an address Mrs. Wagner mumbled.
"I found Mrs. Wagner lying about 15 feet away from her automobile in the ditch on the west side of the road. I picked her up and found that she was practically unconscious. I knew she was in a serious condition so I wasted no time in getting to the nearest telephone to call an ambulance," Anders said in a statement to other officers.
A Fogle-West ambulance carried the injured woman to the hospital, where it was learned that she had suffered a broken neck. She died about an hour later.
A theory that the woman was struck by another automobile, which failed to stop, was advanced by Anders.
Justice Campbell Overstreet, who held an inquest, announced that he was withholding his verdict pending the outcome of the investigation.
She is survived by three sons, W. C., Ira and Robert Johnston, all of Houston; four sisters, Mrs. Ella Lucky, Mrs. Pearl Ferguson, Mrs. Evia Bartee and Mrs. Ethel Hillyer, all of Houston; three brothers, Charles Johnston of Houston, Howard and Jim Johnston, both of Normangee, Texas.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Fogle-West Company.
(Published in The Houston Chronicle on December 10, 1931)
- Death Notice:
WOMAN DIES OF AUTO INJURIES
Mrs. Lydia Wagner Is Killed After Car Overturns On Conroe Road.
Mrs. Lydia Mabel Wagner, 32, of 814 Sabine street, was fatally injured early Wednesday night when her car overturned on the Conroe road near Westfield.
She was rushed to St. Joseph's infirmary in a Fogle-West ambulance, and died in the hospital at 7:10 p.m., about an hour after the fatal crash.
R. M. Anders, of 4116 Watson street, member of the Houston police department, and his brother, Reinhold Anders, arrived on the scene of the accident a short time after Mrs. Wagner was injured. Mr. Anders said that another man had stopped at the scene to render aid.
Two of the men waited while Officer Anders drove to a nearby filling station and summoned an ambulance.
Mrs. Wagner was hurled clear of her car and was lying in a pool of water by the roadside, in a semi-conscious condition, according to reports to R. R. Myers, investigator for the district attorney.
The woman apparently was riding alone, headed for Houston, witnesses said.
Her car may have struck a soft shoulder on the highway and overturned, but Mr. Myers said there were indications that it had been struck by another vehicle.
Officers said they expected to question two men Thursday in connection with the fatal accident.
Mrs. Wagner is survived by three sons, W. C., Ira and Rubert Johnston, all of Houston; four sisters, Mrs. Ella Lucky, Mrs. Pearl Ferguson, Mrs. Evia Bartee and Mrs. Ethel Hillyer, all of Houston; three brothers, Charles Johnston of Houston, Howard and Jim Johnston, both of Normangee.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Fogle-West company.
(Published in The Houston Post on December 10, 1931)
- Obituary:
Funeral Is Held For Auto Accident Victim
Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia Mabel Wagner, 32, of 814 Sabine, who was fatally injured Wednesday night in an automobile accident, were held at the Fogle-West funeral chapel at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Mrs. Wagner was found on the ground near her overturned car on the Conroe highway about 6 p.m. Wednesday. She was brought to Houston by a Fogle-West ambulance and died at 7:10 p.m.
Mrs. Wagner is survived by three sons, W. C., Ira and Robert Johnston, all of Houston; four sisters, Mrs. Ella Lucky, Mrs. Pearl Ferguson, Mrs. Evia Bartee and Mrs. Ethel Hillyer, all of Houston, and three brothers, Charles Johnston of Houston, Howard and Jim Johnston, both of Normangee, Texas.
The body was sent to North Zulch Friday morning for burial.
(Published in The Houston Chronicle on December 11, 1931)
- Obituary:
WAGNER BURIAL IN NORTH ZULCH
Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia Mable Wagner, 32, of 814 Sabine street, who was injured fatally early Wednesday night in an auto accident near Westfield, were held at the Fogle-West company chapel at 7 p. m. Thursday, Rev. Morrison officiating. The body will be sent to North Zulch Friday morning for burial.
Passing motorists. one of them a Houston police officer, said they found Mrs. Wagner on the ground near an overturned car on the Conroe highway about 6 p. m. She was brought to Houston in a Fogle-West company ambulance and died in St. Joseph's infirmary at 7:10 p. m.
The police officer present when Mrs. Wagner was found, Patrolman R. M. "Dick" Anders, said be learned from other motorists that two cotton trucks were in the vicinity at the time of the accident and overhauled them about a mile farther on down the road.
Occupants of the trucks denied any knowledge of the accident, Patrolman Anders declared.
R. R. Meyers, district attorney's investigator, and Detective Ira Williams, who investigated the accident, said they felt almost certain that Mrs. Wagner's machine was side-swiped by another car.
Justice of the Peace Campbell R. Overstreet, who conducted inquest, said Thursday that he was withholding his verdict pending further investigation of the accident.
Mrs. Wagner is survived by three sons, W. C., Ira and Robert Johnston, all of Houston; four sisters, Mrs. Ella Lucky, Mrs. Pearl Ferguson, Mrs. Evia Bartee and Mrs. Ethel Hillyer, all of Houston, and three brothers, Charles Johnston, of Houston, Howard and Jim Johnston, both of Normangee, Texas.
(Published in The Houston Post on December 11, 1931)
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