HIGH HILL INDIAN STRUCK BY CAR
Lee Perry Believed Dangerously Hurt, Unconscious In Hospital
Lee Perry, Indian of the High Hill community southeast of Ada was injured, probably seriously about 10:30 o'clock Saturday night when struck by a car on Highway 19 two miles south of Ada.
He was unconscious in a hospital here and attending physicians were unable to determine the extent of his injuries. It was believed no bones were broken but internal injuries were regarded as extremely dangerous.
Perry apparently was walking along the highway on his way home from Ada when struck down by the passing car. He was walking in the same direction as traffic as indicated by a crushed bottle found in his hip pocket.
The Ada Evening News; Pg 1; 4-5-1936
FUNERAL MONDAY FOR AUTO VICTIM
Lee Perry, High Hill Indian, Dies of Injuries Received Saturday
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the High Hill church for Lee Perry, about 55, Indian who was fatally injured when he was struck by an automobile Saturday night on Highway 48 almost three miles southeast of Ada.
Perry, a resident of the High Hill community, leaves his widow and six children.
After the accident, he was brought to a local hospital where he survived but a short time, death coming at 11:30 o'clock Saturday night.
According to county authorities, the automobile that struck Perry, who was afoot, was driven by William Tehner of Harden City, who with Mrs. Tehner was on his way home from Ada.
Tehner told the officers that Perry walked or stumbled into the path of his car so that he could not avoid a collision. Other witnesses bore out Tehner's account of the accident.
Perry was on his way home at the time of the accident, so that he and Tehner's car were going in the same direction.
The Ada Evening News; Pg 1; 4-6-1936
Date of birth calculated from Dawes card is 1886
Lee Perry Believed Dangerously Hurt, Unconscious In Hospital
Lee Perry, Indian of the High Hill community southeast of Ada was injured, probably seriously about 10:30 o'clock Saturday night when struck by a car on Highway 19 two miles south of Ada.
He was unconscious in a hospital here and attending physicians were unable to determine the extent of his injuries. It was believed no bones were broken but internal injuries were regarded as extremely dangerous.
Perry apparently was walking along the highway on his way home from Ada when struck down by the passing car. He was walking in the same direction as traffic as indicated by a crushed bottle found in his hip pocket.
The Ada Evening News; Pg 1; 4-5-1936
FUNERAL MONDAY FOR AUTO VICTIM
Lee Perry, High Hill Indian, Dies of Injuries Received Saturday
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the High Hill church for Lee Perry, about 55, Indian who was fatally injured when he was struck by an automobile Saturday night on Highway 48 almost three miles southeast of Ada.
Perry, a resident of the High Hill community, leaves his widow and six children.
After the accident, he was brought to a local hospital where he survived but a short time, death coming at 11:30 o'clock Saturday night.
According to county authorities, the automobile that struck Perry, who was afoot, was driven by William Tehner of Harden City, who with Mrs. Tehner was on his way home from Ada.
Tehner told the officers that Perry walked or stumbled into the path of his car so that he could not avoid a collision. Other witnesses bore out Tehner's account of the accident.
Perry was on his way home at the time of the accident, so that he and Tehner's car were going in the same direction.
The Ada Evening News; Pg 1; 4-6-1936
Date of birth calculated from Dawes card is 1886
HIGH HILL INDIAN STRUCK BY CAR
Lee Perry Believed Dangerously Hurt, Unconscious In Hospital
Lee Perry, Indian of the High Hill community southeast of Ada was injured, probably seriously about 10:30 o'clock Saturday night when struck by a car on Highway 19 two miles south of Ada.
He was unconscious in a hospital here and attending physicians were unable to determine the extent of his injuries. It was believed no bones were broken but internal injuries were regarded as extremely dangerous.
Perry apparently was walking along the highway on his way home from Ada when struck down by the passing car. He was walking in the same direction as traffic as indicated by a crushed bottle found in his hip pocket.
The Ada Evening News; Pg 1; 4-5-1936
FUNERAL MONDAY FOR AUTO VICTIM
Lee Perry, High Hill Indian, Dies of Injuries Received Saturday
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the High Hill church for Lee Perry, about 55, Indian who was fatally injured when he was struck by an automobile Saturday night on Highway 48 almost three miles southeast of Ada.
Perry, a resident of the High Hill community, leaves his widow and six children.
After the accident, he was brought to a local hospital where he survived but a short time, death coming at 11:30 o'clock Saturday night.
According to county authorities, the automobile that struck Perry, who was afoot, was driven by William Tehner of Harden City, who with Mrs. Tehner was on his way home from Ada.
Tehner told the officers that Perry walked or stumbled into the path of his car so that he could not avoid a collision. Other witnesses bore out Tehner's account of the accident.
Perry was on his way home at the time of the accident, so that he and Tehner's car were going in the same direction.
The Ada Evening News; Pg 1; 4-6-1936
Date of birth calculated from Dawes card is 1886
Lee Perry Believed Dangerously Hurt, Unconscious In Hospital
Lee Perry, Indian of the High Hill community southeast of Ada was injured, probably seriously about 10:30 o'clock Saturday night when struck by a car on Highway 19 two miles south of Ada.
He was unconscious in a hospital here and attending physicians were unable to determine the extent of his injuries. It was believed no bones were broken but internal injuries were regarded as extremely dangerous.
Perry apparently was walking along the highway on his way home from Ada when struck down by the passing car. He was walking in the same direction as traffic as indicated by a crushed bottle found in his hip pocket.
The Ada Evening News; Pg 1; 4-5-1936
FUNERAL MONDAY FOR AUTO VICTIM
Lee Perry, High Hill Indian, Dies of Injuries Received Saturday
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the High Hill church for Lee Perry, about 55, Indian who was fatally injured when he was struck by an automobile Saturday night on Highway 48 almost three miles southeast of Ada.
Perry, a resident of the High Hill community, leaves his widow and six children.
After the accident, he was brought to a local hospital where he survived but a short time, death coming at 11:30 o'clock Saturday night.
According to county authorities, the automobile that struck Perry, who was afoot, was driven by William Tehner of Harden City, who with Mrs. Tehner was on his way home from Ada.
Tehner told the officers that Perry walked or stumbled into the path of his car so that he could not avoid a collision. Other witnesses bore out Tehner's account of the accident.
Perry was on his way home at the time of the accident, so that he and Tehner's car were going in the same direction.
The Ada Evening News; Pg 1; 4-6-1936
Date of birth calculated from Dawes card is 1886
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