PAUL MOTT DIES AS RESULT OF DIVING INJURY
Paul Mott, 25 years old of Mundelein, died Saturday at the Condell Memorial Hospital from injuries received the previous night while swimming at Diamond Lake.
Mott in the accompany of a number of friends went to the lake late in the afternoon. He dived, it was learned by Coroner J. L. Taylor, into six feet of water and struck bottom, fracturing his neck.
The body failed to rise to the surface and for close to two minutes as his companions worked in locating him. He was finally located and brought to shore where he was given medical attention and then taken to the hospital. The fracture resulted in paralysis from the shoulders down.
Dr. Frederick A. Besley and Dr. Maurice Penny intended to operate Saturday in an effort to relieve the pressure on the spinal cord, as a daring and only chance to save the life of the youth, by removing fragments of the crushed vertebrae. They found, Dr. Taylor reported, that his condition was such that he could not stand the shock of surgery at the time. They hoped that he would rally sufficiently during the day so that the operation could be performed. He died at 11:30 o'clock.
An inquest was held Saturday afternoon and the jury returned a verdict of accidental death. Deceased was born on November 30, 1907 at Stockport, Iowa. He was educated in the public schools of that city and after coming to Mundelein took a business course. He had been employed by the Illinois Central railroad and the Libertyville Trust Savings Bank.
Paul was the son of Milan C. Mott, formerly cashier of the Mundelein State bank, who resigned his position nearly a year ago after his health was shattered due to two holdups at the bank in which he was held prisoner by the bandits. He and his family were prisoners at their home all one night while the bandits held them and then took Mott to the bank at daybreak to open the safe.
Paul Mott, also was a prisoner that night, and at the time of the second robbery the bandits took him as far as Wauconda where they threw him from their automobile. Later all of the bandits were captured and sent to prison.
Besides the parents there are three other sons in the family, Harry of Harvey,Ill. and Neil and William who live at home.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the First Congregational church, Mundelein. Interment was made at Ivanhoe cemetery.
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Paul Mott, 25 years old of Mundelein, died Saturday at the Condell Memorial Hospital from injuries received the previous night while swimming at Diamond Lake.
Mott in the accompany of a number of friends went to the lake late in the afternoon. He dived, it was learned by Coroner J. L. Taylor, into six feet of water and struck bottom, fracturing his neck.
The body failed to rise to the surface and for close to two minutes as his companions worked in locating him. He was finally located and brought to shore where he was given medical attention and then taken to the hospital. The fracture resulted in paralysis from the shoulders down.
Dr. Frederick A. Besley and Dr. Maurice Penny intended to operate Saturday in an effort to relieve the pressure on the spinal cord, as a daring and only chance to save the life of the youth, by removing fragments of the crushed vertebrae. They found, Dr. Taylor reported, that his condition was such that he could not stand the shock of surgery at the time. They hoped that he would rally sufficiently during the day so that the operation could be performed. He died at 11:30 o'clock.
An inquest was held Saturday afternoon and the jury returned a verdict of accidental death. Deceased was born on November 30, 1907 at Stockport, Iowa. He was educated in the public schools of that city and after coming to Mundelein took a business course. He had been employed by the Illinois Central railroad and the Libertyville Trust Savings Bank.
Paul was the son of Milan C. Mott, formerly cashier of the Mundelein State bank, who resigned his position nearly a year ago after his health was shattered due to two holdups at the bank in which he was held prisoner by the bandits. He and his family were prisoners at their home all one night while the bandits held them and then took Mott to the bank at daybreak to open the safe.
Paul Mott, also was a prisoner that night, and at the time of the second robbery the bandits took him as far as Wauconda where they threw him from their automobile. Later all of the bandits were captured and sent to prison.
Besides the parents there are three other sons in the family, Harry of Harvey,Ill. and Neil and William who live at home.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the First Congregational church, Mundelein. Interment was made at Ivanhoe cemetery.
Libertyville Independent, August 3, 1933, Page-1, continued on Page-10
PAUL MOTT DIES AS RESULT OF DIVING INJURY
Paul Mott, 25 years old of Mundelein, died Saturday at the Condell Memorial Hospital from injuries received the previous night while swimming at Diamond Lake.
Mott in the accompany of a number of friends went to the lake late in the afternoon. He dived, it was learned by Coroner J. L. Taylor, into six feet of water and struck bottom, fracturing his neck.
The body failed to rise to the surface and for close to two minutes as his companions worked in locating him. He was finally located and brought to shore where he was given medical attention and then taken to the hospital. The fracture resulted in paralysis from the shoulders down.
Dr. Frederick A. Besley and Dr. Maurice Penny intended to operate Saturday in an effort to relieve the pressure on the spinal cord, as a daring and only chance to save the life of the youth, by removing fragments of the crushed vertebrae. They found, Dr. Taylor reported, that his condition was such that he could not stand the shock of surgery at the time. They hoped that he would rally sufficiently during the day so that the operation could be performed. He died at 11:30 o'clock.
An inquest was held Saturday afternoon and the jury returned a verdict of accidental death. Deceased was born on November 30, 1907 at Stockport, Iowa. He was educated in the public schools of that city and after coming to Mundelein took a business course. He had been employed by the Illinois Central railroad and the Libertyville Trust Savings Bank.
Paul was the son of Milan C. Mott, formerly cashier of the Mundelein State bank, who resigned his position nearly a year ago after his health was shattered due to two holdups at the bank in which he was held prisoner by the bandits. He and his family were prisoners at their home all one night while the bandits held them and then took Mott to the bank at daybreak to open the safe.
Paul Mott, also was a prisoner that night, and at the time of the second robbery the bandits took him as far as Wauconda where they threw him from their automobile. Later all of the bandits were captured and sent to prison.
Besides the parents there are three other sons in the family, Harry of Harvey,Ill. and Neil and William who live at home.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the First Congregational church, Mundelein. Interment was made at Ivanhoe cemetery.
Libertyville Independent, August 3, 1933, Page-1, continued on Page-10
Paul Mott, 25 years old of Mundelein, died Saturday at the Condell Memorial Hospital from injuries received the previous night while swimming at Diamond Lake.
Mott in the accompany of a number of friends went to the lake late in the afternoon. He dived, it was learned by Coroner J. L. Taylor, into six feet of water and struck bottom, fracturing his neck.
The body failed to rise to the surface and for close to two minutes as his companions worked in locating him. He was finally located and brought to shore where he was given medical attention and then taken to the hospital. The fracture resulted in paralysis from the shoulders down.
Dr. Frederick A. Besley and Dr. Maurice Penny intended to operate Saturday in an effort to relieve the pressure on the spinal cord, as a daring and only chance to save the life of the youth, by removing fragments of the crushed vertebrae. They found, Dr. Taylor reported, that his condition was such that he could not stand the shock of surgery at the time. They hoped that he would rally sufficiently during the day so that the operation could be performed. He died at 11:30 o'clock.
An inquest was held Saturday afternoon and the jury returned a verdict of accidental death. Deceased was born on November 30, 1907 at Stockport, Iowa. He was educated in the public schools of that city and after coming to Mundelein took a business course. He had been employed by the Illinois Central railroad and the Libertyville Trust Savings Bank.
Paul was the son of Milan C. Mott, formerly cashier of the Mundelein State bank, who resigned his position nearly a year ago after his health was shattered due to two holdups at the bank in which he was held prisoner by the bandits. He and his family were prisoners at their home all one night while the bandits held them and then took Mott to the bank at daybreak to open the safe.
Paul Mott, also was a prisoner that night, and at the time of the second robbery the bandits took him as far as Wauconda where they threw him from their automobile. Later all of the bandits were captured and sent to prison.
Besides the parents there are three other sons in the family, Harry of Harvey,Ill. and Neil and William who live at home.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the First Congregational church, Mundelein. Interment was made at Ivanhoe cemetery.
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