Walter Deeton

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• Name	Walter Deeton
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1935	RR2, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-105235
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I105235	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

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  ACCIDENT VICTIM DIES OF INJURIES Harold Slumski Passes Away At K-W Hospital; Inquest Ordered Monday Unconscious since an automobile accident on Saturday night, Harold Slumski, 22, of 136 Edward street, passed away early today at the K-W hospital. Last night, his condition appeared to be somewhat Improved, but death came at 2.15 o'clock this morning An inquest has been ordered by Coroner Dr. J. F. Honsberger. It will be held Monday afternoon, at the Kitchener police court room, at two o'clock. Meanwhile, Walter Deeton, R.R. 2. Waterloo, said to have been the driver of the car is facing a charge of criminal negligence. This charge was not amended after Slumski's death. Police say that Deeton was driving toward New Hamburg on the Stratford highway when his car failed to straighten out after rounding the last curve leading into the village. The heavy sedan plunged over the shoulder of the road. bounced off a tree and rolled over to crash into another tree. The body of the machine was shorn from the chassis. Stan Bremner, wellknown Kitchener amateur boxer, who was also a passenger in the car, escaped with slight injuries, Deceased was born in this city and resided here all his life. He was employed at Canadian Goodrich and attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church. The parents, William Edward Slumski and Clara Schultz, survive with five brothers and three sisters. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon from the home at 3 o'clock with Rev. A. Orzen officiating. Remains will be resting at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Thursday evening when they will be taken to the home. Kitchener Daily Record 13 Mar 1935, Wed Page 1 __________ ACCUSED DISCHARGED Walter Deeton, of Waterloo, was discharged last Friday by Magistrate J. J. A. Weir at a preliminary hearing on a charge of manslaughter. The charge was laid following an automobile accident in which Harold Slumski, a passenger in Deeton's car, was fatally injured near New Hamburg. New Hamburg Independent 5 Apr 1935 _________ One Seriously Injured In Auto Accident Two Others Slightly Hurt Early Saturday evening a car driven by Walter Deeton, of Waterloo, crashed into two trees on the highway about one mile east of New Hamlburg. As a result Harold Slumski, of Kitchener, was seriously injured and was still unconscious at the K.-W. hospital on Monday afternoon. It is believed he suffered internal injuries and had his arm broken in several places. The driver and the other passenger, Stan Brenner, well known Kitchener amateur boxer, miraculously escaped with minor injuries. The three men were brought to local doctors and Slumski was later transferred to the hospital by ambulance. It appears that the driver failed to negotiate a slight turn in the road after crossing a small culvert and the heavy car an Oldsmobile, plunged over the shoulder, careened off a tree and crashed into a second tree. Slumski was thrown onto the hard pavement. The car was practically completely wrecked and was possibly the worst piece of wreckage ever towed into town. The car was taken to Hammer's garage. A charge of criminal negligence was laid against Deeton and he his out on $2,000 bail. His case will come up in county police court next Monday. New Hamburg Indendent 15 Mar 1935

  
  

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  Residence - 1935 - RR2, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth