MAGICIAN KILLED
STRAIGHT-JACKET TRICE FAILS; SPRINGFONTE.IN,(S.A.) Oct. 20. The travelling magician {tarr wl jil o performing his ti ick of al' ow ing 'him *g If to he strapped in a sr-,. alt jacket and charged by a motor r ir was killed this evening in front . . ' a ]argo cvov/d. Several spectators slightly injur ed. „ KTi ?™l ' darted his perfoi.ma nco the strait-jar £g but ho iasist e( f a SKhT **& tn be iUSI a **?%.' u° f ".„ too late in getting out <V, the of'tb -d was struck by the right 'wheel twr .e car". One leg was almost -cut in y ~ but medical opinion is that he died .nmediately of shock. The crowd stood so close In that the car driver could not swerve. Before the performance Karr read out a document exonerating the driver of the car from blame in case of accident, but. it is stated that police proceedings will be taken.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17440, 11 December 1930, Page 2
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