New York Times, 6 August 1924 FIND HARVARD GUIDE DYING. Police Seek Men Seen to Throw Him From Car--Victim Succumbs. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Aug. 5. The police are investigating the mysterious death of John Ahearn, 50 years old, who was picked up shortly before midnight last night in an unconscious condition on the sidewalk on Boyleston [sic] Street, a short distance from Harvard Square. According to the police story, Ahearn, who was known to them as a guide at Harvard College, was seen by passersby as he was thrown from a taxicab onto the sidewalk on Boyleston Street. The police say the taxicab drove up to the sidewalk and the man was thrown out by a number of men. He was taken to the Cambridge Hospital in an unconscious condition and did not regain consciousness. He died about 3 o'clock this morning. The attending physicians say there are no marks of violence on the man's body. All inquiries were referred to Medical Examiner David C. Dow. Dr. Dow would say nothing except that he would perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | The Ahern Family Genealogy Website Acton, Massachusetts | http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~aherns/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -