, 1863-05-02


FOUND DEAp.-Coroner Schmidt yesterday |
morning held an inquest upon the body Of m |
infant child, apparently not more than three |
or four days old, which was found half buried |
on Morgan street, near the Milwaukee Plank |
Road. The cridcnce before the jury devel- |
oped nothing beyond the fact mentioned.
KILLED 8f TIE CARs.-An inquest was held
Yesterday morning upon the body Of John
Christian Bnttger, German, thirty five years
Of age, who was killed by the cars on the
truck Of the Chicago and Rock Island Rail
road, half a mile this side Of the Junction,
Wednesday night. It appears that BGttger
was walking upon the track, and stepped off
to allow train to pass, and then went back
again upon the track without noticing that
another train WAS coming behind him. The
engineer whlstled, rang the bell, etc., but the
man did not heed it, and before the train
could be stopped, it struck and instantly
killed him. II is thought that he must lave
supposed the alarm to hare been given by the
train ahead Of him.
SUICIDE BE HAsG1SG.-A third inquest was
held yesterday, upon the body Of German
named Joseph Brummcnsberger, living on
Rush street, Just north Of Superior. The de-
ceased wns living In miserable circumstances,
| with his wife and six children, and worse than
all, was addicted to drinking. Thursday
morning he started out in search of house,
and returned at noon intoxicated. Shortly
| after, one Of lcr children came into the house
and stated that his father was sitting III the
outbousc with . rope around his neck. The
wife went ont and found her husband hang
Ing BY the neck, in the place indicated By the
child. She gave m alarm, and butcher has,
1cnirg 10 the spot, found that the victim was
dead and cold, and therefore did not cut him
down. lie remained in that position, Us first
found, until this morning, when Coroner
Schmidt held an inquest upon the body.
That was remarkable case Of hanging.
The determined man had tied large knot In
strong piece of twine-lt could hardly be
called ropc-and passed 1t through crack
in one Of the side-boards Of the outhousc
with the knot On the outs1de- At tho othc,
end he made Slipping moose, inserted hi:
neck into it, and then sat down upon she seat
The string was thus too long for the purpose
| lie oyercame this difficulty, however, by reso
lntely leaning back, still sitting upon th'
seat, and thus tightencd the string, in which
position. It was evident, he quietly remainc'
, until life was extinct, and in which position
he was found. Thestring had fairly imbedde'
; itself in Ills neck, not by the weight OF hi
: body, for he was sitting upon the seal an
Il leaning with his right side against the boards
s. hut simply from force which lie applied to III
!. pody In leaning back so as to tighten th
If cord.
Is Inc verdict Of the Jury was that he cam
n to his death by hanging himself whilc in
: state Of tntosication. His family are In hels
It less circumstances. The wife Ia "A s;,,1
fr woman, while Of the six children. none AZ
r able to work, the eldest being hut ten war
ID of age, and the youngest six months. Til
1t jury kindly donated their fees, amountin
IL to three dol1ars, to which the Coroner nade
n another, to the widow. Superintendent Reh,
also gaye her nye dollars.