The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-05-18
SUICIDE.


tache; was dressed in dark cashmere suit
brown beaver overcoat with reddish brow
velvet collar low crown stiff hat and q pai
Of shoes. He had on two pairs Of pants
In his pockets were found S94 so and small
pass book and a card. The card was writer
and printed as follows: s'July 18th, 1881
IRterred in ]. Anthony, Section IL. Rang,
8, Plot 2, grave 10-Interred one )
Superintendent" A jury was impanelIeC
and went to the scene and viewed the body
after which it was removed to the engin,
house on Market Square. where it lay unit
Tuesday afternoon without being identified
when it was inferred in the city cemetery
The dead mans effects were turned over Il
| Mr.. Geo. Hale, public administrator
| The inquest was continued on Monday
morning before Justice Gillett, when the fol
lowing evidence was adduced:
DR.. VIM. Farr, sworn: have seen thii
party. The cause of his death was the cut
ting of his throat and an attempt to sever
| the arteries in the arms. should say that tht
wounds were inflicted by the party himself
| should not think he had been dead long
perhaps 8 or 10 hours. | have examined
| him since laid out. | think there is de-
preston of the breast bone. I noticed nc
scars on the body. / think that there was
one on the leg. did not notice particular
~. should say he was about 40 years old
about #. inches high; weight, 140 OF
l45 lbs. light complexion; color of eyes
blue. | am a practicing physician. My
residence is in Kenosha.
John Hansen, sworn | have seen the
remains of this person. 1t is The same per-
son | saw in my store. / saw him last in
my store about Z o clock A. M. Saturday.
| noticed nothing about him particular. He
did not look as if he had been drinking any.
| think saw him about six months ago.
am not certain. identify razor. &c., as the
same | sold him. He wanted good one, and
| sold him white shirt, halfa doz. oranges
and cookies. He gave me SIS or $40 bill ;
do not remember. / am not sure as to
the kind of pocket book he had. Sheriff
exhibits book and witness identifies the
same as the book. He was a German; 40
years old height. 81 #; weight. $50 lbs
complexion, light. did not hear him talk
English at ALL He said he was going out
miles north. He did not say where he was
going. | did not take particular notice Of
him. He acted not different from any other
person. am pretty sure it was $40 bill.
He paid me 1926. He had an over coat on.
lie had brown coat on. think this coat
is the one. | did not sell jack knife to the
party.
Matthias Grunewald, sworn: I have seen
this party lying dead. reside in Kenosha.
am rag peddler and do cemetery work. /
have seen party before. saw him last Fri
day night. va at work at the cemetery till
about q quarter past P. M. went out to
open the gate and he laid in the middle of
the road. l ran and looked at him. He
said he was going home. He said his home
was in N. Y. He said be had four children
there. He said he did not want to go; he
wanted to be left alone. He insisted he
would not 90 to town. He appeared not to
know what he was saying. Then he wanted
to 60 across the ditch. He wanted to lay
along side the burying ground fence He
would not 60 back with me and he told me
that he had q lot of trouble. That there
was something bothering him. and he said
he did not hurt any one. He said he was
not exactly sometimes as he ought to be. He
told woman that he was not drunk, and he
told the woman that he did not drink. He
followed my wagon toward town. / saw
him last at the foot Of the hill near the ice
house. ] saw him next yesterday afternoon.
He was dead. think he might have been
drinking, but not much. He seemed dazed.
He had no overcoat Friday night He had
a stiff brimmed hat on and the coat here
The hat had hole in it. do not know
where he stopped Friday night. He was
AZ or 43 years old. Hair gray, partly
weight, about 40 lbs. complexion light.
| saw him about 2 o'clock P. M. yesterday,
May 18th, 1883. He was German. He talked
German only to me on Friday. foreman
exhibits memorandum witness says it is O
measure for suit of clothes.) He had no
package the last time saw him.
VIM. Neiderprim, sworn: | reside in
Kenosha. | have seen the body. He was
found in my woods, in the town of Somers.
never had seen the party before. lie was
dead when first saw him.
Hubert Schwan, sworn reside in Keno
sha. / have seen the party here dead
have seen him before. saw him first Friday
afternoon, about half past five, going north.
On turning the hill going north thought
him little intoxicated. did not speak to
him. He had no overcoat on. I identify
the hat and under coat and pants. HIS
walk indicated that he was a little intoxi-
Gated. He was about IS or 40 years old
weight. l40 to 145 lbs; light complexion
He had light mustache. | identify the
razor and strap as the one found yesterday,
May Is, 1883.
Nicholas Grunewald sworn--I live here in
Kenosha. Isaw him Friday night, about
quart,r past six on the road. He said
+" Let me alone; / do nobody anything" He
was little drunk. smelled it. never saw
him before. saw him yesterday He had
no overcoat on Friday nor bundle
Henry Journdt. sworn-I have seen the
party dead. | saw him about 8 O clock A.
M. May 18th, 1888. was the first one
that went near him; and Mr. Neiderprim.
never saw the man alive. He was about
the center of Neiderprim's woods 1t ad-
joins the north of the German burying
ground, about 80 rods from the railroad track.
F. G. Meyers. sworn--I reside in Kenosha
have seen the party alive. | saw him
him Friday twice. about clock first He
was going north and he turned and vent
south, back of me, and after five the same
day saw him again. think he was lit
tie intoxicated. and the boys were tooling
with him and talking with him. When OPP
posite my lot he came on the walk and went
north / noticed him till at Weiber's ice
house going north still. Saturday about s
A. NJ. saw him coming back toward the
city. He was sober apparently He had an
oyercoat on Friday when saw him. He
was we'll fixed up. He had an ovsrcoat
both times saw him on Friday. and he had
the overcoat on Saturday when | saw him
The second time on Friday the boys bothered
him. He was about 40 years old; light com
plexion; weight about 140 to $50 lbs. / am
positive that he had an overcoat on all of the
times saw him.
John Mischo, sWorn-I live in Kenosha.
saw this man who is dead. / saw him on
Friday between and 5 o. clock P. NJ. He
was coming from the north. He asked me
to buy razor. He asked me if there were
any saloons and groceries that were Low
Duteh and Catholics down town. | told
him there was. He said all right, aud be
walked ahead. | saw him after FIVE O. clock
P. M. He had no oyersoat on that / noticed.
He asksd me where he could buy razor;
he said he wanted it for shaving. | thought
him drunk. He talked English to me not