The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-05-04
INQUEST.

Whiskey has been the cause of the death
of another man during the past week As
far as we can learn. it appears that Nicholas
Paulus went into the depot drunk on Satur
day night and made himself obnoxious
to the night operator, Frank Welcker,
who put him out. He returned and
tor took him by the collar and run
him of the platform. He fell on the track
and struck his head so hard that he was
rendered unconscious and remained so until
his death, which occurred on Wednesday
morning. tits said that Paulus was harmless
when sober bnt became crazy when drunk.
Any one selling liquor to man of this kind
should have their license revoked. Welcker's
friends say he is of quiet disposition,
and would not wilfully harm any one He
has left this city, and his whereabouts at
present is unknown. An inquest was held
before Justice Gillett on Wednesday after
noon, when the following testimony was
adduced:
Or. A. Weiskopf. sworn, said I live in
the city of Kenosha I am a practicine
physician in this city; he died of apoplexy
of the brain; could not say what produced
it; it might have happened from natural
causes, or it might not; knew the man
and knew that his brain was affected at
times and out of mis- mind was not there
when he died.
Mrs. A. NJ Jaeger, sworn said: live in
this city / knew Nicholas Paulus; he died
at my place in this city about o'clock this
morning; he did not have his mind since
Saturday night about quarter past seven
saw him on the track; the night operator
brought him over in front of my bar door
he dragged him; do not know the operator
name; Mr.. Georgen and John Williams
brought him in my house; have known
him many years; he acted little funny
sometimes, but he had his full senses; he
was inclined to be noisy at times.
Nicholas Pirsch. sworn, said: | live in
this city; knew Nick Paulus since was a
boy; | was there Sunday morning; he was
lying still and looked like dead MN; he
was sound when he went into the army he
was crazy at times he was noisy on the street
at times.
Matthias doergen, sworn, said: live in
this city | have known Nicholas Paulus
went into the depot and Nick was sitting
down the operator came in and asked him
If he was going to stop over night; Nick said
something; Nick told the operator to
-, and the operator run him to the plat
form and pushed him of, and his back struck
the rail and his head tie; Nick could not
talk when we picked him up; we carried him
into Mrs. Jaeger's when the door was
kicked, the operator run out doors he was
in the habit of going on to the depot occa-
sionally and annoying them some; don't
think the operator intended to iniure any one,
he used his legs when going up the steps all |
right; ne did not say where he was hurt
don't think he intended to hurt the man !.
he fell backward on his back; his feet we're
on the platform
Matthias Disch, sworn, said live in this
city; knew Nick Paulus; L saw man
come on the depot man came out of the
depot and pushed him off from the platform
it was the operator that pushed him off on
his face. and when he fell he fell on his back;
he said he hurt me; he held his hand on his
back VIM. Faber was there.
Nicholas Triwaler, sworn, said; I saw
him on Sunday morning; he could not talk.
DR.. A. Farr, sworn, said I live in this
city; am q physician; apoplexy was the
cause Of his death; he was more liable to apo
plexy than healthy man; fall might
have produced apoplexy on him. he might
fell and not leave any outward indications
he evidently had diseased brain.
The jury rendered ne following verdict
"That we, the jury, find from the evil
dence that the said Nicholas Paulus came to
his death on Wednesday. May 2, 1883. by
apoplexy, superiuduced to some extent by
being pushed from the depot platform by
the night operator, Frank Walca or Welker,
in his effort to eject him from the premises. |
s. L. STEVENS,
s. w. MILLER,
I,no H. H. WALKER,
" J. LoTHRop,
N. WILLMEs,
8. 0. ROGERS.
G. GlLLETr, Justice of the Peace.