The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16
He is Killed on His First Visit to
Canton.
Anton Kline, of Randolph, o., Falls Ur-
der Connotton Passenger Train,
And the Rear Cars Pass
Over His Body.

$50 %. M, and when the train was
about q mile north of the depot Mr..
Kline told Conductor Javin that he |
want ID to get off at East Canton. The
conductor thought he had made slight
mistake in calling the station East Cam |
ton. and believed that Canton was the
place he meant. When the train was
between Third and Fourth streets and
was running at the rate of 10 miles an
hour. he Jumped off. At this point
there is fence close along the railroad
track. 1t was little dark and he cou d \
not see where he was going to land. In
jumping his head struck the fence and
he was Knocked back ON the track, the
rear cars passing over his rightleg. He
began to holloa as soon as he struck
the fence. Constable Weber just hap
pened to be in the neighborhoOd and
hearing his screams he rushed to the
scene. When he came to the place no
one had yet appeared and he found
Kline in an unconscious condition lying
across the railroad track with his face
on the ground. Mr.. John Tritch was
at the corner of Third and Orchard
streets when he heard the injured mans
screams and he likewise FASTENED 10
the spot. Officer Becherer was some
where within hearing distance for he
was soon on hand. Mr.. Tritch says
that when he first came there Kline
was lying across the railroad track ant
his revolver was lying on the end OF q
tie. His head was lying on the ice ano
Officer BecheTer then cut piece of the
mans coat off and placed it under his
head In few minutes several people
were at the scene Of the accident.
The injured man was picked
up from his uncomfortable
position, placed upon a stretchel
and carried down to the depot. DR..
Philips was sent for and soon appeared
The man from his means appeared to
be German and when asked what his
name was by some of the bystanderS
murmured something in low tone but
nobody could understand him. There
was no one then present that knew
him and everybody was puzzled to
know what the mans name was and
where he belonged. Mr.. G. w. Dan
Tiger began to talk German to him and
he replied in a muttering tone that his
name was Anton Kline and that he
was farmer by occupation, had a wife
whose name was Lena, two children
aged and years, and that he lived In
Randolph, Portage county, Ohio. DR..
Phillips then asked him in English If he
knew how he got hurt, and he said by
jumping off from the cars. He also re-
peated that he came to Canton on a
visit.
Upon examination it was found Il at
he was horribly mangled. His leg as
severed from lis body, but it was
mashed into a jelly. The bones of ! is
leg were broken into splinters, and is
leg from the thigh down to the k, ee
was just one mass OF lacerdted tie n.
DR.. Phillips then injected him tw ce
with morphine and soon thereafter he
man fell into sleep. He died !. st
night about 10 o'clock.
Constable Weber says that he saw
Kline at the ConnOtton depot about
o'clock, and he asked him something
about the train. He then had a small
boy about years of age with him. and
they both got on the north bound train
Kline went as far north as Hartville and
there he got off and came back again
to Canton on No. Is. The boy is sup
pOsed to have gone on to Suttield.
There was no one at the station last
night that knew anything about Kline
except Mr.. Lee Myers, He has known
him for some time, and met him one
day last week at Hartville and talked
to him. He said that he did not see
him in town yesterday. Kline was never
in Canton before. He spoke about this
fact to Myers while at HaTtville.
Kline was seen i'll town yesterday by
different parties, and he was somewhat
intoxicated. Officer Fink saw him
yesterday on Tuscarawas street, and
talked with him; he had small boy
with him whom Fink supposed was his
son. Expressman Bour also saw him
in front of the DEMOCRAT office, and
Kline asked him where Mrs. Mack
lived.
Kline was a German, and from his
was about 30 years of age.
He was big man with large head,
heavy set and weighed nearly 200
pounds. He was not very well known
in Canton.
Coroner Cock was telephOned for last
night as soon as the accident occurred.
He remained with him awhile and then
left him in charge of Policeman Bech-
erer. lie was removed this morning to
Undertaken McCrea's, where he now
lies. Coroner Cock began to hunt mp
the mans home this morning. He was
by Mrs. Mack, North Cherry
street, that he lived in Rootstown. He
there, but nobody seemed
to know anything about him. He
then telephoned to Mr.. Taylor in
New Baltimore. He knows Kline and
says he will send word over to his folks
in Randolph. Taylor wanted to know
if his team was in Canton. Informa-
ton has reached here that his team is
in Hartville. Kline left home yester-
day morning and drove to Hartville
and then took the train to Cantor. He
drank freely and by evening was pretty
well intoxicated. His first trip to Can
ton was also his last one. His remains
will lie at Undertaken McCreas until
his friends take charge of them.
The DEMOCRAT has learned that Mr..
Kline's family resides two miles and a
half northwest of Randolph Centre,
Portage county, in what is known as
johnny Cake Hollow. o u.
Messrs. Martin Kline, Henry Kline
aud Lawrence Knapp, the two brothers
and brother in-law of George Kline,
who was killed on the Connotton rail
road Wednesday evening, arrived here
last night from Portage county to take
charge of their dead brother. Another
brother went to Hartville to take home
the team that George left there on
Wednesday before coming to Canton.
His remains were shipped this morning
to Brimheld station. The funeral will
probably take place tomorrow from his
late residence near Randolph. George
was the youngest Of four brothers, and
his untimely death on Wednesday is
the result of intoxication.