The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-03-17
THE INQUEST.

(soroner John II. Openhimer took tesEi.
mony this . fternoon at his Office, regard
ios, the death of,e'onrad Reel, au account
of whose tragic death appeared IN last
NIGHTS N6N S-DEMo oCRAT,
Rbe first witness was John Gerber. He
'S.estjfied that he saw Reed yesterday morn
ing al lie Anthony's saloon, and that he
was perfectly sober.
Samuel Handel swore that while driyir g
20 Canton he discovered Conrad Reel
under the wagon. He then went after Z.
Schveitzberger, and when they returned
lifted the wagon off the body. There was
no sign of life, and all concluded that he
Wns dead.
Louis Kraehle said he saw the wagon
seat resting on Reels head. He assisted
In lifting the wagon of. The face and
hands were blue when he first saw the
body. In his opinion, judging by the po-
aition of the body, there was enough
weight on the head to kill him in fifteen
minutes. There was no sign of life.
G. Schweisberger also assisted in lift
ing tho wagon of the unfortunate man.
There was no sign of life at that time. He
was timber and warm. As they all thought
lls was dead l went over and telephoned
for the Coroner. The body was left in the
road covered with horse blanket
David Schweisberger told about the
same story as the other Witnesses. When
las got there tho wagon had been taken
OF the body. There was no one there at
that time. The body was in the road.
Mrs, ]. L. Hilscher came up with bottle
af medicine afterwards and was going
Co give him some, thinking il there was
life in the body IL would do him good. We
all thought he was dead, and that II would
be best not to give him anything. She
L. Hilsher said he was acquainted
with the deceased. When he got to the
scene of the accident no one was there.
The wagon had been taken of the body.
He lifted up the blankets and saw Mr..
Reel. He spoke 10 him and got no answer.
Tgo men arrived shortly afterwards and
all of us looked at the body. They
thought perhaps he was dead and
thought there was a chance for life by
taking the body up. My wife, Mrs.
SehWeisberger and others got there by this
time. L insisted on taking the body up but
tho others thought we had no right to take
the body up, according TO law, until the
coroner arrived. said to leave the body
lay in the cold was not the right thing to
do. i sent my hired boy over to the fam
lily. went back TO a new house In Crystal
Park and told Lorin Trump they ought to
take up the body. He didn't seem to want
Co GO along. / then met Mr.. Schweis-
body was laying. I told him / thought we
onRht to take up the body. My wife said
hs sdId not think the man was dead, as
his choeks were still warm. / examined
the body again and found his arms were
wmrm while the hands which
were exposed were cold. / found
that his limbs were still warm. 1 then
SAID the man was warm, and II we got
him into the house out of the cold, there
guight probably be chance To save his
llfe. Mr.. Schweisberger and those who
were there thought we had no right to pick
him up. We then left the body there
and went away. Two strangers
Who were there said we had no right 10
remove the body but II we insisted they
would help. While VIC were talking they
vent towards the city.
i asked several men, Mr.. G. and David
<ichw wsiaborser, and others 70 assist In re-