The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-06-27
Drowned in tie sienyerssk.

About } O'Clock Thursday afternoon,
two inen-Andrew Deiihaugh and Aion1a
BroNn-of Johnstewn. who were fishing
in the stonycreek river. near Ering's sta
tion, this county. found the liiciess body
OF Walter Wesner. aged twenty-five
years. son os Mr. and Mrs. William Wes-
ner, of JoInssovu. lying in the water.
The body was taken from the river and
the party who found il notified 4 Johns
town undertaller, who removed it 10 that
city.
On Tuesday afternoon Walter and three
OF his chums-Ward Eoontz and Joseph
and David 3. Reese. went up the Stony
creek on a fishing expedition. According
to the story Of one Of the parties they
separated soon after they arrived al
kring's Station, and nothing had been
heard or seen Of Walter by his compan-
ions until Thursday evening, when they
were Informed of his death. His chums
returned home on a freight train and say
they thought he had len for home before
them.
Where the body was found the water j.
bat eighteen inches deep. ON the LEFT
side OF the head there is a cut, which APP
pears as though made with a blunt in
strument Il is though; the unfortunate
man was overcome by sunstroke and
fell into the river
NAY BE MURDER.
The Johnstown Herald Of saturday
says:
Acting under the advice OF friends.
William Wesner. father of the Young
man whose remains We're found at Ingle-
side on Thursday, and whose death is
surrounded by mystery. Friday evening
consented 10 post-mortem examination
and a coronor's inquest.
Coroner Martin was somewhat doubtful
Is to whether he OF the coroner Of S0mer-
set county should hold the inquest, as the
body WAS found in Somerse! county; bat
his attorney said that it lid NOS Interfere
with his acting on tine ease, which lac pro-
ceetled 20 do.
\ jury was empanelcd and an autop
~ was made.
Most OF those who are familiar with
the facts in the c.,sc declare that they be
licve the Young man was murdered.
There l. absolutely uo trsIth in the siate-
ment made ly the other papers that the
body was found in eighteen inches of wa
Ter. The parties who discovered the re-
mains positively state that there was not
a drop of water under his head which
WAS found with fi,ce down. and that il
would have been impossible for him TO
drown where his body was found.
\ gentleman who was well acquainted
with the deceased. and who happened to
be at Inglcside ON Thursday. said that he
passed near whore Wesner was fishing
about 10 O'Clock; that rough-lo3kins
man who was considerable under the in
iluence Of liquor was endeavo-iug % pied,
"a qaalrel. but that wesuer, who was al
ways ofa very quiet disposition, took no
notice Of him.
The opinion prevails lhst this drunken
man may have gone too far in tornenting
Wosner, and may know more about the
manner Of ihc young mans death than
would he good for him 10 tell. Under
taSer Henderson is of opinion that Wes-
ner had not been dead over two or three
hours before his body was found, 50 that
the party last sooa ia his company
protstbiy tho intoxicated man referred %
may have been responsible for his
death.
The coroner's jury, after viewing the
body last evening. adjourned until
"Wednesday afternoon next at lawyer
Williams office. when, It i expected, inn
poriant evidence viii i,e offered.