The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-07
{From SATURDAY IS DailY.a
THE INnIIEST
TIL, inquiry Into the Case of Bowers
Death.

The jury in the matter of the inquest
he'd on the body Of j. NJ. Bowers, re-
turned a verdict this afternoon. The
six men who have listened to testimony
a part of yesterday afternoon and all
Of this forenoon were obliged to return
a verdict of death from some cause I'M
known to the jury.
The six men impaneled to hear and
determine this matter were Joseph
Newhouse, Marshall Barber, Michael
O'Brien, Michael O'Hare, Herman
Kotz and Valentine Kuhn.
After viewing the remains Friday
afternoon the jury went to the Tenha
gen house and viewed the premises
where the death took place. Return
ing to the county clerks office at about
9 o'clock, considerable time was lost in
waiting for witnesses. Jacob Nieder-
prim was the first witness. He said
tuat Bowers had been at bis place at
about o'clock. He had stopped at
the Tenhagen on his way home and
had seen him again at about IL o'clock.
Talked with him. He seemed to be
sober. John Mayo, Michael Steinbach
and stranger were there also. Henry
Ernst came in after awhile. Bowers
had taken about six drinks during the
evening to his knowledge All there
seemed to be or good terms.
No further witnesses appearing the
inquest was adjourned to tbs morning
at 10 o'clock. The first witDcss at that
hour was John Mayo. Mr.. Mayo was
bartender for Bowers. He said Bowers,
went to supper at o'clock and re-
turned about Ii o'clock, sat down and
read a paper. He closed the saloon
at IL o'clock. At the time OF closing
Steinbach, Meyer and Ernst were i'll the
place. They went into a side room off
the barroom; staid there three hours.
Bowers was in the room OILY a short
time and then started for upstairs.
Found the body between 2 and 3
o'clock. Incandescent lights are used
in the place. Had no light in the room
all were seated in. Did not pass
through room where Bowers was until
he was found Was sitting in the room
all the time with the other men. Went
up stairs to arrange so that Meyers and
Steinbach could stay all night. Had
no light to go upstairs by When he
came down stairs he found Mr.. Bowers.
Mr.. Bowers started to go to. bed at
about | o'clock. When found his body
was cold, so he was left where found
Michael Steinbach being sworn, said
he was at the bar drinking at about IL
o'clock with Meyer, Mayo, Bowers and
Niederprim. Stayed there until morn
ing. Was under the influence of liquor.
He testified to almost exactly the same
that Mayo did. John Meyer also
swore to practically the same thing.
Henry Ernst said he did not know of
being there. If he was he was too
drunk to know anything about it.
DR.. Pugh was next sworn. He said
he was called to the Tenhagen house
between $3.50 and o'clock a. M. to see
a man dead. Mayo called him. He
said his boss was dead. He found
Bowers in the hall with limbs extended
and with shoulders partly up against
the door, He saw Bowers was dead
and did not examine him carefully.
His face and hande were cold, but body
was still slightly warm. He saw the
ody again at the morgue. Found a
depression above the right ear three
fourths inch in diameter on the right
side about two inches above the ear.
He made post norton examination at
o'clock this morning in the presence
of DR.. Farr. Made an incision over the
injury. Found no fracture of the outer
pate. Removed some bone and found
the inner plate intact. There was no
clot of blood underneath. The brain
was all right. The wound
was simply a confusion. Did not
think the bruise had anything
to do with his death. Couldn't say
what caused death. He might have
been hit with some instrument, but the
bruises were not sufficient to cause
death. He did not think the bruise
could have been caused by a fall He
must have been bruised very close to
the time Of death, since there was not
the slightest swelling. There were no
other marks. He had heard that Mrs
Bowers had said that Bowers was
troubled a great deal with his heart.
Bowers could not have died from suffo
cation, considering he died in the posi-
ton in which he found him.
John Mayo was recalled and asked
about certain blood stains found on the
floor of the house. He explained this
by saying that a ROSTERS spurs had
been cut off there. The jury then adj
iourned for noon. After noon the YER
dict as given was rendered.
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