Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-22
MILWAUKEE MATTERS.

| IOtH. II Is SuppOSCu llldL icdII ldlluTe
was the cause of death.
Mrs. McCabe had lived in Elm Grove
! for ffty-fve years. Five years ago she
came to this city and took up her resi-
! dence with her son-in-laW at 1913 South
Bay street, where she resided ever since.
John Hoefs and'his wife were found
! dead in bed Sunday at their home in
the rear of 1868 Booth street and it has
been discovered that they died from the
effects of arsenical poisoning. Hoefs
came home quite early on Saturday night
from his work and the family, which
consisted of himself, his wife and O.
yearold daughter, had supper as usual
The child says she was not hungry and
ate nothing. AS soon as her father had
finished eating he lay down on the bed,
keeping on his clothing. Her mother
and herself then washed the dishes and
also retired. After that she does not
apparently know what transpired. Once
during the night she heard her mother
calling her father, but he gave no an
swer. At 7:15 o'clock in the morning
she awOke and called her mother, but
found that she was dead. Her father,
who slept in an adjoining bed, was also
| lying dead, with his face covered with
blood.
The couple We're married in Germany
twenty-five years ago. They had four
children, but three died. Hoefs was q
laborer and worked for several years for
the John Schroeder Lumber company.
He was "A years old and his wife 80.
The police and Coroner Winkenwerder
made an investigation of all of the cir
cumstances and have concluded that it
was a premeditated suicide. Mrs. Hoefs
had been in delicate health for some
time and was Respondent What
strengthens this belief is that the police
found the bottle of arsenic lying outside
OF the house III a position indicating that
it had been thrown out of the window
The suppositiOn is that the arsenic
was placed in the coffee and that had the
little girl partaken of the supper that
night she would also have BEEN killed.
Mathew Walsh, a brakeman on the
ST. Paul road, was killed Sunday
morning by falling off car about one
mile west of the Soldiers home He
was braking on train No. IS when it
parted. He went to see about the
trouble and is supposed to have fallen
off the first section and been run over by
the second. Later another train passed
over the body and when the second train
arrived IN the city a portion of the I'M
fortunate mans remains was found
clnging to the pilot. An engine was
sent out and the body recovered. 1t
was taken to the morgue. Walsh was
u years of age. ana lived at Portage,
where he is survived by his parents and
six sisters.
The dead body of Michael Crowley, a
veteran and an inmate of the Soldiers
home, was found lying in front of a sa-
loon on National avenue, near tire
home. The body was take to the home
and buried on Saturday afternoon at
Calvary cemetery. Some surprise was
manifested when it was found that Gov
Wheeler had not notified the coroner.
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of an affection of the lungs and that he
had been under a physicians care re-
Gently. Crowley was Il member of
Soldiers Home Co. D.
Daniel W Patterson, who came to
Milwaukee in 1884. and who was the
oldest settler of the city alive at the
home on the Howell road at 4 O'Clock
a. IN. on the 18th at the age of Sc years
and months. He was in good health up
to Tuesday, when he caught cold, which
developed into bronchitis. On account of
his advanced age he was unable TO stand
the attack. Mr.. Patterson came to Mil
WaUkee in 1884 at the age of %. lie
was blacksmith and opened the only
smithy between Chicago and Green Bay.
shoeiAg Solomon, Juneag's alleged colt
and taking q taUn at Shoeing the oxen
which were them used nE0re than horses.
Mr.. Patterson was bOrn IN P0tsdam,
St. Lawrence coanty, New York, Octo-
Der 8. 1909. HIS wife, who was Miss
Susan Surdick previous to her marriage,
died in 1872. Tia deceased is survived
by a daughter ana FIVE soas. as follows:
DR.. Z. w. Patterson of Kfnnickinnic
avenue; Mrs. DR.. DonnaB of this city;
Frank Patterson. who lived with his
father on the Howell road. Albert Pat
terson, who lives at Caldwell, Wis; Os-
car and Charles Patterson who 1--we at
MukwonGgo, Wis. and EHegbert Patter
son, who lives in KANSAS, Mr. Patter
son was an important figure in M3lwau-
KEGS semI5eentennlall having lived here
siXty-two years and retained his full
mental vizor. The, title OF oldest set
tier now goes to Daniel Wells. Jr-. who
came to Milwaukee July o. 1880.
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Michael e. Morris diedb Tuesday at
his residence. 1SS Jefferson street, aged
IS years. Mr.. Morris WAS one of the
oldest residents of the city He came
to Milwaukee in ES01 while quite a
young man.. and hasT lived IA the Third
ward, WheIn lie acquired considerable
property, fer forty-three years. He is
survived by a daughter at present a
teacher in enc of tire city public schools,
and by two sons.
Telegranns were 1aeeEve,a in Milwaukee
home in Chicago, at $3.50 o'clock that
morning of Mrs. Zane Shea, widow of
Thomas SHEA and a sister of John p.
Murphy OF the Milwaukee National
bank
Mrs Shea left milwaukee, about a year
ago to ta9a up lter residence in Chica-
go, where rela tivas reside, and for the
past four months she had been in poor
health. She c0sptfnues} to grow worse
slowly and a wee6 ago it was decided to
remove her to Milwaukee, but the at
tending physicians decided that she was
too weak to stand the journey. For a
number of years, as Miss Jennie Muir
ply, the deceased was a popular and
most successful teacher in the schools
of the city. About six years ago she
was married TO the late Thomas Shea
She was woman most highly esteemed
and had a large acquaintance in the city.
Mrs. Edward Cudahy of Omaha is her
sister.
ADJOURNED THE CASE.