Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-26
FELL FROM A TRAIN.
Stoughton Newspaper Man Crushed
Beneath the Cars While
En- Route Home.

Madison, Wis, Aug. 21.-[Special.]-
David NJ. Schoyen editor Of Normannen,
the Norwegian paper at Stoughton, fell
from the 11:25 passenger train east last
night. when about two miles from Madi-
son on his way home to Stoughton after
4 visit to this city, and was so badly in
Jured that he died few hours later.
No one saw the accident and he was not
missed from the train. Nothing was
known of what had occurred until this
morning, when the trainmen OF 4 west
bound freight discovered a man lying
beside the track The train was stopped
and the man gathered up and brought
to this city, and taken to the Office Of
DR.. Head. His right arm was badly
mangIed and there was 4 deep cash IN
his head. back of the ears. His wounds
had bied profusely and there seemed
scarcely any blood left in his body. Lit
ened condition and he died about 10
O'Clock today.
He was about So years old. Mr..
SchOyen had no family or relatives in
this vicinity, so far as known. He
formerly lived in Madison, coming here
and was associated for a time with Mr..
Troan in the publication of a Norwegian
paper here. He went to Stoughton
about six years ago to become the edi
tor Of NOrmannen.
Yesterday he came to Madison for a
visit and called on several friends while
in the city. It is supposed he fell from
the platform while passing from one
car to another.
Madison, Wis, Aug. 22.-[Special.l-
Was murder or accident the cause of
the death of David NJ. Schoyen, the Nor
wegian eX-editor of Stoughton, whose
body was found beside the st. Paul
tracks about two miles east of this
city early Friday morning? is the ques-
ton developed by the inquest OF the
cOroner's jury as to the cause of his
death, held before Justice Lyman to-
day. The jury was not satisfied with
the evidence procured at the inquest
and adjourned until Tuesday morning
at 8 o'clock, when two Mcfarland men,
who were on the train which SchOyen
took for home Thursday night, will be
before them to give their evidence.
1t was made clear that the unfortu-
nate man was not killed by the train on
which he attempted TO ride, leaving here
ct 11:25 Thursday night. Conductor
Charles Kinney of Milwaukee, VINO was
IN charge of the train, testified that he
put Schoyen off the train about mile
south OF this city and about a mile from
where he was found next morning. He
put him off because he had no ticket and
no money to pay his fare. Schoyen was
under the influence of liquor. bnt he
seemed to be able to take care of him
self. The conductor also put two tramps
off the train at the railroad crossing.
about half a mile this side of where he
put SchOyen off.
Nothing has been seen of the tramps
since. Three other trains passed the
place during tie night before Schoyen's
body was discovered beside the track
about $50 o'clock next morning by En-
gineer Thompson of the freight train
and it was one of these preceding trains
which cut off his arm. the loss of blood
from which caused his death, the doctors
say. But whether Schnren was struck
by this train, or whether his body had
been placed there after he had been as
saulted and rendered unconscious is
question 20 be determined. There were
q number of SCALP wounds on the back
Of his head. which might have made
him unconscious, but which would not
hare killed him. Thay appear TO have
been made with some Instrument rather
than from being struck by an engine
The body was found lying parallel with
tie track end there was no indication
from the gravel and other surroundings
that the bodE had been dragged by the