The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-05-26
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
BODY OF AN UNKNClN'l MAN IS
FOUND IN CEMETERY.
HAD TAKEN A DOSE OF POISON
Must Have Suffered Terrible Agony Be-
fore Death Relieved Him.-Noth-
ing Found on Body to make
Identification Possible.

In a mass of brambles and briars, at
the northeast corner Of st. George
cemetery this morning, was found the
dead body of an old man, who had
evidently committed suicide. The
body was discovered about seven
O'Clock by Martin Steinmetz, while
en- route for fishing excursion. The
man was lying with the boiling sun
beating down on his uncovered head,
and the wind had blown his long gray
hair and whiskers until he looked the
very picture of desolation. At the top
of the hill lay his hat and umbrella.
Thinking he was drunk SUeinmetz at
tempted to wake him, but found that
his was a sleep from which none ever
wake. Hastily he summoned Bert
Lowe. an employe at the Sanitarium,
and the coroner was notified and at
once empaneled a jury and viewed the
remains, which we're taken to Thomas
Hansen's morgue.
The man is evidently a German, fer
all about him were found pieces of Ger
man newspapers, and in his pocket was
found picture made many years ago
in Germany. He is not known in this
city but several parties say that he was
seen about the city Monday evening.
While there is no positive proof that
the man committed suicide, every indi
cation leads to this conclusion. Near
the body was found glass containing
grayish solution supposed to have
been arsenic, and the manner in which
the body appeared when found tends to
confirm this theory. The glass had
been taken from one of the graves near
by, but no paper or bottle could be
found that would show what the poison
was or how it had been procured. The
man must have suffered terrible agony
previous to his death, for he had rolled
all about amidst the bushes. and had
been very sick at the stomach. In his
terrible suffering he had torn the
clothes from his body, and when found
his features were contorted and his
long, bony fingers were clutching the
grass as if fighting against the inevita-
BILE. The clothes worn by the man go
TO show that be was not a laboring
man, for they were Of fine texture,
and had been made by a Milwaukee
firm.
No papers were found on the person
and it seemed that everything had
been destroyed which would lead to his
identification. The picture found only
adds more to the mystery of the affair.
L is neat and clean and appears to be
of woman in middle age. Ithas been
carefully preserved and was evidently
a treasured possession of the unfortu
nate man. But whatever story of
trouble or romance the picture may
hold it is silent witness, as not
scratch of writing is on it 20 prove lis
identity.
The old man may be described as a
German, about 70 years of age, gray
hair and gray bushy whiskers. He
was dressed in pair of blue trousers
" Uh blue coat.
This afternoon it is said that the old
man was seen some time ago near
farm in Pike woods in a starving con-
dition, but the people in that vicinity
lin that they know nothing about
lin.
An inspection of the body at the
orgue shows that the man may have
come to his death from natural causes,
y it has been discovered that he was
luptured in horrible manner. A
closer examination of the clothes show
that on the lining of the trousers was
written the rame Edward Barber, to-
ether with the waist and leg measure
If the man for whom the trousers were
made. The clothes were all made in
Milwaukee
Large crowds have visited the morgue
today, but no one has been able to
recognize him.