Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-03

She Is Away From the House He Par
takes OF the Poison, Throwing the Cup
Out of a Window-Had Brooded Over
Family Troubles.
Brooding over family troubles.
Anton Kohlmann, aged As, 2713 Sixth
avenue, last night succeeded in de-
threatened to do, by taking a dose of
wife, Jennie, had occasional quarrels
and as result of the one of these he
disappeared from home rather uncer-
enormously two weeks ago. without
leaving any information either to his
family or friends as to his where
abouts. He returned home last Sun
day night at IL O'Clock.
Tuesday Kohlmann drank consider
ably. His wife went in search of him
at midnight. She located him in a
saloon, and induced him to accom-
pany her home. Reaching the gate he
told her he did not like to go into the
house; that it was not necessary for
him to go in. as his life would be
short, and he would lie down in the
shed. After persistent coaxing she
got him to 90 into the house.
Mrs. Kohlmann testified before the
coroner's jury that her husband told
her a month ago he intended killing
himself. She said that when they
arose at 9 O'Clock yesterday morning
he seemed Respondent While they
were seated in the summer kitchen,
after having started the fire to get
breakfast, he said: You borrowed
so cents from Mrs. Hebsrli while
was away" Mrs. Kohlmann replied
that she had, and further that she
would return the amount after they had
partaken of the morning meal. Kohl
mann insisted that she perform the
errand Immediately.
Fatal Dose Is Taken.
Finally conserving to her husbands
wish she went to Mrs. Heberli's house
with the 80 cents. She was gone only
a few moments, she said, and when
she reached her house she found her
husband lying on the bed He was
splitting up something. In response
to his wife's inquiries Kohlmann stat
ed he had taken medicine to destroy
his appetite for liquor. She thought
it would be well to call a physician.
but he protested, claiming that he was
not feeling badly. About o'clock in
the afternoon Kohlmann began to
complain of his condition and told his
wife he believed there was poison in
the medicine he had taken. Mrs
Kohlmann did not think seriously of
what he said and went to the kitchen
to prepare supper, Kohlmann telling
her that he wanted something to eat.
Presently she heard a noise as if some
one had fallen, and hurrying to the
room where her husband was she
said she found him lying across the
trunk with his head thrown back.
She helped him up and he removed
his clothing and went to bed. He
soon began to roll and act delir:ous,
and suspicious that there was
truth in the remark he had made
that he had drank poison, Mrs. Kohl
mann ran into the yard screaming.
Her cries attracted the neighbors and
the patrol wagon was called. Re
turning to her hus bands bedside, Mrs.
Kohlmann said she again asked him if
she should not send for doctor. He
told her to wait until the next day.
John WITCH, foreman at the Rock ISL
and Lumber company, where Kohl
WI hCo lOl SCfCA1A y Col D
then came into the house, and on be-
ing shown the kind of powder that
Kohlmann had taken, FASTENED to sum-
mon medical aid. He called DR.. Jo-
seph De Silva. On arriving a half
hour later the doctor pronounced
Kohlmann dead.
Finds the Cup of Poison.
Mrs. Christina Krenz testified that
she saw Mrs. Kohlmann go to Mrs.
Heberli's house in the morning and
soon afterward saw Kohlmann throw
a cup through an open window. She
and Mrs. Wingmuth examined the
contents of the cup, and the latter
said it looked like Rough on Rats.
The cup was afterwards gwen to Mrs.
Kohlmann.
DIR. De Silva, after an examination
of the deceased, said that in his opin-
ion death was caused by Rough on
Rats Coroner L. V. Eckhart i'm
panelled jury composed of c. H.
Writ. foreman. p. F. Morgart. George
Hilbring. George PAIL. William Nc
Carthy and Charles Morrison, which
rendered a verdict that Kohlmann
came to his death by a dose of Rough
on Rats administered by his own
hand.
The funeral will be held at $50 to-