The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-12
UNKNOWN Man DIES
TAKEN TO CENTRAL POLICE STA
TION AND PASSED AWAY TWO
HOURS LATER
KNEW HIM AS A LOGGER
After His Arrival at the Station
Assistant City Physician Weirick
Was Called, but Did Not Respond
Later Ordered Him Taken to
the Hospital, but Death Came
Before He Could BE Moved.

An old man, whose identity is un-
known, died at the central police sta
ton shortly after o'clock last evening.
He had been taken to the station suf-
fer1ng from some illness about two
hours before his death. Assistant City
PHYSICIAN Weirick was Notified that a
SICK man was awaiting his attention at
the station Immediately upon the ar
rival Of the aged stranger A few mo-
ments before the old man died his con-
d1tion was noticed to be such that
capt: Houleau again sent for a city
physician. DR.. Weirick recommended
! that the sufferer be sent to the civ
hospital While Jailer Louis Calvin
and Conductor Bumgardner were as
slstfng the old man into the corridor
to take him down stairs to the patrol
wagon, he suddenly collapsed and died.
Nothing was found about the person
OF the dead man that would directly
establish his identity In an inside
pocket was note book containing
several names, but there is no means
OF determining which Of them, if any,
was his name. One name written on
the first page of the book, Carl knfs-
fope, seems more likely to have been
the old mans name than the others
which appear to have been entered for
reference. The other names are W. w.
Poucher, 623 Bay street, ST. Paul; E.
II. Schultz, 110S East Seventh street
ST. Paul; Hugh Brennan, 11S Seneca
street, New York, and that Of DR.. Wes-
ton. city physician of Minneapolis
The old man was sent to the station
by Officer Squires, who found him on
Seventh street, near Olive, apparently
suffering great min. 1t was not known
what was the matter with the sick
man. When he arrived at the station
he was assisted up stairs and placed
on a bunk. He groaned feebly most Of
the time, but made TO complaint 1t
was not believed his condition was Sc
rious, and no questions were asked
him. Capt. Rouleau says he at once
called DR.. Weirick. The physician had
not reached the station two hours
later, when the old man seemed to be
much worse, and Capt. Rouleau saws
he again notified the physician, eX-
planning that the stranger was in bad
shape, and ought to be sent to the
hospital. Assistant City Physician
Weirick replied directing the old man
to be at once sent to the hospital. Be
fore the sick man moved a dozen feet
from the bunk, however. he died.
Deputy Coroner l.. A. Nelson exam
fned the body, but was unable from a
superficial observance to determine the
cause of death, though of the opinion
that the unknown died of heart
trouble.
In appearance the stranger was fully
seventy years Of age, and OF, heavy
stature, weighing in the neighborhood
Of zoo pounds He had shaggy gray
hair and full gray beard. He was
comfortably dressed. wearing dark
clothes and a long black overcoat But
cents and some bread crumbs
were found in his pockets.
Capt. Rouleau and Jailer Calvin
til Io-
been afforded lodging at the station.
Edward c. Poucher. living at S76
Stewart avenue, doubtless meant for
the name of W. w. Poucher, in the
note book, says he thinks he knows
who the dead man was, but he does
not recall his name. Mr.. Poueher says
he thinks the old man had a brother
in-law IN this city.
A post mortem examination will
probably be held today.