Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-13
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
The Remains of an Italian are Found
Near Knowlton.

On Tuesday morning last Chris.
Sturm, resident of Knowlton, went
deer hunting and in the course of his
travels arrived at the log but of Stephen
Cazerrotti, an Italian who conducted a
farm about seven miles from Knowlton
near the Reaield mills, and with whom
he was acquainted. Wishing to speak
with Cazerrotti he raped on the door
several times, but receiving 90 answer
he went around to the side of the house
and peered through a window, where
he saw Cazerrotti's arm projecting over
the edge of the bed Thinking the man
asleep and wishing to awaken him, he
tried the door, found it unlocked and
entered the, house Passing through
to where the man lay. Sturm
attempted to awaken him by shak-
his arm but made the discovery that
he was dead.
Mr. Sturm Immediately went back
to Knowlton, where he informed the
town chairman, Anthony Guenther, of
his discovery and the latter in due time
informed the coroner, w. G. Dickens.
Mr.. Dickens upon arriving at Knowlton
could do nothing that evening but the
next morning jury was empanelled
and an examination of the remains and
surroundings made. This examination
revealed the fact that the man had died
from gun shot wound and had prob
ably been dead about eigh. days. He
was last seen alive on the day OF Oct.
9th, when he visited Knowlton and
made few purchases of groceries, etc.
A rifle lay on the floor and from the
nature of the wound it is supposed that
the man was in standing position ut
the time the gun was discharged. The
bullet had entered the abdomen, passed
through the body, and came out near
the backbone. An examination of the
walls showed that the ball had struck a
nail, driving it in about inch, and
then bounding back, had fallen on the
floor, where it was picked up later. A
post-mortem examination revealed the
fact that the man had lived from 4S to
20 hours after receiving the wound, and
that Inflammation had set in before
death came.
After being shot the man had stepped
some coffee and then removed his outer
clothing, bandaged himself with towel
and laid down in bed, using his clothes
for pillow, and remained there until
found The reason he was not discov-
er,d sooner is that the rains of week
ago Hooded the country in that section
and it was impossible for anyone TO
travel. His nearest neighbor living but
two miles away, could not visit him
during that period without going to
Knowlton first and by this route would
travel distance of nearly ten miles.
thus it was that he lay undiscovered so
long.
The jury upon considering the above
facts rendered verdict to the effect
that deceased had come to his death by
a gun shot wound received accidentally
Little is known of the dead man; as
far as il is possible to ascertain he had
no living relatives in this country. He
was young man, being between 30
and 80 years of age. He had lived on
this farm about two years, succeeded in
making improvements on the same by
industry and saving habits and appeared
to be doing fairly well. An old trunk
searched was found to contain $40 in
cash. He had several hundred dollars
worth of realty which viii be admitted
to execution shortly.