The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-11-09
WAS DROWNED
In THE RACE.
Pittsburg Man Found Dead In a
Foot of Water.

The body of James Flynn. of Pitts
burg. was found lying in a small ponl
smear the old brewery in the west end
Wof the city, about 3 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. Coroner Schuffel was sum
moned. and viewed the remains and
ordered them removed to Moses &
Reemsnyders morgue. where they will
=, be cared for and held awaiting infor-
I nation from relatives who live in Pitts
burg as to the disposition of the body.
= The body was found by Charles
Brownewell, who is employed to take
care of the race at the water works.
He was walking along the banks on the
course of the race shortly before that
hour. when he discovered Flynn seated
on high bank on the opposite side at
; small pond which is just adjacent to
{ = the race. Flynn apparently was sleep
ing and Bronewell turned back in his
course and started for the Linden
avenue bridge for the purpose OF crcss-
ing and ordering the man away from
his dangerous couch. Bronewell 'occu-
pied about fifteen minutes in crossing to
the other side and when he reached the
spot where Flynn was last seen, the
man was not there; but as he cast his
Y eyes to the water he discovered the
: body lying pretty near the shore. He
ran forward to pull the man out; but
the body was cold, and life was extinct
The coroner made an examination Of
the mans pockets but was unable to
find any thing of value or any papers
that would result in Identification.
{ 2 A STRANGER IN THE CITY.
-. A News Democrat reporter later in
lnl To-, t,or ,;,,er H.,
y, identity of the man through some com
panions who had worked with him dur
ing the past four weeks. 1t appears
that Flynn has a brother and sister
living on Eleventh street in Pittsburg
The deceased was a single man and
came to this city about four weeks ago
to secure employment. He applied to
the electric street railway company
and was given work on the repairing of
their line.
Thursday afternoon about O'Clock
he went to his boss and asked him II
he could give him his time as he needed
a suit of underclothing because. of the
cold weather that was coming on. The
boss give him sufficient time to secure
$l.50 and Flynn went to the electric
railway Office and secured the money
and then started off. 1t appears that
he was addicted to drink and instead
of paying out the money for under
wear he spent it for drink.
After leaving the street railway Office
he went westward and then was not
seen alive again until Brownewell dis
, covered him along the race. A number
5'sof workingmen who were employed in
A the same gang, and who were working
d. in the western part of the city on West
Tuscarawas street not very far from
where the man drowned, stated that
~ was the last they saw of Flynn. One of
them said he saw the body and identi
fled it as that of Flynn.
81, THE CORoNER'S THEORY.
Flynn is said to have boarded with Il
man named Thomas Welch in this city
during his residence here. 1t is said
by them that on several occasions here
tofore Flynn had become intoxicated
One of the workmen who stated that
he knew Flynn, said that he had lived
with him for many years in Pittsburs
and that his relatives were quite well
known people.
1t is the theory of the coroner as wei
as Brownewell and another party who
pulled Flynn out of the water, that
Flynn attempted to arise from his seat
ed position and being intoxicated fell
forward and rolled down the high bank
into the water. Being unable to help
himself, he was drowned.
4 A friend stated to the reporter tina
Flynn was about 32 years of age and
that he was a good worker, but was 4
victim of the drink habit and spent
most of his money in that manner. He
was Familiarity known to his compan-
ions as Jimmy" Flynn, some of them
~ calling him John.