The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-21
IN THE CITY.

GOLD MEDAL. CONTEST-A gold medal
contest Will be held this evening at Lafayr
cite Park Baptist Church. corner OF Lafay-
cite and Mississippi avenues.
INQUEST ORDERED-O:to scheske Of
No 2S2s Pennsylvania avenue, who was hurt
Monday while taking down machinery in
the Old cereal factory at No. III South
Theresa avenue, died yesterday afternoon
from his injuries. An inquest VII! be held
to-day.
DIED OF HEART DIsEAsE-Deputy
Coroner Ireschsler held an inquest yester-
day on the body of John Neville. a hostler
who died suddenly III the stable OF ST. Jo-
seph's Convent. at No. 1913 Cass avenue.
Wednesday evening 1t was found that he
died Of heart disease.
VERDICT. ACCIDENTAL inquest was
held Yesterday on tie body Of Caleb B.
kiHsey. ~ years old, who died at his home.
No. 6GSS South Sixth street. of erystpelas on
Sunday. 1t was learned that the erysipelas
stairs on september .. A verdict of death
due To accident was returned. Caleb Kin
ssy was the grandfather OF T. Il, kinsey
OF No. t12o Virginia avenue.
ASKS WARRANT FOR ToMAsso-Chris
Schawaker. Republican ward politician.
against Policeman Tomasso of the Fourth
District. charging him with attempted
the -Four Courts by Nuncio Ponte. whom
IL IS alleged Tomasso attempted to hrfbe
PCnte was shot by Joe Capasso in a fight
at Third and Valentine streets. Ponte al
leGes that while he was being treated at the
City Hospital ToInasso called and attempt
cd to get him nor TO prosecute, Offering him
$40. Tomasso denies the charge.
COLLIDED IN THE FOG-The heavy fog
was responsible for several minor street
after midnight westbounG car No 11c3 Of the
Easton avenue line coilined with north
bound Grand avenue car No 40 az the In
tor i'm FF Nd md ~
Patrick Mahou OF No SSi Malltnckrodt
street was injured slightly. About O'Clock
Grand avenue car IN charge OF Mo'ormah
Christ Brown overlook and ran into one
horse milk wagon driven by Alder Favcy-
iene, who lives at Tennessee avenue and
Winnetago street. FavoreEe was thrown
u the street, but ESCAPED injury.
INJURED THE WRONG MAN-Alfred
Steirmeyer. years Old, of No. 4215 Pleasant
street. is suffering from fracture OF the
skull. which he received Wednesday night.
He was passing Bloernke's saloon, at the
when a bottle thrown by Nicholas Wagner
struck him in the head. knocking him down.
Doctor Lewright of No. 2oo9 East GEand
serious. Wagner threw the missile az VIII
liam NiehaUs OF No. 1852 Pleasant street.
with whom he had a quarrel He was ar
rested and locked up at the sixth District
Police station, but was released later, as
the parents Of young Steinmeyer refused 10
prosecute.
INQUEST on LINDNER-Deputy Cor
oner Drschslcr held an inquest yesterday
on the body OF John Lindner. who plunged
to his death from fourth story window
oI the Missouri Baptist SaEitarium Wednes-
day afternoon \ verdict Of accident
was returned. Doctor x. A. Wilkes. super
int.ndent of the sanitarium. testified that
according to LirGrer's Own statement at
ter the fail. 1t was q. case OF suicide. Lind
ner told Doctor Wilkes shortly before he
died that he could not stand the pain he
was suffering and got out OF the window TO
get rid OF it. Viola Strawn. the attending
nurse. said size missed Lindner and found
that he had fallen from a window. She
did not know whether IL was a suicide or
an accident. LiuiEer never fntinlatei 10
her that ne was going to take his life At
no time she said vas he deliriOus There
was no other evidence of Importance.