Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-20
ANOTHER STRANGE CASE.

high is considerably disturbed over the |
death OF Charles A. Blomberg, which oc-
CURED there early Sunday morning. |
The coroner's inquest shows that he
died OF pneumonia. induced by insuffi-
Gent care while he was suffering from
serious burns. Just how he received
these burns is q matter Of consid erable
mystery. They were received, accord
Ing to the unsupported statement OF
Blomberg, on the night Of Nov. 8, when
he claims that a stone wassthrown thru
the window. struck him In the chest and
threw the contents OF burning lamp
which he held in his hand over his left
arm, eide and back, infiicting serious
and painful burns.
According to Blomberg's account four
young men, William Harper, Joe Long
staff, Jay Williams and Arthur McAtee,
We're the once who are responsible for.
the deed. II appears that on the eve
ming when the accident happened Blom-
berg and several friends We're In hisI
shop, when these four young men passed
by on their way to party and stopped
and asked for matches. They were
somewhat under the influence OF liquor
at the time, and say that those in the
house had also been drinking. The
matches were not Forthcoming and they
threw stones thru the windows OF the
house and went on down the road, fol-
lowed by Blomberg's friends AZ far
as can be learned BlomberR was not
hurt at that time, and testimony shows
that the lamp was not extinguished.
Blomberg himself said that he received
the injuries later on, when the same
young men returned and threw more
stones thru the window. He indicated
one weighing five or six pounds as the
one by which he had been struck, but
there was no evidence that he had sqls-
tanned internal injuries.
Blomberg was not found until Nov, 5.
when persons went to his house and dis
covered him injured as above stated.
and suffering terrible agony. The mat
ter was reported to Mayor Barrowman
on the 9Th, and he turned the matter
over to the township trustee, who en-
deavored to remove Blomberg to pri-g
vate house, where he would have better
care, but Blomberg refused to go, claim
Ing that the children would annoy him,
and that his property would be de-
stroyed II he left the house. Two at
tendants were secured to watch over
him, but It appears that he did not re-
ceive the best Of care, and on Nov. IA
caught q cold. which rapidly developed.
into pneumonia, which ultimately
caused his death.
The four young men said to be the
cause OF his burns have been examined
and unite in denying any second visit
to his house, so that the cause OF death
! is mystery. some ascribing It to some
action Of Blomberg while under the in
fuence OF liquor. The whole town OF
Lehigh is much agitated over the mat
ter, and 1t was found exceedingly DIM.
cult to impanel coroner's jury on ac-
count Of the prejudice which existed
Blomberg's friends are said to blame the
township authorities for lack Of care
OF the sick man. while others say that
the fatal sickness came thru the dead
mans own fault.
Blonlberg was a man se years OF age.
He had been resident Of Lehigh for
twenty-eight years. always living alone
and carrying on his business of shoe
making. He was considered peaceful and
quiet, but was somewhat addicted to the
use OF LIQUOR. He leaves wife and sew
eral children in Sweden. 81