The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-03-15
Found Dead.

All alone in this wide world of ours.
among strangers and almost unknown:
penniiess, yet with enough in the
house TO keep starvation from staring
him in the face for some time; sick,
with no one to attend to his wants,
Emil Meier passes away. When he
breaGhed his last no one knows. The
cause of his death is also unknown.
The facts in the case as we learned
through careful inquiry are substan-
italy as follows: During the holidays
Emil Il. Meier came to this place from
Edwards Co., Kansas, with the inten-
zion OF locating and engaging in bug
ines of some kind. He was a German
by birth and visited for some time
with the German people west OF town,
with some OF whom he WAS acquainted.
de later rented the MaxOn house just
east of the livery barn and furnished
room for himself. He did odd jobs
for his German friends and attended
services regularly at the Mennonite
church west of town. He appeared to
be a strong. healthy man, but for n
week or more past had been complain
ing somewhat
Last Sunday was the day for the
dedicati on of the new Mennonite church
and On Friday his friend, Jos. Schle-
gel, had asked him to come OUT to the
services, to which he replied that he
would sure be there. Failing to at
tend the services Sunday and not be-
ing seen In the community Monday or
Tuesday, Mr.. Schlegel came to town
about 4 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon to
see Mr.. Meier and learn the cause of
his absence from the church services.
He raped at the door but received no
answer. The door being unlocked, he
opened It and looking in, saw the man
lying on the floor dead.
Mir. Schlegel did not enter the house
but went at once to the Office of w. j.
BrOgan aid told him what he had
seen. He and Mr.. Brogan, accomp-
anied by DR.. Fuller, G. Cooley and G.
w. Case, went to the house where the
dead man lay, and upon examination
found that he had been dead for some
time. There were no Indications of
foul play. The man was lying fat on
his back, his feet just under the side
of the bed and with both arms extend
ed. The bed clothes being thrown
back showed that the man had occu-
pied the bed. It is believed that the
! man, feeling sick, had gotten out of
| bed and while standing by the side of
it had fallen7oyer dead. There was no
Indication, whatever, OF a struggle.
How long Otahow severe his illness is
| not known. A bucket by the side of
the bed indicated that the man had
vomited. When he died can only be
cOnjectured. He was last seen Sund Nv
forenoon, and was not seen again un-
til found dead Tuesday afternoon.
The county coroner was autographed
for. but sent word that he would not
come down until Wednesday morning.
The body was placed on stretcher
where 1t lay until the arrival of Coro-
ner Page and Deputy Sheriff Dennis
O'ConnOr. when an inquest was held.
The jury selected were Messrs. J. j.
Evans. S. p. Reser, E. Nj. Dimmick,
Joe Hardin, B. M. Sutton and G. II.
Moore. The Witnesses in the case
were w. j. BrOgau, JOS. Schlegel. G..
Cooley and DR.. Fuller who testified as
above.
The decision of the jury was that he
came 10 his death from natural causes
unknown to the jury.
The deceased has two brothers liv-
ing in Edwards county who were tele-
graphed for, but no " ord was received
from them until late Wednesday af-
ternoon. The body was turned over
to the undertaken, W G.. Holloway,
who prepared it for burial.
The deceased was in his And year
and unmarried. His brother Edward