Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-17
BODY OF JOHN BRUSH BURIED.
Story of His Accidental Death as Told
by Ills CompnMtons.


by His Companions.
The remains3of John Brush, who was
killed In runaway accident near Wa
terloo on "Wednesday evening arrived in
the city at $40 Thursday evening. The
burial took place at III O'clock today,
brief funeral services being conducted
at the undertaking parlors of Densel &
Wilbur by DIR. F. w. Parsons. Inter
ment was In the lot purchased by the
deceased a number of years ago.
The Waterloo authorities, when
I Rrush S companions arrived in Waterloo
with the body, were suspicious that
Brush had been foully dealt with, and
an investigation was at once made. a
coroner's inquest was held. but YER
dict of accidental death WAS returned
Mike Walters told the coroner's jury the
following story:
II am resident of Marshalltown,
have lived there thirty years am ac-
quainted With the deceased have known
him for ten or twelve years his name IL
Johnnie Brush, and his home was in
Marshaltown. Lam engaged in the
junk business with MIR. easier. also of
Marshalltown, and we are driving thru
the country picking up rubber, copper,
brass. etc. We came to Waterloo last
Saturday and met Brush Monday He
had been pushing cart around the
city gathering junk. We We're Ell route
to Cedar Rapids and he decided to join
us. assisting Jig for his board We have
been in and out of Waterloo for the past
few days and this afternoon about 8
O'Clock started to drive out of the city
on the Washburn road. When we got
To- OF flf1,a "a ryS n
road track south of the city we stopped
at windmill and Mr.. Brush produced a
half pint of alcohol and reduced it with
water. He and Mr.. easier took a drink
We drove ahead and Brush followed with
Casters team When down near Muir
phys place We felt something run into
the end gate on our wagon. looked out
to the right and Brush was driving past
with his team on the run. AS they
passed l saw that the team was run
ming away and that the bride was
broken on the off horse. When they had
passed US about 300 yards Brush climbed
over the seat and jumped out to the
left. He went out head first and 1t
looked as tho the rear wheel struck him
as he went down. The body rolled
over a few times and landed several
feet away. We drove up as quick as
possible and Mr.. easier got out and as
sisted Brush to his feet. He could walk
and his first words We're. Mike. 1 am
hurt bad We assisted him into the
wagon and he laid down on some bed
ding. We told him that we would drive
on and find the team and then return
to town for doctor. The team had
turned to the left and crossed the track
and disappeared down the road. About
three miles from there we found the
team at b. Conrad's, who ivea on the
old Eisenhower farm. We tied them AMI
started back. During the ride Brush
talked some, but noticed that his face
waa getting cold and bathed it with the
reduced alcohol. Before we got to the
city found that his hands and face
were very cold and remarked to easier
that he was dead. We both thought
that possibly he might be in trance or
something of that sort
easier practically substantiated this
story, except that he insisted Brush
jumped from the right side of the wag-
on instead of the left. Walters and Cas-
Ter left Waterloo Thursday afternoon.
but the Courier says the officers there
have gone after them. as they are sus-
pected of taking valuable brasses and
other articles from Waterloo paper
mill
Physicians who examined Mr.. Brush
found that three ribs on the right side
had been broken from the spinal coll
umn, and that he was hurt internally.