Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-04
Killed BY A FALL
Journeyman Tailor Named Fas.
sett. While Drunk, Falls and
Dies as Result.
Strikes Head on Pavement on
East Main Street-Some Say
Was Pushed Over.
A Most Peculiar Case-Coroner
Will Hold Inquest in Order
to Investigate.

AS the result of fall, sustained OF
East Main street at about 1890 O'CLOCK
1 "Wednesday night, journeyman tailor
named Fassett, supposed to live IL
Rochester, N Y, died this morning at
lo'clock in a room over Sundell's Cafe
| The man either fell because he was toe
drunk to stand. or was pushed down by
some one, while going out of the cafe
The case is a most peculiar one, and
those who witnessed it differ in their
opinions as to the exact cause. Coroner
Lierle has made partial investigation,
but will conclude it at an inquest to be
held Friday morning.
Fassett Was Drunk.
That Fassett was drunk there, Is no
doubt. In company with another jour
neyman tailor named Hansen, the lat
ter Of Des Moines, he came to the city
Tuesday from Omaha. They were
bound for Des Moines, so they told diff
ferent parties, and as they were union
men began making the rounds of the
tailor shops to beg money The money,
secured on a pretense of buying food,
was spent for drink.
Furnishes Them With Supper.
At about o'clock the men went into
the Brenneck tailoring establishment
and took for Mr.. Brenneck Henry Alt
schiller, who happened to be there on
business. They asked Mr.. Altschuler
for money to buy supper and the latter
gave them an order on Robertson &
Straub, proprietors Of Sundelrs Cafe.
The men Went out and ate and again
started out to get drunken
Return to Restaurant,
Fassett and Hansen returned to the
restaurant again at about 10: 80 o'clock
and We're so thoroughly intoxicated and
noisy that Mr. Strub, who was on duty.
requested them to leave. Strub says
both became abusive and refused to go.
He told them he would not feed them
because they We're drunk, and because
the theater, which was about to let ont
would probably bring number of la
dies and gentlemen in for lunches. In
trying to lead Fassett, who was the
most abusive, out, the latter &rappled
with Strub and, the latter says, tore
his jacket. He then hit him in the Jaw.
but not hard, he says. Fassett staggered
to the door, so Strub says, slipped on
the iron threshold and fell to the side
walk. He lay there several minutes
and 1t was seen that he was hurt.
Strub ordered him taken up stairs to
room, and one of the counter boys sent
for physician. Hansen was also taken
up stairs in the same room, where he
tumbled down on another bed and was
soon sound asleep. He remained in his
drunken stupor all night, not awaking
until this morning
Injuries Pronounced Fatal.
The physician who was called made
hasty examination at once and found
that the prospects We're that the man
was fatally injured. While there did
not seem to be a fracture, evidences
showed a compression of the brain and
a cerebral hemorrhage. Complete par
alysis of the right side had resulted,
and the alcoholic poison that the man
had taken into his system did not help
matters any. He died at Q o'clock this
morning without ever regaining con-
seriousness for moment
Hansen Skips Out.
From the best information at hand
Hansen, the man who was with Fassett,
has left the city. He awoke this morn
ing from his sound sleep and was told
that Fassett could not live, and that he
had better make an appeal to his
friends among the union to assist him.
Hansen said he would go out and see
the secretary of the local lodge, but |
he never returned. Hansen did not say
What Fassetts given name was. but |
said that he had heard him talk of rel
atives living in Rochester, N. Y, which |
he called his home. He had nothing in |
The way of a card that would indicate I
as to the whereabouts of his I
friends.
Says He Was Pushed Down.
Others who saw the trouble say that |
some one in the crowd. After Strub had I
struck Fassett, gave him a push as he
vas going out of doors, and that this
push caused him to fall. Whether that
s true or not is not known. 1t can not
De verified excepting by hearsay. Cor
'ner Lierle, who looked into the matter
his morning, was not able 10 ascertain
,ery much concerning the trouble
Wednesday, night, and will endeavor
o find out more at the inquest, which
will be held Friday morning
Fassett's body was removed from the
'oom where he died, over the cafe. TO