The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-03
INSTANTLY KILLED
John ImhoIt Run Down BY An
Omaha Train.
Remains Found This Morning Near
the Track in West Mankato--
Inquest to Be Held.

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Tuesday night near the east end of
the new railroad bridge over the Blue
Earth river, in which John Imholt
lost his life. The remains were dis
covered this morning by o. G. John
son, who was on his way to his work
in the brick yard vest of the Blue
Earth river. He telephoned to the
police station at 6;25 a. M, and Off
Ger Vogel went to the scene of the &C.
cident, followed soon after by Chief
Bowen and Coroner Kennedy, who had
been notified.
A terrible sight met the view of the
officers. A mans body was lying face
down two and half feet east of the
easterly rail Of the Omaha track, sixty
feet east of the east end of the bridge
The head was toward the east and
the arms outstretched. The left leg
was gone from the knee down, the
flesh was torn from the front of the
right leg down to the foot, and the
head was bruised and crushed. The
severed leg was found forty rods east,
near the track, and the shoe half way
between the body and the leg. The
sock was also found by itself. Death
must have been instantaneous.
The remains were taken to the un-
dertaking room Of John r. Thomas,
by direction Of the coroner, where
the clothing was searched. A purse
containing fifty cents in money was
found, and also an old, rusty revolver,
without any cartridges. A broken
whisky bottle was found in another
pocket, evidently having been broken
by the mans fall. Liquor from the
mans person or clothing smelled
strongly. There was nothing to dis
close the dead mans identity, but the
police recognized him as John Inn
holt, who had been locked up on two
o. three occasions for being drunk.
Imholt was single man, about
thirty-five years of age, and had been
living in the city and vicinity for
several years. He was considered a
good worker when he did not drink.
He had been employed by David
Crane, in South Bend, until very re-
Gently.
Just how the accident happened is
not known, and probably never will
be disclosed, as there seem to have
been no witnesses. 1t is thought that
1mholt was walking along the Omaha
track intending to 60 to the farm
where he worked in South Bend, and
that either he was struck by 6 train
or fell under train in attempting to
board it. The latter theory is not
probable, however, as the train that
killed Imholt must have been going
toward the depot, to judge from the
fact that the severed leg was carried
in that direction, the shoe coming off
before the leg was dropped.
Imholt was seen on the tsreet at
nine O'Clock last night by Officer
Vogel. The officer noticed that he had
been drinking, but he did not seem to
be drunk at that time. Imholt had
spent the afternoon in the city.
The body was cold and stiff when
found, indicating that life had de-
parted several hours previously. None
of the train crews that crossed the
bridge during the night reported see,
ing the remains.
Coroner Kennedy decided to hold an
inquest at 10 a. m. tomorrow at Mr..
Thomas undertaking rooms.
1t has been ascertained that Imholt
formerly lived at Haverhill, Iowa.
He has lately been working at a
creamery, but for few days past had
worked on farm. He was with Mr..
Crane several years.