Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-04-10
FOUND IN the RIVER.
|tjalmar lundln's Body Dlsceveret
= -" " "Wednesday. "

About6. o'clock Wednesday evening
the body Of Hjalmar Lundin was found
floating in the river near the ice houss.
The police had the body removed, and
deputy Coroner Henry Richard took
charge, ordered the body taken to Hart
ing Il Sons morgue. The bedy was
easily identified, although much bloated,
by the general appearance, the clothing
and letters found in the pockets.
Lundin was about 10 years Of age. q
blacksmith by trade, and used to work
on the West side.
He was last seen, a. near as can be
figured. on the night of Nov. Goth last.
de had considerable trouble with hia
wife, who had become intimate With an
other man, and may have suicidsd.
though some think he met with foul
play. he drank considerably.
DThe inquest was beld yesterday after
noon.
Deputy Coroner Richard swore in the
jury, which Consisted Of John Hoffman,
Eric Andersnn, Jas. Tanner, Delphise
>che!eau, Ernest Kaestner aad Louis
HamIin. County Attorney Lindbergh
conducted the examil alton.
;. +. Carlson was the first witness.
de identified the body as that of HAL
| mar Lundin, and testified that about
IL O'Clock =. N. on some evening in the
latter part Of last November, or first of
December, the deceased was in the Carl
son saloon. Lundin seemed rather
jdown-hearted. said he had nothing left,
aud that he was going away forever
He spent 50 cents, changing fve-dol-
lar bill. One or two days after Mrs.
Londin and Mrs. Johnson called and
inquired as to Lnndin's whereabouts.
Lundin had small roll OF bills from
which he took the fve-dollar bill. The
deceased appeared sober. Witness
thought at that time that Lundlu in
tended to go away on the midnight train.
Lundin said he had been driven out of
A. &. Johnson's house, where his wife
and her paramour were staying.
A. G. Johnson testified that he last
saw Lundin Saturday, November Goth.
10: the afternoon; that-,Le told, Lund.n
he could stay at the house if he wanted
to. The testimony OF Mr.. johnson, his
wife and his son Charles, was about he
same.
1t seems that one Otto Peterson, who
was acquainted with The Jobnsons
twenty years ago, came from North
Dakota last summer and got acquant-
ed with Mrs. Lundin while her husband
Was in Duluth. The two became very
Intimate, I'd it was ella !med were living
d. man and wife at .Iohnaon's house.
v hen Lundln returned home and found
out what was gong on. be tried to
, make his wife leavr Peterson, but With
out success. Ga the evening that he
lsappeared, he wAs present at supper
with the Joh'isvne, his wife and
Peterson. He got angry be-
canse Peterson kiss:d his wife,
and Lundin threw some money to
he1, kicked her, aud said he would not
have nothing more to do with her He
went out and did not return. Peterson
aud Mrs. Lundin went out also, but re-
turned before II O'Clock.
Ia the middle of January Peterson and
Mrs. Lundin left the city together, and
their present babi tation is unknown.
Lundin had 81 due him from the rail-.
road company when he disappeared,
and never got the check.
The jury returned verdict that the
deceased came to his deat th ia a manner
and through means unknown.