The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-26
John Kruger, a Well Known Young Man
Of the City Hangs Himself to a
Bed Post at His Home.
MELANCHOLIA THE ALLEGED CAUSE
Suicide of Kruger was q Most Deliberate
one but his Nerve Prevented Members
of Family Learning of his Rash act.

John Kruger, an accountant in the
foundry of the Simmons Manufacture
ing Company and we'll known young
Wednesday night at the home of Anna
M. Rogers on Market Street, by hang
ing himself to bedpost. His body
was discovered by his little daughter
Enid at half past eight Thursday
morning after he had been dead for
many hours. The remains were turned
over to Justice McCarron who acted in
the capacity of the coroner and the in .
quest was held Thursday afternoon.
The suicide was most deliberate
one and it is supposed that Kruger was
seized with sudden fit Of insanity
when he committed his rash deed.
The circumstances of the tragic
death of Kruger are most unusual. He
mad worked in his usual position all
day Wednesday and when he returned
home in the evening he seemed to be
in the best of spirits. His wife and
two children had been with him during
the entire evening and about ten
o'clock he went to his room to retire
for the night. One of his little daught-
ers had been i'll and his wife fearing
to disturb her husband during the
night stated that she would sleep in
another room for the night. Kruger
kissed his wife and children good
night and good bye and retired to the
room.
This was the last seen of him until
Thursday morning shortly after eight
o'clock, when his little daughter Enid
only two years of age went to her
fathers room to get something. 1t
was supposed that Kruger had gone to
work two hours before, but when the
child pushed the door of the room open
she found her father hanging to the
ped post with a pocket handkerchief
cutting into the flesh about
rhe neck She ran to the rooms below
and called her mother who ran up into
he room and looked upon the CHASTITY
scene. Mrs. Kruger at once notified
her mother and the coroner was called
to the house.
A jury was at once secured to view
the remains. The jury found ghast-
ly sight awaiting them. It is evident
that Kruger had planned the suicide
for some time. He had gone to the
room and throwing aside his coat had
taken pocket handkerchief and tie
ing knot III one end of it, he slipped
it over one of the ends of the bed posts.
Then he had deliberately drawn up
his legs until the handkerchief had
been forced against the jugular vein
until life was extinct. There was no
sound of struggle, and the man must
have gone to his death with nerve
that was remarkable. The mem bers
of the family were still about the house
but none of them heard any noise dur
ing the night.
The coroner's jury returned a ver-
dict Of suicide.
After the, remains had been viewed
by the coroner they we're cut dow and
turned over to the undertaken.
The funeral was held on Saturday
morning and the remains inferred in
the city cemetery.
The deceased was we'll known among
the factory men Of this city. He was
thirty-eight years of age and was a
native of England. He came to Ke-
nosha many years ago, and for time
was employed as an expert accountant
in the Sterling bicycle works. Five
years ago he was married to Miss
Rogers, and he is survived by her and
two children, the oldest being two
years Of age. For the past two years
he had been in poor health. but during
the last few days he had seemed to be
in the best of spirits, and for this rea
son the tragic ending Of his life seems
inexplica BILE to the members of his fam
lily. Kruger was reserved and silent
man and seldom said anything in re.
gard to his private affairs to his fell
low workmen.
Notwithstanding this fact he was a
favorite among the men at the factory
and his death has cast a gloom
over the entire plant in which he was
employed.
A QUIET WEDDING.