The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-29
Coroner's inquest Reveals That
Trevor Mar Was Murdered
for a Pa|try Sum.
WARRANTS ARE HELD BACK.
District Attorney Buckmaster Has
| Not as Yet Secured Evidence to
Warrant the Arrest of the Sus-
poets, but They are Watched.

The coroner's inquest over the re-
mains of John Wren who was murder
ed at the village Of Trevor was com
pleted late Tuesday night, and it
revealed the fact that the man was
murdered to conceal a robbery. The
pa1try sum of $4.95 had been taken
from the clothing of the dead man
after he had been struck on the head
with some blunt instrument No war
rants have as yet been issued for the
arrest Of people connected with the
affair and while the district attorney
has in his possession warrant in
whichthe name of the defendent is
given as "John Doe, /" the evidence
produced at the inquest was not stiff
cient to warrant the serving of the
papers.
The inquest was held at the office
of Justice John Button in the village
of Salem Tuesday night, and when
it was completed the jury brought in
vervict "That the deceased had
come to his death from a blow on the
head with blunt instrument in the
hands of parties unknown to this
juryi''
The remains were later prepared for
burial and brought to this city and
they are now at the Krichbaum NOR
que on Market street. This morning
DR.. Teidt of Salem, and DR.. Stalker
Of this city, held an autopsy over the
remains and there is no doubt but
| that the man came to his death in the
manner stated in the verdict Of the
coroner's jury.
The evidence brought out by the in
| quest showed that Wren had not been
drinking during the day but he had
purchased small piece of tobacco
profering SIS bill in payment. He
placed the change in his pocket, and
this was not on his person when the
remains were found.
| Wren and the party had left the
saloon shortly after s O'Clock and the
unconscious body of the. man was
found lying face downward in the
road four hours afterward. The peo-
| pie who found him thought that he
was drunk and took him to the barn
where he died during the night. II
is claimed that the people finding the
body we're in no way connected
with the murder and that they made
no effort to conceal the body.
The men who were in the saloon at
| the time of the murder claim that
they know absolutely nothing in re-
gard to the matter, and that after
Wren left the saloon the men who had
been with him there went to the home
| of one Schumacher, the saloon man,
| to attend Christmas festival
/ Little can be learned in regard tc
Wren. He had been at Trevor fol-
only a few days, and had formerly re-
sided at Manistee, Mich. It is sup
posed that he was a single man.
| In speaking of the matter this
morning, District Attorney Buck.
master said: fsThe matter wi11..not be
dropped, and we are bending every
energy to locate and arrest the muir.
derers of the man. There is.no doubt
] but that he was killed, and every in.
/ dication points to robbery as the mo-
tive for the crime. | am going to ask
! the county board to offer a reward fol-
| the capture of the men connected
with the crime.''
The remains of the murdered mar
! will be held in Kenosha, pending a
further investigation into the killing.