The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17
MURDER OR SUICIDE
Lifeless Body Of Hubbard Strupp
Found Floating in the Lake
off Garfield Street
DEATH SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
Old Man Had Bees Seen About the City
Monday Morning and May Have
Committed Suicide.-Had Been
Homesick for Some Time

The lifeless body of Hubbard Strupp
German workman, 90 years of age,
employed as polisher at the plant of
the Kenosha Crib company was found
tossing on the pillows of the lake at
the foot of Garfield street just after 6
O'Clock Monday night. The CHASTITY
discovery was made by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Miller who had gone to the
beach to watch the great storm on the
lake. When the body was first dis
covered it was tossing on the breakers
some forty or fifty yards from shore
but the next big wave threw it on the
beach. Coroner Robinson was at
once notified and summoned jury to
view the remains of the man. Later
the remains were removed to the
Hansen morgue and the coroner
made an investigation of the case.
When the body was examined it was
found that there was a great cash
cut in the head of the dead man and
several other smaller bruises were
found about the head and face. This
gave rise to theory that the old
man had been murdered. There was
however nothing to support this
theory as the officials were able to find
absolutely no motive for the murder
of the old man. His pockets were
empty and it is known that he had
been short of money for some time.
Strupp was last seen at IL O'Clock
Monday morning in a saloon on the
North side but he was not intoxicated
and seemed to be, drinking nothing.
He left the saloon and went to the
home of Michael Schu1ien where he
paid five dollars which he had Dor
rowed from Mrs. Schu1ien. After he
left the Schu1ien home all trace of
him was lost until his life1ess re-
mains were found.
/ Friends of the old man went to the
morgue Monday night but they could
offer no explanation for the death of
the man. 1t seems almost impossible
that the body could have been carried
to Garfield street from the piers and
it would have been impossible for
him to have waded out into the lake
during the heavy Northeast storm.
Strupp was a native of Germany
but he had been in Kenosha for some
thing over year. He had son and
three daughters living in Germany
and for more than year he had been
homesick for his old home. About
year ago the man managed to raise
money enough to buy a ticket to
Germany and went to New York with
the intention of sailing for his native
land but during the journey to the
Eastern city he either lost the ticket
he had bought or it was stolen from
him and he just had money enough to
bring him back to Kenosha. Since
that time he had been respondent.
He had made an effort to get money
enough together to attempt the trip
again but he had been i'll and his
money which was to take him back to
his children and his old home had
been spent for doctors bills and
medicine and it is known that recently
he had had hard time to get money
enough to live on. He was forced to
borrow small sums from friends with
whom he had lived before.
The officials have been unable to
discover just how the remains of the
old man could have been carried up
to Garfield street during the big
storm of Monday but the solution will
probably be found in the fact that
the old man was simply worn out with
his troubles and tired and homesick
he sought rest in the throbbing
bosom of the lake.