Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-15
TWO DEATHS FROM WRECK
Miss Freda Hoffman Dies as Result o
Her Injuries.
JOSEPH KOsKUBA, THE DEAD MAN
Passenger INSTANTLY killed Identified
as Resident of Omaha and EN-
pIOye of Cudaby Pack
InE House.

Identification Of Joseph Koskubs, 1217
Pacific street, Omaha. as the man in
stantly killed in the street car wreck on
South Thirteenth street Tuesday morning,
and the death Of Miss Freda Hoffman at
South Omaha hospital are the latest de-
velopments in the tragic circumstances Of
that Inflated affair.
Koskuba was identified by John Tuna,
who now lives at I'LL South Thirteenth
street, who stated he and Koskuba lived to-
gether at the Prague hotel, that he knew
the man since January, and that he worked
for the Cudahy Packing company. While
the name of Koskuba did not appear on
the Cudahy payroll, It was explained that
names were frequently supplied for the
men. Mr.. Tuna said he did much writing
for Koskuba. who could neither read OF
write. Tuna said the dead mans trunk
would bear out his Identification and
statements.
The identity OF Koskuba was verified yes
terday afternoon by the Investigations of
G. II. Brewer and the coroner. His pos
sessions were found at his room. Among
them he had letters from which it is
learned the unfortunate man has a family
living in Ferguson, Marshall county, la.
There are at least two daughters, Mary
and Josephine. There are two sons men
toned in the correspondence and his wife,
but their names are not mentioned II APP
pears that the family relations Of Joseph
koskuba have not been pleasant and that
he separated from his family prior to 1903.
He went from there TO Kansas City and
| from his correspondence he had been in
dustrious. He had decided his eighty-acre
farm to his wife at Ferguson prior to
| leaving the place. He had deed to some
city property in Oklahoma City He was
Bohemian by BIRTH. though he came to
| America from Austria. He came to Omaha
| about January l and has since been EN-
ployed as a car repairer at Armour & Co. S.
This accounts for the fact that his name
was not found on the lists of the Cudahy
| Packing company.
A number of sympathizing friends of
Freda Hoffman called at the undertaking
parlors last night. Most Of them were
from the Bemls Bag company, where Miss
| Hoffman had been employed.
of the four men who are fatally injured
now at the hospital, Richard Wennlund and
T. b Peterson were much worse last night
at o o'clock and their death was momen-
tarily expected. Not the slightest hope
was held out of the other two, William
RIGHT and Leo Mcclure The nurse in
charge said they might live for day OF
two longer, but their injuries would carry
them on sooner or later.
Mary Abraham is lying at the st. Joseph
hospital in a most precarious condition.
Miss Katie Tobler was found to be much
more seriously hurt than was thought
Tuesday morning. II was found in the
afternoon that her collarbone had beer
broken She was suffering intense pain al
day yesterday. 1t is thought she will re-
cover, however. 100 -'
Coroner Bradley was In the city yesterday
afternoon arranging for the inquest which
is to be held over the bodies of Joseph Kos
kuba and Freda Hoffman Saturday after
noon at p. m. He enpaneled q jury fol
the examination, which, will consist of ]. d
Bennett, @. w. Roberts, HI c. Richmond
w c. Rawdin, Walter Diickworth and f
c. Grundy. 80 ''---- o.
1t is understood Kosktiba owned property
> in Oklahoma City, but that has not beer
confirmed.
Koskuba is the man on whom the nam,
of James Ratican, Fort Worth, Tex, VIZ
. found. His clothes were marked with tx
by the laundry and this proved to be hi
. initial.
>, Miss Hoffman II Dead.
, Miss Freda HOFFMAN, the young woina
, whose chest was crushed both arms broke
=, and who suffered from a conclusion of tn
brain. died at o'clock Wednesday mornin
at the South Omaha hospital. There wa