Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-14
VILLAGE OF NEKOOSA
ALL EXCITEMENT
Sentiment Seems to be on the
Side OF the Man Who Did the
KillinE.-Cornor's Inquest will
Consume Sometime..Cr o w d
Throngs Court Room.

The little village of Nekoosa was all
excitement Tuesday as result of
the killing of Julian Marth in the
Bentz saloon Monday afternoon. The
Coroner's inquest was begun Tues
day afternoon about $50 O'Clock and
was not completed until yesterday.
1t appears from the testimony that
Marth who lives on a farm on one
side Of the river, met his brother-in-
law, Albert Neunfeldt, who also lives
on farm on the other side of the
river, in the village, and as was
always the custom of these two men
when under the influence of liquor,
they began to quarrel. While in the
said saloon, Neunfeldt came in and a
renewed of the quarrel ensued. Marth
it is said made a run for Neunfeldt,
who knocked him down with his fist,
and while attempting to rise he
grabbed an iron cuspidor and struck
him over the head. Neunfeldt i'm
mediately left the saloon and went up
town.
This quarrel occurred Immediately
after dinner on Monday, and after
being struck on the head Marth arose
and went to DIR. Waters, who ban
daged up his head and attended to
his wounds. About eight O'Clock in
the evening Marth came back to the
saloon apparently sick. 1t was
thought by those in the saloon at the
time that the illness was the result
OF drink, he having imbibed freely
all day. AS he seemed to grow worse,
the proprietor, G. Bentz, fixed some
blankets in one end of the saloon for
him to lie on.
| About nine thirty Neunfeldt re-
turned to the saloon for the purpose
of conducting Marth to his home, he
Marth, being worse for liquor than
himself, and as he said: ''He did not
want him to stay in town all night. +"
He was refused admittance to the
saloon, however, as the renewal of
| hOStilitieS was feared
About ten o'clock a man came into
| the saloon, and as is always the case,
went over to the corner to view the
drunken man.
Those in the saloon were startled
by the announcement that the man
was dying, and the doctor was hastely
Summond. When he arrived about
10:15, however, it was found that Marth
was dead, and an examination revealed
the fact that the skull had been frac-
tured across the top.
The officers Immediately started for
Neunfeldt's home, and he was arrested
and taken from bed and brought to
the village, pending the finding of
the coroner's jury.
1t is said by those who have visited
Neunfeldt since his arrest that he re-
fused to comprehend the terrible
ness of the deed In fact, he will not
believe that Marth is dead, but rather
insists that they are trying to scare
him.
In conversation with a number
of the citizens of the village, the
writer learned that Marth has been
considered for some time as bad"
man when he was drinking, and that
he has had trouble at different times.
The sentiment seems to be with
Neunfeldt, and they think that the
man struck him with the cuspidor,
fearing that if he got on to his feet
he would stab him, or otherwise
infiict serious injury.
| Both men are prominent farmers
and are considered old settlers. They
are in fairly good circumstances, and
both have families. Marth is the
father of seven children who together
with the wife survive him. Neun-
feldt is the younger man of the two,
and is the father of three children.
Albert Neunfeldt. the man
who killed Julius Marth Monday, has
waived preliminary hearing and has
been bound over for trial at the next
term Of the circuit court