The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-02
Mary H. StoIlenwerk, Resident Of
Paris, Found Dead at Her
Home New Years Day
| cARB0LIC ACID ON HER LIPS
Post mortem Examination Reveals the
Fact that the Skull of the Woman
Had Been Fractured and Coroner
is Conducting Investigation

SdtlOn into the death OF Miss Mary II.
Stollenwerck, a we'll known woman
of the town of Paris, who was found
dying in the parlor of the home of her
brother, Michael Stollenwerck, four
miles west of Somers station at an
early hour Wednesday morning. The
case presents IA interesting study
and the coroner is being aided
IN his Investigation by the district
attorney. It is not certain whether
the woman died by her own hand or
whether she was the victim of one of
the most remarkable murders ever
committed in the county. The in
quest on the case is still in progress
and no decision as to the cause of the
death of Miss Stollenwerk will be
| reached until late this afternoon.
AS the woman was widely known in
the towns of Somers and Paris, her
death under the circumstances has
caused profound sensation.
When post mortem was made over
the remains after they had been re-
moved to the Miller & Cosgrove
morgue in this city, DR.. Andre and
DR.. George Thompson, who made the
post mortem, found that the woman's
skull had been fractured just over the
left temple and that there was a
slight indication of carbolic acid in
the stomach. Many prominent peo-
pie from Paris and Somers came to
Kenosha this morning to attend the
inquest and give evidence.
The story of the death of Miss
Stollenwerck was first brought to Ke
! nosha just before noon Wednesday,
and Coroner Andre at once went to
1.-THE home of the deceased to make an
examination. He found the body 1y-
ing IN the parlor of the house, and
the lips of the woman we're discoIored
as if she had taken carbolic acid. A
further examination revealed the bad
wound on the left side of the head,
which had the appearance of being
made with some blunt. instrument or
by falling against some heavy piece
of furniture.
Micheal Stollenwerck had been alone
in the house at the time the woman
died. The brother had arisen just be.
fore six o'clock and after he had done
| the chores about the barn he stated
that he returned to the house to get a
pail of hot water. His sister met him
at the door and handed him the pail
OF water and returned GO the house.
She appeared to be in usual spirits.
A few minutes later the brother stated
that he heard the woman grooming in
the house and when he entered the
house he found her lying on the floor
Of the parlor gasping for breath and
evidently dying. People from the
neighborhood including Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Stollenwerck, the parents of the
dead woman were hurriedly summoned
to the house and later DR.. G. A. Aim
felt was called. DR.. Almfelt pro.
nounced the woman dead and directed
the people to call the coroner.
Miss Stollenwerck was forty two
Fyears of age and had considerable
property in the town of Paris. She
had lived alone With her brother on
the farm they owned in partnership
for some time and testimony of DR..
Almfelt at the inquest this morning
showed that she had not been in the
best of health. It was evident from
this testimony that the woman had
oeen suffering from loss of sleep and
the doctor had been called to treat
her. Members of the family had told
the doctor that they feared that the
sister was losing her mental power
and she had been treated for this
disease. va a.s
DIR. Thompson was the first witness
lat the inquest this morning and he
told of the pest mortem which result
ed ia the discovery that the skull had
been fractured and that there was a
trace of carbolic acid in the system.
He stated further that the teeth of
the woman bore a set appearance as
II she had attempted to prevent some
thing being placed in her mouth just
before she died.
DR.. Almfelt was the next witness.
He stated that he was called to the
house just after eight o'clock We'd
nesday morning and that when he
arrived he had been Informed that
Miss Stollenwerck was dead, and that
his medicine had killed her. The
doctor stated that he had examined
the body, and that his first impression
was that the woman had died from
some sort of poisoning, and that after
this he had made an examination of
her room. While this examination
was being made the brother, Michael
Stollenwerck, gave his story of the
oeath of his sister. He told the doc
tor that he had gone to the room and
found her dying. He said that her
jaws were set, and that in an attempt
TO open them he got carbo1ic acid on
his fingers. DIR. Almfelt smelled the
acid on the points of the brothers.
fingers, and then the bottle of acid
an ounce bottle which had been only
partially emptied, and which was
found in the cupboard in the kitchen