The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
BELLINGER IS
NOT RESPONSIBLE
AT INQUEST HELD OVER
BODY OF ALBERT TEEPLE
CORONER KIZER PRO-
NOUNCES DEATH
TO HAVE BEEN
FROM HEART
FAILURE.
Quarrel which resulted in Teeple's
death arose over the latter's moth
er, whom Bellinger was trying to
eject from his premises. Dead body
had lain ten hours before coroner's
inquest.

After examining witnesses to the
fight between Joseph Bellinger and
Albert Teeple, which took place on
the premises occupied by the former,
l 1-2 miles west of Teegarden, and
which resulted in Teeple's death, and
after making careful examination
of the dead body, Coroner Kizer de-
cided that Teeple came to his death
from heart failure, and not from any
blow that may have been delivered
him by Bellinger. The coroner did
not arrive on the scene until 1000
o'clock Wednesday night, about ten
hours after Teeple met his death.
Mrs. Susan Teeple, mother of the
dead man, was witness to the trag-
edy, and it was on her account that
the fight was occasioned.
The farm on which the affair took
place was the property OF. Mrs
Teeple Joseph Belllnger, her son-in
law, however, was a tenant of the
farm, and was working it on shares.
The agreement between the two was.
that Bellinger should market Mrs
Teeple's share of the produce, and
deliver the poceeds to her. Mrs.
Teeple was living in Walkerton but
was visiting with her daughter, Mrs.
Bellinger, on Wednesday, when the
conflict between her son and son-in-
law took place.
About noon on Wednesday, Albert
Teeple came from his farm, just
across the St. Joseph county line,
with a wagon and team, for the pur-
pose of getting a load of corn which
was against their agreement, Belling
er and Teeple entered into a discus
sion, about getting the corn. Here,
Mrs Teeple joined the debate, and
severely scored Bellinger. This great
Ny incensed Bellinger, and he led his
Lnother-in-law TO the road and telling
her that he could manage his own af-
fairs. bade her be Off Mrs Teeple
asked her son if he would stand by
iand see his mother treated so. He
treplied he would not, and seizing a
scoop p-shovel made for Bellinger. The
latter lodged the blow. and struck
Teeple on the head with his fist.
jTeeple said but one word Enough"
land sank to the ground, expiring ir-
a few moments. The affair took place
in the barn lot, not far from the
house. Teeple was carried into the
house and DR. White was summoned
from Teegarden. The doctor pro-
nounced death TO be caused from
heart failure.
{ Sheriff Voreis and Constable Miles
arrived there at about o'clock. Cor
oner Kizer arrived at 10, and the in
. quest lasted until almost 100 o'clock
The heart of the dead man was taken
out and examined Mrs. Teeple said
that heart trouble was prevalent in
her family, that she suffered with it
herself. The coroner decided that
death was caused from heart failure
Bellinger feels badly over the af-
fair. He says that even if he IS not
indicted by the grand jury and is ex-
onerated by his neighbors, he will
never outlive the remembrance of Al
bert 'Teeple's death He says that
although he intended to give Teeple
a good licking, the thought of Mir
der never entered his mind, against
any man.