Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-27
FIVE DEATHS BY ACCIDENT
During T~wenty-FOur Hours Ending
sunday Afternoon Coroner IL
Called Many Times.

Five deaths in twenty-four hours end
ing Sunday afternoon at l o'clock Is the
record OF the coroner's office.
The idea of murder connected with the
finding OF an unidentified man behind the
Drexel hotel bar room at ga North Six
teenth street early Sunday morning, has
been cleared away by recent Information
that has come to the police department.
The man, who was a laborer, was discov-
cred in a bleeding and unconscious condi-
ton. and died at the Omaha General hos
pital soon after.
Following an investigation by the po-
lice, which disclosed the facts that he
had been drinking heavily and was OF a
quarrelsome disposition, II was supposed
that he had been beaten by some one with
whom he had gotten into an argument. and
had been left for dead. But Sunday
evening at the police station II was learned
from officer Goodrich that the man had
been seen in the neighborhood of Six
teenth and Webster streets by several peo-
pie between Q and II o'clock Saturday
night, and had been badly bruised about
the head by falling on the pavement.
He had gone to the Drexel hotel from
the Northwestern hotel. where the land
lord did not want him, and from the
Drexel had been started west on Web
ster street by a porter. who supposed that
he was a drunk man whoc ould not find
his way home. The next seen OF him was
in the private alley, where he was found
Sunday morning at 4 o'clock.
The only circumstance now standing in
the way of the theory Of accidental death
is the result of the post mortem exam
nation held by Coroner's Physician Law
| apaar uubn axg that No cell onto the nay-o-
ment would have caused the fracture
seven and one-half inches long on the
right side of the dead mans skull. This,
he says, was probably caused by a sand
bag. shoe or leadpipe.
However. the police believe that death
was the result of a number of accidental
falls onto the pavement, and they are
acting upon that presumption. Coroner
Brewer will hold al inquest Tuesday
morning, when an attempt will also be
made to establish the identity of the man.
1t is said that he was a frequenter of
employment agencies and saloons.
Joe Kochar, a fisherman living near
Second and William streets, was drowned
in the Missouri river off the foot of
Poppleton avenue shortly after l o'clock
Sunday afternoon, while e~ndeavoring to
land a catch OF fish. Kochar was trying
TO unload a fish box in the river when
he was caught in one OF the many treach-
erous eddies OF the big Muddy and
swished under the surface of the river
Numerous friends and relatives who were
on the bank within a few yards of where
Kochar disappeared, made futile attempts
at rescue. His body was recovered sew.
eral yards below where he last disap.
peared. but all efforts to resuscitate him
were unsuccessful. His body was taker
in charge by Deputy Coroner Hulse. who
will hold an inquest.
w. p. Yoder, 80 years of age, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. James Yoder. 2321 South Twenty
third street, brakeman on the Omaha rail
road. died at the Methodist hospital Sat
urday as the ultimate result OF fallinI
from the train at Calhoun Friday night a
IL o'clock, when bob legs were mangle,
30 that one was amputated at the hospital
whittier he was at once moved. He will
be buried Monday at 2:So p. m. the funera
services being held at the home OF hi
brother. David Yoder, 22O6 Fowler avenue
Little Marvin Silk. aged seven. who live
at 1859 North Eleventh street. was browne,
In the reservoir at Seventh and Bur
streets, Saturday afternoon at $50 O'Clock
Olaf Seigers, the aged tailor who feI
from a South Omaha street car near Sew
enteenth and Vinton streets Friday morn
ing, alighting on his head, died Saturda.
afternoon at ST. Joseph's hospital as tn
result Of a fracture of the skull receive
in the fall.