The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-15
From Fridays Daily

III an AUTOMOBILE acciueHb Ntohe9i''y
afternoon, on the Eagle Lake road,
while returning from the lakes, was
more seriously injured than the attend
ing physician at first thought, and he
died at 3:45 o'clock this morning at
his room in the Stahl house. 1t became
apparent last evening that he probably
would not recover, but he was conscious
up to within fifteen minutes of the
time of his death.
Had an Extraordinary Career.
Mr. Jewett was about forty-eight
years of age, and his career was GER
tainly an extraordinary one throughout
When three years of age his parents and
grandparents were murdered by Indians
early one morning .on his fathers fine
| farm of l60 acres between Garden City
and Good Thunder, about fourteen miles
southwest of this city. He had been
struck and stunned and was left for
| dead by the Indians. His uncle soon
| came from Boston, Mass, and took him
back to his home and raised him, and
gave him good education in the Bos-
ton schools, and had him taught the
trade of a machinist.
Mr.. Jewett followed the trade of
machinist for some years and became
expert and was at one time foreman OF
the railroad shops at Peoria, Ill. While
there he met and married young
Scotch woman, who. made devoted
| wife. Before the death of his uncle he
came to Mankato to reside, and for a
time was employed in local machine
shop, and also worked for short time
in shop in st. Paul. But his uncle at
his death left him considerable proper
| ty, and this was the cause of his UNI
doing for after he got possession of the
property he did scarcely days work,
but devoted his time to recreation and
idleness. His indulgence led to estrange-
ment from his wife, and she was
obliged finally to begin an action for a
divorce. She had considerable property
! in her own name. When he promised
| faithfully to reform, she withdrew her
suit, and they were again living hap
PLY together when she was stricken by
| illness and her death followed. Her
remains were laid away at. Joliet, I'LL
She was good woman and stayed by
him Loyalty through the litigation that
he had for his property, and stood more
| than many women would.
Mr.. Jewett several years ago be-
longed to several of the leading frater-
nal orders, but his membership in some
of these he allowed to drop. He sold
some of his property, and presumably
dissipated it, but had an eighty acre
farm near Garden City, and probably
some other property.
Post Mortem Reveals Disease. =
DIR. Dumont and Holman held a post
mOrtem examination of the remains this
puncture of the liver, probably caused
i by a splinter from a fractured rib. The
incision was an inch and a half Ions
and an inch deep. There was organic
heart disease of six years standing OIL
more, and the liver was in bad shape
, and in fact nearly all the internal organ:
were in bad shape as result OF thu
drinking prolivities of the deceased
His condition, in fact, presented a fore
5 ible temperance lesson.
Last evening, Mr.. Jewett's pulse ran
2 as high as 100, but subsidized later, ano
five minutes before his death he fel
r much better and drank glass o
j, whisky and laughed and joked
n DR.. Holman states that death ma.
have been caused by the puncture o
i the liver, and that such an injur.
0 would scarcely have been survived, !" il
any event, but he thinks it NOR
!, likely that death was due to shock
e in view of the weakened condition o
d the mans heart. DIR. Dumont is in
g clined to think that death resulte
d from the old heart disease, or apoplex,
e of the heart.
G The remains ar etc be taken t.
d Joliet, ILL.,, Sunday or Monday, to b
laid beside those of his wife. jus
d when the services will be held has no
e been determined, nor has the part t
II be taken by the lodges, if any.
: Two Relatives Survive Him.
e The only relatives that Mr.. Jewet
e is known to have surviving are an age
aunt, a Mrs. Tyler Of Garden City, an
second cousin, Mrs. Josephine Woo
> of Garden City. The deceased made
T will some time ago, but may have de
stroyed it. Mr. Jewett was well know
in the city and county. During til
last few years he devoted himse
, largely to automobiling, and was OF
daily, often driving so recklessly tina
his friends hesitated to accept hi inv
tations to accompany him. He was ger
erous hearted, and his spirit of conviv
- atty was his principal weakness. Aisle
:, from this, his disposition was natural
. quiet, and he did not form new al
- quaintance rapidly, but wa well like
g by his associates and was always willir
:, to oblige friend.
Recall Stirring Events.
: The earliest settler recall the stirrir
- events that deprived Mr. ;Jewett of h
parents and threw him upon the care
q others when a babe. When the news
- the brutal massacre by the redskii
. reached Mankato, a party was at on
: made up, armed and mounted, and pu
!. sued the Indian murderers. The mu
:, 'der was committed early in the NOR
. ing, and by nine o'clock the sous