Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-28

Mrs. G. u. Teens of Chicago, Mrs.
Albert Gunther OF Beaver Dam, Wis,
IS. p. Croft Of Milwaukee, Frank Lee
wis of Burdette, Alta, Can, Geo.
Lewis of Rogers, N. D., and Fred
Ball of Moose Jaw, Alta, Can
Cock Takes His Friends Death Hard.
The excitement of the terrible trag-
edy had completely unnerved Mr..
Cook and the curious crowd that col
lected around him asking him pues-
tions nearly drove him insane. FL
nally some one asked him for the
switch key to his auto and ordered
the machine taken to Baskerville & A
pahls garage. This he could not
understand and thought it strange
that he could not be allowed to take
his car home with him as long as it
vas in running order. Some one fl
nally telephoned his son to come ana
get him with a team which the son
cid and he was taken home with in
,structions to be in the city not later
than nine the next morning to be
q witness at the coroner's inquest
He rode home with son and seemed
tc be in high state of excitement
and nervousness About II o'clock that
evening he went to bed, rooming
with Len Elkins, young man who is.
working on the farm. Young Elkins
says that he did not say much to him
and soon went to sleep, remarking
that he must be sure to be in town by
9 O'Clock in the morning.
| Daughter Finds His Dead Body.
The mother being i'll, the daughter,
Miss Della Cook, arose to get break
fast and on calling her father and re-
ceiving no response she immediate
ly went to the barn to see if he had
gone there to do the chores. She
was Mortified to find his lifeless body
hanging beside a ladder in the hay
loft. The sheriff and county coro-
Ier We're Immediately notified and
took charge of the body. The coro-
ner decided that there was no neces-
sity of an inquest as it was a clear
case of suicide. He left no word or
note signifying his intentions of com
naitting the rash act. yf
Mr., Cook was a kind hearted man
and very sensitive and it is thot that
the terrible accident of the evening
before preyed SO on his mind that it
was more than he could stand and
on the impulse of the moment he re.
sorted to self destruction. @
Cook Tells of the Accident.
Shortly after the accident Mr.. Cook
gave the following statement of what
4 had taken place: >
'' asked him to ride in the FROM
seat with me when we started, but
he wanted to stay in the back scat
was driving along a mile and hal,
out CT town when l saw he was try
ing to get out. l reached over witt
one hand to grab him, and keep hin
| in the car, but failed. While l wa.
reaching for him, the auto tnrnet
!, cut and ran into a fence, the LAM
striking a post. slammed on tn,
brake and stopped. Then l backed ~
tc where Lewis lay, got out and pick
, ed him up and started for town. i dii
l not think he was dead, but knew b,
!, Mas badly hurt and I wanted to ge
back just as soon as possible Tha
is all there is to it. and the truth a
: 4 far as can tell it. You can see fo
T yonrself where the machine hit th
, fence post. My lamp is broken"
4 The grief stricken families of tn
unfortunate men have the heart -fel
] .sympathy of the entire community il
: this, tie saddest hour Of their lives.
!. The funeral of Mr. Cook was he'll
' Thursday from the family home a
A 2 o'clock in the afternoon and th
+ remains were inferred in Mount Hop
: cemetery.
! The body of Mr.. Lewis VIII be heb
r at the Cozy Home undertaking room
! until the arrival of relatives when tn
& funeral will take place
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