The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21
NM. NORTON DROPPED DEAD.
Nan Held ora Nominal Charge 20 Await
Investigation.

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Investigation.
william Norton. twenty-s.X years
old. one OF the operators Of the Nor
ton logging camp At Birch. dropped
dead az tho camp Saturday evening.
says INC Mining Journal. \ man
whose name IL was impossible 10
learn iast night is held on q nom
!nal charge OF assault and battery.
awaiting the coroner's investigation.
Coroner Prin will conduct an inquest
this evening.
Two men saw Mr.. Norton fall--the
man who is held in Jail At Big Bay
and q fellow workmen.
\ few days ago Mr.. Norton returned
from Duluth. bringing with him TWEEN
~ laborers TO work in the camp. He
paid their railroad fare. They had
worked only one day when the man
who is in custody packed his suitcase
and started Off. Mr.. Norton went aft
or him. caught him and took him back
to the camp. The man returned
peaceably, and at the door Of his
shanty Mr.. Norton asked the man for
his suitcase, saying he would return
II when the man had worked out his
raidroad fare. According 10 his story,
the man gave Mr.. Norton the suit
case, but as soon as the latter took
hold Of it, ne fell. when he Was pick
cd up he was dead.
There is not n mark on the body.
Although il is believed now that heart
failure caused death. Undertaken John
Hager refused 20 embalm the body I'M
Ill an inquest is held CT n post-mor-
tenn examination conducted
Both Mr.. Hager and Coroner Prin
went 20 Birch ana brought the re-
mains Of Mr. Norton 10 this city last
evening.
Mr. Nortons brother, James, was
taken 10 ST. Marys hospital, suffering
from nervous prostration, as the re-
suit OF the sudden death of his brother.
nc was unable to talk coherently last
evening,
Find Norton's Neck Broken.
The AafqIerre Chronicle in frs ISSUE
Of yesterday afternoon has the follow
ing version of Norton's death;
William Norton, n member of the
| firm of Norton Bros, logging contract
ors, died Unexpectedly saturday night.
! His demise was believed 10 be due to
heart failure. 1t was while standing
in the doorway that he collapsed.
Men came to his assistance, and it
was soon learned that life was eX-
| tinct.
That William Norton, who expired
Sunday evening at a logging camp
| in the town of Birch, died as result
Of Il broken neck, was the declaration
made by Ors. Flynn and IIarkin this
afternoon. after the conclusion Of 4
post mortcm examination Of his body.
Coroner Prin conducted an inquest
in the Hager Undertaking parlors, and
| the verdict was that no evidence of
violence was shown that might cause
| his death.
It developed that Norton had had
some trouble with number of labor
ers, and il Is thought that one OF them
caused his end. Then again il may he
that his neck was broken in the fall as
J he collapsed. .-
Identity Is Not Known.
A man, Who is under arrest at Big
BAY, and who had tho little outbrcalS
with Mr.. Norton previous to his pass
ing away, will be brought To the coun-
~ jail tomorrow.
No charges have been preferred
against him, except one of common as
s1ult and battery in order that h'
might he detained until further evil
dence is learned. In view of the facts
exposed by the post mortcm, it is be-
loved that a charge Of murder will be
preferred against him.
The identity 81 the laborcr is not
known hy anyone in Marquette. II
came from Duluth. In the Zenith City
ne hired out 10 Mr. Norton 70 worl
in the woods. Soon after his arriva
hero he lcfl the camp and Mr.. Nortor
made him return to the camp TO carr
enough money to pay his railroad far
from Duluth 10 Big Bay, at least
Following the time Mr. Norton tool
possession Of his suitcase, which HI
assumed sor security. death came Il
the logger.