The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-29
HAS CEREBRAL MENINGITIS,
Physicians When They Found Man'R
Condition Was Worse Asked the Lo-
cal Officials to Seek Statement-De>I
1irium Prevents Getting Facts.

Ingov Hansen, slugged and terribly
injured near Russell, H., on Saturday
night, was declared to be near to
death at the Kenosha hospital this af-
ternoon. DR.. j. B, Spalding, who has
attended the man since he was brought
to the hospital on Sunday morning, de-
clared that his condition was such as
to offer little chance for recovery.
He declared that the end might come
at any time. Hansen had shown signs
of improvement on Tuesday afternoon
but during the night he was taken
with cerebral meningitis and this morn
ing he suffered from severe hemorr-
hayes from the brain He was deli
rious-so delirious that it was found
necessary to strap him to his bed.
Early in the day the district attor-
ney was notified of his condition and
he at once notified the states attorney
of Lake county that the condition of
Hansen was such that he could live
but short time. Accompanied by the
physician in attendance Sheriff Stahl
went to the hospital just before ten
O'Clock with a view of getting some
sort of statement from Hansen, but
his delirium was such that it was i'm
possible to gain any facts in regard
to the manner in which he met his
injuries. He did not seem to have
any appreciation of the efforts of the
sheriff and others to get statement
f his stosr
Hansen IS condition continued to
grow graYer during the day and he
appeared to be suffering great agony
The local officials have notified the
Waukegan officials that they will be
expected to take full charge of the
investigation Of the case and that they
must provide for the proper care of
Hansen in the hospital. He was in
jured in Lake county and this fact has
been shown fully to the satisfaction
of States Attorney Hanna and other
officials OF that county.
The mystery surrounding the in
juries of Hansen has not been solved.
In fact it is declared to be no nearer
solution than it was on Tuesday. It is
declared that a Miss O'Hare who re-
sides near the village of Russell, was
the young woman to whom Hansen was
paying attentions and it is admitted
that some relatives of the girl had
been bitterly opposed to the visits Of
Hansen to the O'Hare home.
"We have turned the matter over to
the officials of Lake county and they
have been fully advised as to the con-
dition of Hansen,'' said Sheriff Stahl
just before noon today. "Our infor-
nation is that Hansen can live but q
short time and we want the Lake
county officials to have every chance
Of getting any statement that he might
possibly be able to make before he
dies. I have asked that some official
of that county be sent to Kenosha to
remain with the injured man until he
shows signs of recovery or until death
comes There are a lot of people in
the neighborhood of Russell who know
something about this case and the
names of all Of these people are in the
hands of the Lake county officials. Sol
far as I know no warrants have BEEN
issued for any of them, but it is inn.
probable that any warrants would be
sent to us in Kenosha as all Of the
people connected with the case are
residents Of Illinois,