The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-06-25
WIN. TEICHMAN IS
DROWNED AS HE
SETS FISH NETS
Fisherman's Skif' les Found
Floating in Mississil opi, but
Body Isn't Fou,Ad.
FATHER THINKS SON
WAS SLAIN AT THEBES
ISays Lille Was Threatened by
TIVE Men-PrOsecutor to be
Asked to Investigate.

William Teichman, 20 years old. the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs August Teichman
of this city, was drowned in the Mis-
sissippi River between Cape Girardeau
and Thebes Tuesday afternoon. His
body has not been located.
The youth, who was a professional
fisherman, is supposed to have fallen
from the skiff while setting a fish MT
in the river near Thebes. The boat
was found floating about two hundred
yards from the Missouri bank by a
camper, who is living only short dis
tance below Thebes.
He said that when he reached the
skiff he found in it one net, a grab
hook, a pocket knife and Mr. Teich-
mans Jumper. When he left this city
he carried two nets, which leads to
the belief that the accident occurred
while he was setting these fish traps
and after one of them had been placed
in the river.
the tragedy was not discovered I'M
til yesterday afternoon. Young Teich-
man left this city early Tuesday morn
ing for Thebes, where he had been
catching fish for the market. He had
always made a practice Of returning
home after he had been fishing twen-
J ty-four hours.
His father expected him to reach
this city early yesterday morning, and
when he failed to arrive, the senior
Teichman concluded he had been nee
essarily delayed. But when noon came
and the youth had not been heard
from, his parents became alarmed, and
a searching party was Immediately or
ganized and started for Teichman's
fishing grounds.
In the party were John Teichman, a
brother of the drowned man; August
Teichman, father, Floyd Headrick,
brother-in-law, and George Mitchell
close friend.
They made the trip in a launch, but
found no trace of the young man by
the time they had reached the lOca-
ton where he had always placed his
nets in the river. The party then pro-
cCeded down the stream until they
came to the tent jewellers. When they
reached there, they noticed the skiff,
which Teichman had used, tied to IN"
bank. They believed the young man
had become i'll and had gone to the
camper for assistance.
August Teichman, the father, enter
ed the camp and was told by Al KIM
ball, that he had seen the boat drift
ing without a rider and had rowed out
into the stream and captured it. re
said he supposed it had broken away
from its fastening and drifted down
the river.
The runaway skiff told the tragic
story. The elder Teichman, realizing
that his son was dead, broke down and
wept piteously. But when he had been
temporarily comforted, he was induced
to make a searching trip down the
river in the nope that the body of his
son might be found.
The party followed the current and
watched where it encountered the
bank in the hope that the body might
be located in heap of underbrush, but
no trace of The body was found.
The father of the youth informed
The Tribune last night that there was
a possibility of his son having been
murdered. He said one man had
threatened his life recently and young
Teichman had quarreled with several
near the scene where he
had been accustomed TO fishing.
He will ask the authorities, he said,
to make a thorough investigation to
ascertain whether or not evidence
could be obtained to show that the
fisherman had been slain. :
A searching party will make n
search for the young mans body to-
day. The river will be dragged below
The scene where he is supposed to have
fallen or thrown from the boat.