The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-25
MAN DIES SUDDENLY
IN ROOMING HOUSE

The dead body of Julius Johnson
also known as John Johnson, was dis
covered in a rooming house conducted
by Mrs Jennie E. Armitage at PIP
West Main street, Thursday morning
Johnson had been employed as a cook
in the Deutsches DOrf, coming here
from Milwaukee about three weeks
ago. His duties kept him up until
midnight when he went to his room
apparently feeling as well as ever.
Not reporting for work Thursday
morning at the usual hour inquiries
disclosed the fact that the man was
still in his room and the door was
| locked The police and a physician
were notified and when the door to
the mans room was opened he was
| discovered lying on the bed partly
dressed and dead. He had been dead
but a short while and had evidently
arisen and started to dress when stri-
cken. He was removed to Schmutzler
& Oestreich's undertaking parlors
where a post mortem was conducted
by Drs Haney and Nowack Death was
due to heart trouble
An inquest was held before Jusice
Schmutzler with the above result
The man had but few belongings
with him. He claimed to have con-
Quoted hotel in large Mexican city,
but was forced to leave owing to the
unsettled conditions OF the country.
He has sister living in Japan and he
possessed letters with addresses Of
persons in Milwaukee, Chicago and st.
Louis
He was about So years of age and
unmarried but letters on his person
indicated that he contemplated mar
riage a short while ago.
Inquiry by the police at Los Ange-
les, Cal, disclosed the fact that the
man had an account in bank there
in 1912. The ST. Louis inquiries proved
unavailing as to friends. The body
was taken to Jefferson for burial to
await the disposition of his sister in
Japan who is said to be wealthy.
A Chicago Story.
The following story was printed in
the Chicago American of Friday, but
it is not given credence here. The
man pawned his watch in Milwaukee
the day before he came to WatertOwn
The picture Of his intended bride is
printed with the article which fol-
lows:
Another touch Of mystery was add
ed today to the finding of the body of
Julius M. Johnson in an obscure Wa
tertown, Wis, rooming house yester-
day Johnson had been a boOkkeeper
for the Outcalt Advertising company,
sos South Dearborn street. He had
met Mrs. Gertrude Fahrenking Of 6251
Harper avenue there, and made love
to her, and won her promise to marry
him. The wedding was to have taken
place on March 81 Johnson disap-
peared March %.
Mrs. Fahrenking said last night that
her fiance had once owned a hotel in
Mexico. She feared he had been kill
ed as the result of a Mexican plot
Today she said that he had frequently
talked of the secret service. 1t was
not impossible, she declared, that he
had gone to Watertown as detective,
found employment as cook, and tried
to discover a plot against the govern
ment. Possibly he had secret infor-
nation. She would not be surprised
to learn, she said, that he had been
killed by plotters. Mrs. Fahrenking
also told Of a telegram Johnson sent
his frm-"Mexican troubles; can't
communicate"
Johnson had several thousand dol
lars in various banks and was part
owner in a st. Louis estate The cor
oner says he died of heart disease, but
there is an abrasion on his head which
cannot be accounted for