The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09
CRIMINAL
Was Treatment Of CeIiRa Boy
at Jackson, Mich.
Skull Crushed, Doctor Calls II Delir-
ium Tremens and Lad Is Left
20 Miserable Death
jackson, Mich. Citizen Pressl

Quite a shocking affair came to
light Saturday morning with the
death of Timothy Grimm, the young
man reported as Tim Graham, injur-
ed in a fall from a street car near
the corner OF Cooper and North
streets Friday evening. He died in
the cell block at police headquarters
Saturday about $50 a. m, and a post
mortem disclosed two fractures of the
skull, one extending from a point
near the forehead to the back side
OF the head, and another extending
crosswise at the back of the head.
This injury was declared to be the
cause of death.
When the man was brought to the
police station at $50 Friday night
he was able TO stand, but appeared to
be considerably dazed Lieut.. Behan
understood from him that his name
was Graham, but couldn't get any in
formation from him as to his first
name. Patrolmen Wilson and Hall,
who had brought him there in the
police patrol searched him and found
E1 cents in money on him. The lieu
tenant tried to get City Physician
Dengler over the telephone, but was
unable to locate him. An inspector
for the street car company called DR..
Edwards, the company sergeon and
he responded within a few minutes.
About $3.50 he called to see the fell
low again, but didn't consider him in
such condition as to have him remov-
ed to the hospital. 1t was suspected
the man had been drinking. Satur-
Cay morning he was discovered crawl
ing around the cell block attired in
only his undcrclothes and with shoes
and stockings Off The officers
thought he had delirium tremens, and
removed him to the back cell. When
they took hold of him he stiffened.
They laid a blanket on the floor, put
him on It, and again called DR.. Ed
wards. The latter came over, exam
ined him, remarked that his pulse
was strong and that he was sweat
ing, which he said was a good indi-
cation that he would probably work
himself out of the delirium. The
doctor had not been gone, however,
more than five minutes before the
man had died.
Coroner Tibbetts was notified, and
an investigation disclosed that the
deceased was Timothy Grimm, who
for several months up to Friday night
lad been employed at the Frost Gear |
plant and was brother Of
R. w Grimm, a keeper at the prison,
who lives in the north terrace on
Cooper street, and that the deceased |
resided there with this brother.
AS soon as relatives were communi-
Gated with the body was removed to
Desnoyer's undertaking rooms, and |
Mr. Tibbetts ordered a post mortem
held. He called Drs. Myers and
and it was found there was
4 fractured skull. DR.. Edwards and
DR.. Parnall were also present when
he examination was made. 1t was
such a fracture that led them to be-
ieve it was not caused by a fall, but
.HdL ne udu DGGu oil uCh ONCl bhO
mead. IL was their opinion that he
Mas injured before he got off the car
md probably before he got on the
,ar. They said the hemorrhage had
,een external instead of internal and
his accounted for consciousness as
Enabled him to walk. 1t had been
'eported to them at that time, how
,ver, that this man was sick to his
stomach and vomited in the car be-
ore he fell off.
Further investigation disclosed
hat the man showed no sign of sick
less while on the car previous to this
Lccident. He sat in seat with Fred
4uttrell, 526 Cross street. Mr.. Lut-
rell says they talked some together
md that he didn't discover anything
wrong about the fellow or that he
lad been drinking; but suddenly, as
he car was approaching North street
n Cooper, Mr.. Grimm jumped up,
lurried to the front vestibule door
nd without waiting for the motor
nan to open the door or for the car
0 stop, he grabbed hold of the lever
nd swinging the door open himself
umped to the ground