Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-07-09
TR RACEDY OCCURS
NEAR Il COAL j CHUTE u
Carl Anderson Found Dead With
Throat Cut. Held To Be
a Case of Suicide.

Inc DOQy sOI Carl ANDERSON, I6uQ0r
at the Great Northern coal chute was
found Monday morning lying cold in
death off the public road by the cor
ner Of the high fence near the coal
chute. The gruesome find was made
by Ed. Patchell when on his way to
his work at the Great Northern round
house shortly before seven o'clock
Patchell at once notified the foreman
at the round house of the discovery,
and after hurried survey was made
Of the place where the dead man lay,
the coroner was notified, and DR.. J. c.
Jacobs with Chief of Police Bergeson,
went out and made an investigation.
The body was found lying on its
back in the grass near the trees. There
two big cuts in the mans throat, both
on the left side, and there were pools
OF blood on the ground. A broken
razor lay on the ground some feet
away, the handle in one place and the
blade in another. The pockets were
empty except for some small change
in the trouser pocket, and few ad-
vertising cards for a st. Paul livery
stable, in the inside pocket of his
coat. The two outside cards of the
pack bore blurred finger prints in
blood.
Undertaken Peterson was called
and the body taken to his establish
ment where more thorough exami-
nation was made of the wounds. With
hn 1f srI><
one eye and small cut in the skin
between the thumb and the forefnger
Of his right hand, there were no 9th.
er blemishes or evidence of violence
on his head or body.
Anderson worked day time at the
coal chute except on Sunday. He was
a single man and roomed above the
second hand store on Pacific Avenue.
He had been seen about his usual
haunts on Sunday and had spoken to
several people during the course of
the evening. At ten o'clock he had
taken lunch at the Delmonico Cafe
with F. M. Rief the tailor. Anderson
had seemed the same as usual, it is
said, and no one saw anything unusu-
al about his actions. At about 11:45
p. m. he had walked in company with
Alton Sperry as far as Litchfield
Avenue and Third street where they
parted, Anderson going on up Litch-
field Avenue in thy direction of the
seeas of the tragedy
On examination of his room the
next morning, it was found that his
bed had not been slept in during the
night.
There are several elements of mys-
terry about the case and much specula.
ton is rife as to how the man met his
death, by his own hand or by that of
| assailants. The general belief was
inclined toward murder, but the off.
GERS who have worked on the case and
have the best opportunity to know the
facts as they present themselves, are
| quite satisfied that it is case Of sui
eide, and the coroner has deemed no
inquest necessary.
There is one thing that has not yet
been found out-what became of $52..
90 Anderson received for a check he
cashed at Maloney's place Saturday
evening. The finger marks on the cards
in his inside coat pocket, also is a
thing that lends itself to much specu
lation.
| AS Aul1 uduo VI lu0 ueCcdS0u Was
Carl Hildor Anderson. He was born
in Dalsland, Sweden, on the 9th day
Of January, 1882. His father died
when Carl was little child. His
mother, who is now Mrs. O. N. Re
deem, lives near Stockholm, S. D. A
sister, Mrs. Carl Baklund, lives al
Watertown S.. D., and another sister
Mrs. Olga Sophker, resides at Twi1
Brook, S. D. His brother, August An
derson, is sheriff at Bend, Oregon.
Anderson came to Willmar thre,
or four years ago, and has worked a
various jobs in and about Willmar. HI
was of quiet and good natured dis
position. Among his possessions a
his room, was found life insuranc
policy for $1,000 in favor of his sistel
Olga Anderson, now Mrs. Sophker.