The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-05-27
CANON VISITOR
DIES SUDDENLY
AT GREELEY THRU
BATTLING Cause
Ivan DeWald, Guest of Y. M.
c. A. Secretary Jones, Meets
Strange Fate After Leaving
Here.

recently instructor in manual train
ing department of the public school
at Eads, Colo, and who was visitor
in Canon City on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week, died in the
hospital at Greeley on Monday under
circumstances that indicate that he
may have met with foul play.
The death of Dewald has peculiar
interest to Canon City people from
rbe fact that ne was associated in
school work at Eads with w. r. Jones,
the new secretary of the local Y. NJ.
C. A. and the two men came here to-
gether in the formers automobile last
Wednesday evening. Dewald ap-
peared to be about 2S years of age,
and was very pleasant young man.
He made a number of acquaintances
during his short stay in town among
the habitues of the Y. NJ. c. A. read
ing room, where he spent most of his
time while here.
Thursday afternoon Dewald left in
his car for Colorado Springs, en- route
TO Greeley. where he intended regis
tering at the State Teachers College
for a special course of study during
sfhe summer months. Late Sunday
evening Mr. Jones received telegram
from the superintendent of the hos
-spital at Greeley saying that Dewald
was very sick there and making In
= quiry about his friends. Mr.. Jones
decided to 90 to the bedside of his
friend. and addressed the following
note to G. w. Else, boys secretary OF
the association. who found 1t on his
desk Monday morning:
4 am in receipt of telegram from
tine superintendent of the hospital at
ssreeley that Ivan Dewald, the man
who came with me from Eads. and
later went to Greeley, is in the hospi-
cal there, and I ann advised to come
at once as he is very i'll. have wired
for more information about the mat
ter, but II nothing favorable comes
before the arrival Of Rio Grande train
No. &c tonight, will start for Greeley
at that time. Dewald has no friends
r relatives nearer than Indiana. and
ak4a . constitutional weakness. with
which he was born. and which fully
rnnderstand the, dangerous nature Of
That is why, feel impefled. to go to
his bedside at Greeley. l have seen
Mr.. Drake and obtained his permis-
sion to have the meeting, of the board
of directors Of the Y. NJ. C. A. post
poned. II you find this note and find
that l am not asleep in room 2 in the
morning, please get word to, the other
members of the board"
On Monday couple of kilograms
from Greeley arrived for Mr.. Jones,
one orem from Sheriff F. N. Hall of
Weld county saying that Dewald was
dead and asking him to advise what
he knew about the injuries, that caused
2his death. He was also asked to come
Ito Greeley at once. The other mes
sage was from the Macy Undertaking
Company, and stated that Dewald was
dead and that in the autopsy held by
tthe coroner to determine its cause, 1t
was found that one of his kidneys was
crushed. AS Mr.. Jones was on his way
ITO Greeley when the messages ar
rived they were opened by the acting
secretary of the Y. NJ c. A.
On the arrival of Mr. Dewald here
last Wednesday afternoon one of his
eyes was swollen and black. but he
explained it as having resulted from
AN accident while at work in the man.
ual training shop of the Eads school
sfew DAYS previously.
Mr. Jones has not yet returned from
Greeley. but is expected in the city
ahis evening or tomorrow to take up
his Official duties at the Y. NJ. C. A.
A special to the Denver Times from
Greeley on Monday in relation to this
mysterious affair, says:
Ivan Dewald. public school teacher
at Eads. Colo, died in local hospital
early to day, following an assault
by unknown persons Two days ago
3 Canon City
Mr.. Dewald arrived in Greeley Fri
day and was apparently IN the best
OF health and spirits, according to a
.sfclerk at a hotel where he registered
Z that night. The following morning
Z he came down the stairs crying His
; face was swollen and he had two black
& eyes. He said he met with an acci.
dent, but would not give any further
information.
The clerk notified the police and
Dewald was rushed to a hospital His
b condition became worse and he con.
tinued TO remain silent as to the beat
ing. The district attorney. the sher-
in and other county officials ques-
toned him, but he stiil refused to talk.
Coroner W. H. Woods investi gated
r .fhe case. Robbery Is not believed by
-the local police MS the motive OF as
sault, MS Dewald had ncarly Sl0O. a