New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-11-10
CHARLES VOCTE]:L
FALLS TO DEATH
4 TO l.
DROPPED FROM NINTH FLOOR
WINDOW IN RADISSON
HOTEL MONDAY.
WAS VICTIM OF APoPLET1c
i, s. ssTRo|KE, IT'S THOUGHT.
FUNERAL TO-DAY.

Citizens of New Ulm were shocked,
Monday, shortly after dinner, when it
was learned that Charles Nogtel,
secretary and general manager of the
Eagle Roller Mil Co, Of this city, as
we'll as president Of the Marshall
Milling Co. of Marshall and of the
Century Milling Co. of Minneapolis,
had been instantly killed by fall
from a window on the ninth floor of
the Radisson Hotel in the latter city
at II o'clock that, forenoon. The
news. spread to all sections of the city
like wildfre and the expressions of
regret and sympathy for deceased's
family, occasioned by, the loss Of one
81 New Ilm's most influential and
popular citizens, were heard generally.
Left Here Monday Morning. i
Mr.. Vogtel- had boarded the early
morning nor "a. & st. =. train for Mime
apolis on Monday, to confer with his
son, H. G. Vogtel, acting manager of
the Century Milling Co. of that city
and with other officials of that COM
pany, as we'll as to transact other i'm
portant business matters. He was
met at the depot by his other son,
Dr. M. A. Yqgtel,s who is practicing
physician in Minneapolis, and they
rode around town in the. latter's car
until 70 or S minutes before 8 CLOCK,
when Mr.. Vogtel went to the Radissen
hotel. He told his son that he would
meet him at the mill Office at 10
o'clock, and the latter returned to his
medical duties. ID
Telephoned From Hotel. Is
Is. MI. Vogtel called up Attorney
Hjalmer Hoidale and P. A. Murphy,
secretary and general manager of the
Century Milling Co, from hisroom on
the ninth floor of the hotel, making
appointments with both gentlemen
for the meeting at the mill. Office at
10 o'clock. He also telephoned to
Assistant Secretary E. J. Hoagland
at the mill office, instructing the latter
TIC. defer action on all important bust
ness matters, pending his arrival,
especially since his son, III. G. Vogtel,
had just returned from a trip to
Chicago that. morning. Mr.. Vogtel
had considerable telephoning to do
which kept him busy in his room for
some time.
Terrible News Revealed.
At about 1890 O. clock, H. C. Vogtel
called up his father at the hotel and
was informed that the latter was just
preparing to leave for the mill office.
An hour later, when he had not as yet
arrived there, Dr.. M. A. Vogtel again
telephoned to the hotel, but could rot
| get in communicate with his father.
He called for Assistant Manager
| Shaefer, personal friend Of the de-
ceased, ito ascertain whether ME-.
Vogtel had left the hotel. Mr.
Shaefer told him that he had bad
news to impart; that his father had
fallen out of the window in his room
and had been Instantly killed.
ia Wrote Letter to Wife.
5, While in his room at the hotel, Mr..
Vogtelhad written a letter to his wife,
having addressed, sealed and stamped
t. The letter was found lying on a
table, ready to mail. In it he told
MRS. Vogtel Of bis plans to go to
Chicago, Monday evening, following
4 the conference sof !, mill officials which
he had arranged, but said that he
would telephone to her Monday after
noon, if he should decide ito make the
trip. He complained of becoming
suddenly afflicted with a peculiar
dizzy spell, which caused him to have
Trouble in breathing. and wrote. that
he had opened the window to get q
breath of fresh air, adding that the
discontinue would soon pass over and
he would again feel all right. The
handwriting of the, letter is perfectly
natural and shows no signs Of Mr..
Vogtel being anything but normal.
49,. Apoplectic Stroke, Belief.
It is believed that Mr.. Vogtel sud-
4 denly became afflicted with q stroke
Ct oplleexY either while opening the
window eagain after writing the letter
Atp his vile Or while seated ON the
window asill which is. only about a
foot from the floor, to breathe the
]! fresh outdoor sa!iH In /, this helpless
condition it is thought that he lost his
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