Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-08-30
MOONSHINE KILLS
HUSBAND AND FATHER
Wife and Children on Way Home
From Denmark Learn the Sad nows
on Arrival. Who is to Blame? Whe
Suffers the Most From This Mans
Death? -.s-e 49,.
(FrOm the Albert Lea Enterprise)

From the Albert Lea EnterprlSe)
A tragedy took place on a farm
seven miles northwest Of Alden, near
Freeborn, Sunday morning, which is
an unusually sad one. @s
Peter Clausen, who has resided on
the place for the past two years is
dead. He has been looking longingly
for the time when his wife and chill
dren would arrive from Denmark.
They had crossed the broad Atlantic,
are now somewhere between New
York City and Albert Lea. Any day
Mr.. Clausen was expecting them to
arrive at the farm.
About ten o'clock Sunday morning
Emil Smith, neighbor, went to the
Clausen place and not seeing anyone
around the barn, walked up to the
house and entered. He was startled
to find Clausen-lying on the bed in
paralyzed condition. He was suffering
intense pain. It is said that Smith
and others had cautioned him about
drinking moonshine and that Smith
as Clausen. lay PROSTATE. According
to reports, Clausen answered Smith
with IF I ever get over this will
Smith ran over to a neighbor and
telephoned to DR.. Butruff of Free
born. The physician came out to the
Clausen farm Immediately but the suf-
ferer was beyond help. He died short
" before noon, just before DR.. Butruf
arrived. ..-,.-, -..
No autopsy has been held, but it is
believed that the moOnshine, which
he is said to have been drinking for
several days, was the cause of his
death. Several empty bottles was
found near Mr.. Clausen and a half
gallon Of green corn moonshine was
found nearby in a, glass can.
Mr.. Clausen was about 50 years old
and is said to have been a hard work
er, was fairly we'll to do and well
liked.
Coroner Paul V. Weber was called
to the place in the afternoon. All in
dications at present are that Mr.. Clau-
sen met death from mOOnshine which
contained poison created by improper
manufacture.
The Thief River Falls Tribune COM
4 ments on the above as follows :s.3zs5age,
| Mr.. Moonshiner, stand up! This is
a sermon for YOU!
Take last look at the face of the
dead man in his coffin
He seems to have been hardwOrk-
ing, fairly prosperous farmer, we'll
thought of by his neighbors, a decent
member of the community when. not
under the influence of your product.
! He died like a dog. Not from drink
ing whiskey. He died from drinking
POISON which was sold him by. a
moonshiner-a man like yourself. The
moonshiner who sold him the stuff. is
! justs,as much murderer as if he had
sold the man arsenic or strychnine. :
Now take look at the little family
standing there beside the coffin. Note
>! the hot tears coursing down the cheeks
j of the grief-stricken mother, the pitt
full sobbing Of the little ones clinging
to her skirts. Is !. 80. -.
!. Follow, the procession to the grave
yard. Let your mind receive the in
,delible expression of hopelessness on
their. faces as the little flock turns to
leave the mound of fresh earth. -
Honestly, now, what kind Of man
are you to provide such homecom-
ing for a mother and her little ones
who have saved and shaved for years
that they might be happy in far-away
/ America land Of their dreams!
Il If this story does not grip your
heart and cause a choking sensation
in your throat, you have ceased to be
q man! a:1.'r -
You are HEARTLEssz MOON.
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