Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-08-18
ACCIDENT
OR SUICIDE?
Karl Hansen, Contractor, Found
Shot I'm His Home Sunday
Morning

to her nome at $50 Il. Lake-av., from
church Sunday morning she found her
husband lying on bed, groaning and
rubbing his stomach, seemingly in
great pain. She Immediately tele-
phoned for DR.. Caldwell, who came
and made an examination and found
a small hole in the right temple.
Surmising that the wound might
have been made by bullet, Mrs Han
sen opened the pistol holster in which
her husband kept a pistol and found
it empty. A search was made for the
pistol and it was found after a consid-
cradle search under the bedclothes
and under Mr. Hansen.
Mr.. Hansen never regained con-
sciousness and died about three and
one-half hours after he was found on
the bed. Coroner O. B. Ellingboe was
notified of the circumstances and he
made an examination. He decided
that an inquest was unnecessary.
The wife and the parents of the de-
ceased scout the theory of suicide, rath-
er believing that death was the result
of an accident. A theory is that he
intended to use the pistol, which was
a long barreIled, % calibre weapon, in
target practice, as he had done recent
ly. This theory is strengthened from
the circumstance that he had gotten
up from his bed after his wife had
gone to church and dressed himself
and put on his shoes.
A suicide theory is based on the
alleged fact that Mr.. Hansen had fl
nancial worries; that building con-
tracts performed and under way were
not turning out financially successful
and that he stood to lose consider
able sum of money on the contracts.
But the widow does not think that was
sufficient to cause her husband to take
his own life.
Mr.. Hansen was recognized as a i
man of exceptional ability in his
chosen line of work. He had erected
three buildings at Big Falls this
spring and had the W. e. King build
ing in this city and modern hotel
building at Hawkins under way at
the time of his death. A conference
between himself and the management
of the power company at Big Falls was
to have been held Sunday afternoon.
The funeral was held from the home
of deceased's parents on e. Fourth-st.,
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. G. w. EN-
cry, of the M. e. church conducting
the religious services, burial was
made in Riverside cemetery
Veteran of World War
From Rev. Emery's remarks at the
funeral, it is learned that Karl J.
Hansen was the son of Engre and
Christina Hansen and that he was
born in Stoughton, Wis, May 3, 1883.
He spent his boyhood at Stoughton,
Chetek and Haugen and received his
education in the public schools.
When the United States entered the
World war he volunteered his services
and served with honor for more than
two years, enlisting at Omaha, Neb.
When he arrived in France he was
with CO. B., 57th Engineers.
During his service he was promoted
six times, and at the time of his dis
charge on Jan. IA, 1920, he was with
the 9Th Grand Div, T. G.
On Aug. "a, 1921, Mr. Hansen was
united in marriage with Mrs. Emily
Fiebiger. Soon after their marriage
they came to Ladysmith and Mr.. Han
sen entered the business of general
and building.
OF his immediate family, there re-
main to mourn his untimely departure
from this life, his widow and two STEP
daughters, Sylvia and Goldine Fiebig-
er, his father and mother, and one sis
ter, Mrs. O. Z. Roosas, Duluth. These
all have the deep sympathy of their
friends in their great sorrow.
Those from out of town who came
to attend the funeral were Mrs. e. G.
Woodwin, Elmyra, N. Y, aunt of the
deceased, and Mr.. and Mrs. o. T.
Roosas, Duluth. |.