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Inquest held at Miles, May 8, 1898, on the body of Carl Hausen, who came to his death by accidentally falling from his buggy. Jurors, Henry Dunn, T. H. Pearson, O. B. Prior ; Oscar M. Ide, coroner.
Inquest held at the home of Bridget McCarthy, in Butler township, November 12, 1878, on the body of John Turner, who came to his death from blows and wounds inflicted by a club and sharp knife like instrument, in the hands of some person. Believed the same was inflicted feloniously by the hand of Matthew
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Sewell. Jurors, P. Dunavon, R. Williams, M. J. Donavon; J. Keith, justice of the peace.
Inquest May 10, 1898, held in Sabula on the body of an unknown man sup- posed to be Yeager of Clinton, Iowa, believed to have come to his death by an electrical shock, during thunder storm. Jurors, John Cotton, Dan Callihan, L. A. Haynes ; Ide, coroner.
Inquest held in Sabula, May 20, 1898, on body of Mrs. John Nagel, who came to her death on or before the 5th of March, 1898, by voluntarily walking off the ice into an air hole in the Mississippi River. Jurors, F. H. Wulff, Chris Christensen, J. D. Smith; Ide, coroner.
Inquest held in Preston, December 6, 1897, on body of E. W. Reed. Came to his death December 6, 1897, at 4 p. m. by gunshot fired by his own hand, whether accidental, or intentional jury could not say. Edson Griggs, A. B. Grubb, A. J. Russell; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Sabula on the 17th, of Sabula, 1877, on body of unknown child; came to its death at the hands of some person or persons to the jury un- known. Horace Lawrence, August Bernard, Ferdinand Fritz; J. G. Sugg, justice of the peace.
Inquest held at Sabula, December 13, 1878, upon the body of Edward W. Said. His wife and daughter came to their deaths accidentally by drowning, having walked through the ice in the slough in section 36, Iowa township, on the 12th day of December, 1878. Jurors, N. C. White, George Canfield, J. J. Gray ; J. G. Sugg, justice of the peace.
Inquest at Bellevue, April 17, 1880, on the body of Henry Basil; came to his death by injuries sustained on the 16th day of April, 1880, at the town of Cascade, while attempting to couple a car to a locomotive of the C. B. & W. held to be an unavoidable accident. Samuel Marsdon, Norris P. Wilson, R. C. Ross ; W. A. Warren, acting coroner.
Inquest held at Maquoketa township, February 10, 1880, on the body of John Wenzel, who came to his death by hanging, supposed to have been by his own hands. J. Y. Buchanan, E. B. Roy, C. H. Haskel; A. S. Carnahan, coroner.
Inquest held March 25, 1881, on body of Henry Frinke, in Washington township; came to his death by hanging. Jurors, James Hopper, Frank Brown, William Eggers; Henry Haggedon, acting coroner.
Inquest was held at Simon Kemmer's residence, Otter Creek township, May 25, 1880, upon the body of Peter Ebers. Came to his death by the construction train of the C. B. & W. Railway running over him on the 24th day of May, 1880, causing instant death, near the residence of Mrs. Ellen McCarthy in Otter Creek township ; held an unavoidable accident. William Simpson, Patrick Gaynor, John C. Leffert; James Courtney, justice of the peace.
Inquest on body of John Lincoln, March 15, 1878; body found floating in Mississippi River, March 13, 1878, came to his death by accidentally drowning while attempting to cross the Mississippi River on the ice after dark from Savan- na to Sabula. J. G. Sugg, acting coroner.
Inquest held at Maquoketa, August 4, 1871, on the body supposed to be William Madden, who came to his death on the night of August 3, 1871, in a privy on South Main street, owned by William Skinner, by strangulation between the door, seat and side occasioned by falling in said position while in a state of in- toxication. The jurors were A. J. McPeak, G. W. House and M. Littell; A. J. House, justice of the peace.
Inquest held April 9, 1876, on the body of Louis Zimmer ; came to his death by his own hand in that he hung himself with a rope and the jurors were W. R. Pitman, Wm. M. Amos, T. A. Hanover ; T. J. Allen, justice of the peace.
Inquest held at Sabula, August 31, 1873, on the body of an unknown man who came to his death in the cell of the town jail in Sabula, by strangulation during the night of August 2, 1873, by his own hands, placing a leather strap that he used as a belt around his neck and tying the other end to the cell door and in this
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manner choking himself to death. Jurors, Ira B. Overholt, G. W. Confare, H. J. Ceney; J. G. Sugg, justice of the peace.
Inquest held at the house of Gabriel Thompson in Otter Creek township, June 13, 1876, upon the body and bones of a person to the jury unknown. Jurors un- able to say how said person came to his death but in their opinion by unlawful means. Thomas J. Said, Daniel Wagoner, Peter Weiland ; J. W. Eckles, coroner.
Inquest held at Sabula, December 18, 1880, upon the body of Albert Burgess ; came to his death by reason of a wound upon him feloniously made by one Louis- ville Jack at Union township, September 18, 1880. John Esmay, R. A. Schroeder, Isaac D. Moss; J. G. Sugg, justice of the peace.
Inquest held May 27, 1876, near Maquoketa on the body of D. L. Southwick. Came to his death by a pistol shot from a pistol in the hands of Mrs. Humburtson. Act was in self defense and justifiable under the circumstances. W. M. Stephens, W. J. Sutton, Wm. E. Wood, jurors; S. S. German, justice of the peace.
Inquest held at or near Dunham's Ferry, January 1, 1880, on the body of George Reynolds; found that he came to his death by falling from a cliff of rock about fifty feet in height, breaking his neck and otherwise bruising his person and not by means of any violence. A. Alexander, George Edleman, J. Levan ; James Dunham, justice of the peace.
Inquest held at Bellevue, February 12, 1900, on the body of Leopold Sprank. Came to his death by reason of being crushed under timbers by wagon overturning on public highway and the same was the result of accident and was not felonious. Jurors, L. Bittner, Mike Hipchen, William Keil; J. C. Dennison, justice of the peace.
Inquest held at Maquoketa April 19, 1885, on the body of Abraham Ast. Came to his death at his home in Maquoketa at about 5 a. m. April 19, 1885, death caused by paralysis of the heart from the evidence given. M. N. Trumbo, R. L. Blesh, G. H. Kimbal ; D. N. Loose, coroner.
Inquest held at Sabula, May 14, 1886, on the body of Jens Holm. Came to his death by being struck by the engine of a passenger train, No. I, on the Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, Thursday evening, May 13, 1886, at about 6:05 p. m., at what is know as the "Bluff Crossing." No blame attached to com- pany. Jurors, Thomas Lambert, J. S. Kimbal, S. Marsden ; O. C. Hollister, cor- oner.
Inquest held at house of James Ryan, April 23, 1884, on the body of Patrick Schields, who came to his death by accidental drowning, being enfeebled by old age, April 21, 1884. Jurors, J. B. Lambe, James Dunne, Thos. J. Lambe ; D. N. Loose, coroner.
Inquest held at Bellevue, April 21, 1885, upon the body of Charles Ottoway, who came to his death about 4 a. m., April 21, 1885, caused by being struck by a passenger train on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, while trying to get aboard said train near Green Island; no fault of railway. Jurors, Russell R. Farrell, E. Cain, Henry Bower ; D. N. Loose, coroner.
Inquest on body of unknown negro floater found under log raft being towed by steamer "Tenbroeck," at Sabula, August 30, 1886; body badly decomposed ; nothing on body to show name. Thomas Lambert, justice of the peace; O. C. Hollister, coroner.
Inquest held at Decker House, Maquoketa, April 9, 1885, on the body of Theodore Tracy ; death caused by heart disease about 10 p. m., April 8, 1885, in his room at Decker House, according to evidence. Jurors, W. K. Williams, V. Jacobsen, George Cooper; D. N. Loose, coroner.
Inquest by Coroner D. N. Loose at Otter Creek, on body of Michael McNally ; found dead in his bed at James Hickson's about 6:30 a. m., morning of Novem- ber 16, 1885. No jury. No known cause of death. D. N. Loose, coroner.
Inquest held in Jackson township, September 13, 1886, on body of Peter Shickle ; came to his death by hanging by means of a rope of the thickness of three-eighths of an inch, adjusted about his neck with his own hands, in his barn
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on the 9th day of September, 1886. Jurors, Russell R. Farrell, Peter Stoent- gen, N. Evans ; O. C. Hollister, coroner.
Inquest at Bellevue, October 28, 1886, on the body of an unknown person; finding of jurors that deceased came to his death by accidental drowning off the "Mary Morton" steamer at Bellevue, October 17, 1886. Jurors, Dan. J. Jonas, Charles Mckinley, J. P. Roche ; O. C. Hollister, coroner.
Inquest on April 4, 1886, on the body of E. W. Seamonds ; came to his death by a gunshot fired by his own hand by placing the muzzle of said gun in his mouth and firing it off, tearing a way through his head. Jurors, F. F. Mc -- , Henry Barrett, J. O. Wentworth; J. Y. Buchanan, justice of the peace.
Inquest held at J. W. Mccullough's house, May 5, 1886, on the body of Kate Cavin; came to her death by a pistol shot fired by her own hand. Jurors, J. Mitchell, J. H. Sinkey, Fred Kelsoll; Wm. Bradley, justice of the peace.
Inquest held at Bellevue, April 26, 1885, on the body of Wm. Horan; came to his death at Bellevue, April 25, 1885, by a pistol ball fired by David Seely with felonious intent. Jurors, Wm. Keister, W. S. Johnson, J. L. Canan; D. N. Loose, coroner.
Inquest held in Perry township, June 25, 1883, on the body of Philip Demuth ; came to his death by his own hand by hanging and that the deed was committed on June 24, 1883. Jurors, F. E. Smith, N. D. Butterworth, N. E. Butterworth ; D. N. Loose, coroner.
Inquest held in Bellevue township, June 7, 1884, upon the body of William Hock; came to his death by drowning in the Mississippi River. Jurors, Henry Bower, John Bonn, E. H. Porter ; D. N. Loose, coroner.
Inquest held August 29, 1885, on the body of Henry Klockenwether ; came to his death on August 25, 1885, at about 6 o'clock in the evening by hanging himself with a rope in the stable and possibly accidentally. Jurors, J. M. Fitz- gerald, W. K. Burkett, W. M. Sisler; J. Y. Buchanan, justice of the peace.
Inquest held in Bellevue township, August 21, 1884, upon the body of Henry Millenthorp, Jr .; came to his death by a revolver shot from his own hand, he being partially deranged. Jurors, B. P. Dickson, James J. Campbell, Jonas W. Bell; D. N. Loose, coroner.
Inquest held in Van Buren, March 11, 1883, upon the body . of Frederic Kuntze ; came to his death by drowning while in a state of intoxication. Jurors, L. Brohite, Z. DeGroat, A. L. Bartholeum; D. N. Loose, coroner.
Inquest held at Bellevue, December 7, 1886, upon the body of Tink Long, who came to his death by pneumonia complicated by blood poisoning and exhaus- tion from hemorrhages superinduced by a gunshot wound in the calf of the right leg, said wound being caused by a gun in the hands of Henry Richner, on the IIth day of March, 1886, while engaged in a street altercation. Jurors, W. O. Evans, W. M. Keister, Nicholas Altfilish; O. C. Hollister, coroner.
Inquest held at Maquoketa, December 1, 1884, on the body of Peter Von Eschen ; came to his death on the morning of December 1, 1884, from an overdose of laudanum administered by his own hand while temporarily insane from ef- fects of intoxicating liquor. Jurors, J. P. Currier, T. Hench, M. N. Trumbo ; D. N. Loose, coroner.
Inquest held at Bellevue on body of Adam J. Schmink, came to his death by a gunshot wound inflicted by his own hands at Bellevue on the evening of Mon- day, May 24, 1897. Jurors, A. Brandt, W. J. Day, N. C. Rabb; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Preston, July 15, 1883, upon the body of Mrs. John Scherber ; came to her death on Wednesday, July II, 1883, by throwing herself on the track of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, one and one half miles out of Preston in front of a freight train; her object was suicide; railroad company exonerated. Jurors, James Farley, P. E. Fuller, A. J. Riley ; D. N. Loose, coroner.
Inquest held at Andrew, October 6, 1897, on body of Andrew Sheehan; came to his death by strangulation by means of a rope, same being fastened around
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his neck by his own hand. Jurors, John Jensen, George Coffey, Jonas Coffey ; M. J. Nelson, justice of the peace.
Inquest held at Gordon's Ferry, June 6, 1888, on the body of an unknown man about sixty years old, found dead two miles north of St. Donatus. Had two nickels, a knife, and shoemaker's awl in pockets; not identified; probably came to death by freezing. Jurors, Albert Frerichs, Johan Sihent, John H. Felder- man; O. C. Hollister, coroner.
Inquest held at Monmouth, August 16, 1889, upon the body of Chas. Challand, M. D .; came to his death on August 16, 1889, by supposed paralysis of the heart ; fell dead on street of Monmouth. Jurors, G. E. Kegley, John Streets, Geo. Sokol ; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Sabula, March 5, 1887, upon the body of Ira I. Holtin ; came to his death by slipping from the top of a car which was icy at the time; said car being on a wild train east on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway; no blame attached to company. Jurors, James H. Cottrell, S. E. Long, W. F. Jacobs ; Samuel Marsden, justice of the peace.
Inquest held at Preston, May 17, 1887, upon the body of Michael Schartz ; came to his death by hanging at his own hands. Jurors, Hugh Jenkins, Jacob Forret, F. G. Bronson ; O. C. Hollister, coroner.
Inquest held at Bellevue, December 15, 1887, upon the body of Chas. Geunter ; came to his death by being thrown from his wagon from Mill Creek bridge on the west side of said bridge, alighting on a large rock and fracturing his skull which caused instant death. Jurors, Myron Collins, John Bonn, Louis Bittner ; O. C. Hollister, coroner.
Inquest held 'April 23, 1888, upon the body of John Hodowal, who came to his death by a gunshot wound in his breast by his own hand. Jurors, Horace W. Pickett, C. W. Gibson, A. S. Chase; Abner Hunt, justice of the peace, acting coroner.
Inquest held September 12, 1890, upon the body of Lawrence Russell ; came to his death, September 12, 1890, by his own hands, hanging himself with a rope around his neck. Jurors, Charles Wendell, William Jones, C. S. Small; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Maquoketa, June 15, 1890, upon the body of Geo. Parkinson, found hanging by a rope in the old stonehouse three miles west of Maquoketa on the old Halley farm; came to his death on the night of June 14th, between the hours of 6 o'clock p. m., and 9 o'clock a. m., morning, June 15, 1890, by his own hands by hanging himself by the neck. Jurors, Chas. M. Dunbar, P. D. Griggs, M. N. Trumbo ; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Miles on May 12, 1890, upon the body of Belle Crawford ; came to her death by a dose of strychnine administered by her own hands with suicidal intent. Jurors, J. W. Miles, J. L. Davis, John Heberling ; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Slaterville, March 8, 1890, upon the body of Jessie Miller, young woman found dead in river ; came to her death by drowning and that said drowning was accidental. Jurors, Thos. Lambert, B. Bedford, A. E. McDole; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at I. B. Smith's January 6, 1890, upon the body of John Van Schaick; came to his death on or before January 6, 1890, by being exposed to cold and froze to death. Jurors, S. H. Bowman, Pat Kane, J. A. Bowman ; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Maquoketa, July 20, 1892, upon the body of John Murray ; came to his death from excessive heat on July 19, 1892. Jurors, G. B. Heustis, C. N. Polmroer, J. C. Crane; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Bellevue, April 22, 1892, upon the body of a person unknown found between the logs of a raft being towed by steamer "W. J. Young" between Dubuque and Bellevue; came to his death in a way and manner unknown to jury.
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Jurors, John Ellinghouse, Lee Coy, E. A. Roberts; Russell Farrell, justice of the peace, acting coroner.
Inquest held at Green Island, July 16, 1889, upon the body of Joseph Freundt ; came to his death on July 15, 1889, at 10 p. m., by accident about three miles east of Green Island, being run over by train of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway ; no blame was attached to employes of the train which killed him. Jur- ors, Frank Fasdick, A. E. McDole; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Louisville, June 14, 1889, upon the body of F. Wagner ; came to his death about June 18, 1889, about 10 or 12 p. m., in Mississippi River by acci- dental drowning. Jurors, E. H. Tabhott, G. V. Spring, Chas. Bartlett; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Alonzo Brewster's May 1, 1889, on the body of Clarinda Bently ; came to her death by poison from strychnine administered by her own hand. Jurors, Daniel Stephens, A. J. Russell, J. Cornelius ; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Green Island, October 22, 1889, upon the body of an unknown man; came to his death on or about the 19th day of October, 1889, by accident while walking along the track of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway ; supposed to have been killed by a train accidentally. Jurors, N. J. Shumesh, George Lingle, E. M. May ; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest at Sabula, December 7, 1889, upon body of Edward Dick; came to his death about 4 a. m., December 7, 1889, from injuries received while boarding a moving train on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway ; company held not responsible. Jurors, Chas. Beatty, Royal Oake, B. McNally; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Maquoketa October 12, 1891, upon the body of M. Nelson ; came to his death by poison, administered by his own hand. Jurors, D. F. House, A. W. Hyde, W. E. Black; James Ralston, justice of peace.
Inquest held at Maquoketa May 8, 1893, on the body of Andrew Bertleson ; came to his death on May 7, 1893, about 10 o'clock p. m. by accidental drowning in the wheel pit of the Rockville mill. Jurors, R. M. Jamison, Fred Gurius, C. L. Clary ; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Gordon's Ferry January 1, 1891, on the body of an unknown man ; came to his death on or about December 30, 1890; was killed by a train of cars on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway ; no blame attached to company nor anyone else; premeditated suicide. Jurors, W. H. Simpson, Hugh McGuire, W. G. Shenk; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Sabula December 31, 1890, upon an unknown person, who came to his death by being struck and run over by a freight train on the Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway track near Sabula Junction, at about 7:15 p. m. December 3, 1890 ; from papers found upon his person believed to have been William C. Holden and his home at Mansfield, Pennsylvania; thought he ran across the depot and ran in front of the engine of his own free will and account, with the intention of committing suicide ; no blame attached to rail- way company nor employes on train. Jurors, Thos. Lambert, N. C. White, W. E. Long ; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held in Van Buren township July 29, 1891, on the body of Randolph Scheder ; came to his death on or about July 20, 1891, from a wound produced by a bullet from a pistol discharged by his own hands. Jurors, Bradley Hunter, B. Delphus, Henry Bush; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Smith's Ferry June 12, 1891, upon the body of Michael Col- lins; came to his death by drowning in the Mississippi River. Jurors, W. M. Keister, J. P. Roche, John C. Murphy ; R. R. Farrell, justice of the peace.
Inquest at Preston February 18, 1892, upon the body of Fred B. Jacobson ; came to his death by throwing himself in front of a train drawn by engine No. 718; Kiley, engineer ; trainmen exonerated from all blame. Jurors, H. Kuk- kuck, C. F. Bemis, F. F. Elliott ; C. W. Miller, coroner.
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Inquest held May 1, 1889, on the body of Nick Wier, Jr .; came to his death about midnight April 30, 1889; suicided by shooting himself in head with a pistol by his own hands. Jurors, John H. -- , John Robinson, Albert Smith ; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held March 3, 1889, upon the body of Mary Siler; came to her death about 3 or 4 p. m. March 7, 1889, by accidental drowning in Brush Creek, about three miles from Andrew. Jurors, E. E. McComb, B. F. Manning, F. J. Teb- bins ; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held in Perry township October 22, 1888, on the body of George Schultz ; came to his death by heart disease. Jurors, John Downing, C. R. Bell, Tebbo Tebbins ; Allen Palmer, justice of peace.
Inquest held at Green Island upon the body of George Sible, who came to his death on or about February 27, 1893, at 4 o'clock a. m. by being killed accidentally by a train on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway; no blame attached to trainmen. Jurors, Wm. McVey, Aug. Brinker, M. H. O'Meal; C. W. Miller, coroner.
Inquest held at Baldwin, December 20, 1908, upon the body of Winchel Kubert; came to his death as the result of heart failure. Jurors, Geo. E. Wyrick, Wm. F. Hale, Ralph Wicker ; J. F. Ritter, coroner.
Inquest held at Spragueville December 16, 1908, upon the body of Joseph Requesst ; came to his death as the result of an injury to the head, probably by falling or being thrown from a moving train. Jurors, Geo. Edleman, Wm. Blossfield, Charles E. Pankow ; J. F. Ritter, coroner.
Inquest held at Andrew June 18, 1908, upon the body of Alfred Snyder, who came to his death by his own act, the same being done by a shot gun June 18, 1908, about 5 o'clock p. m. Jurors, Osborn Sampson, Harvey Sisler, Geo. W. Gibson ; Dr. S. M. Littlefield, acting coroner.
Inquest held at Sabula February 5, 1907, on the body of Emanuel Knowles ; came to his death at about 8:45 p. m. February 4, 1907, as a result of paralysis. Jurors, F. O. White, John Coleman, R. Lynch ; J. F. Ritter, coroner.
Inquest held at Bellevue November 20, 1907, upon the body of Dr. C. P. Meuller ; came to his death by falling face downward in a gutter while in an intoxicated condition, causing suffocation. Jurors, Andrew Reistroffer, Willie O'Conner, Lawrence E. Alber ; Jos. Becker, justice of peace.
Inquest held at Bellevue December 28, 1907, upon the body of Oscar Put- man ; came to his death by injuries from unknown cause while returning from Green Island to his home at Bellevue on and along the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway right of way between the hours of II o'clock in the evening of December 24, 1907, and 6 o'clock in the morning of the following day; Jur- ors, Sam Campbell, Thomas Sweeney, D. H. Huntoon; Jos. Beck, justice of peace.
Inquest held at Maquoketa August 4, 1909, on body of O. F. Allmon, who met death on telephone pole on Main street; came to his death by coming in contact with wires charged with electricity in attempting to make connection of said wires, deceased knowing at the time the dangers attending such effort and that said wires were so charged. Jurors, O. McCaffrey, C. W. Farr, A. L. Broxam ; James Ristine, justice of peace.
Inquest held at Bellevue May 12, 1909, on the body of William Boynton ; came to his death by falling from a moving train or trains between the hours of 9:30 p. m. May II, 1909, and 6 a. m. May 12, 1909. Jurors, J. H. Guyer, Matt Pinnell, J. C. Dennison ; J. O. Ristine, coroner.
Inquest held in Brandon township, May 23, 1909, on the body of Dale Shirte'; came to his death by a shot gun being accidentally discharged in the hands of his brother, Harlen Shirte. Jurors, A. S. Hershberger, L. B. Carson, Riley Stower ; James Ristine, coroner.
Inquest held at Green Island, March 26, 1909, on body of stranger supposed to be Albert Freezinger, of East Dubuque, Illinois ; was about forty years old ;
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thought to be of German descent, well dressed; was found in Mississippi River at mouth of Maquoketa River; concluded that it was accidental drowning or some other cause unknown to jury. Jurors, Evans Smith, W. H. Keister, Jake Page- man ; John Collough, acting coroner.
Inquest held at Green Island, August 12, 1909, on body of William Hatter ; came to death by natural cause, or cause unknown to jury. Jurors, Louis H. Krabbenhoft, George W. Smithson, William F. Burns; John Colloughan, acting coroner.
Inquest held in Brandon township, August 8, 1909, on the body of Eli Ed- wards ; came to his death by accidental drowning in deep water in the north fork of the Maquoketa River. Jurors, Asa D. Edwards, Louis Said, Will Conley ; James Ristine, coroner.
Inquest held at Maquoketa, evening of the IIth day of May, 1909, on the body of Charles Rich, found dead on his father's grave in Maquoketa cemetery, came to his death by a shot from a pistol fired by his own hand. Jurors, W. C. Gregory, Geo. L. Mitchell, J. W. Ellis ; James O. Ristine, coroner.
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