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The Columbus Journal, June 10, 1891
DIED
CEDAR--Peter Ceder of Woodville township committed suicide last Wednesday morning, by taking poison. He had been a strong drinker, a dangerous character and was so quarrelsome that his wife left him, and went to live with a married son, Louis. He had time and again threatened to kill her, but never seemed to have cultivated nerve enough until Tuesday last when he went to Genoa and filled up on whiskey and started out to kill. He fired one shot from his shot-gun, which hit his daughter-in-law in the face, arms and breast, but not necessarily fatal. Doubtless Cedar intended the shot for his wife.
He then went home, but not without a shot from his own son, but too far off for effect. The next morning he took poison as stated, and thus ended his life. Sheriff Caldwell, acting coroner, held an inquest, empanneling as a jury Wm. Irwin, Peter Peterson, Sam. Anderson, Peter Larson, Alfred Peterson and Fred. Jernberg, and their verdict was in accordance with the facts as we have stated.
He was 65 years old, and leaves a large family; he was buried Thursday.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~neplatte/vitals/vitals1891b.html
The Columbus Journal, June 10, 1891
DIED
CEDAR--Peter Ceder of Woodville township committed suicide last Wednesday morning, by taking poison. He had been a strong drinker, a dangerous character and was so quarrelsome that his wife left him, and went to live with a married son, Louis. He had time and again threatened to kill her, but never seemed to have cultivated nerve enough until Tuesday last when he went to Genoa and filled up on whiskey and started out to kill. He fired one shot from his shot-gun, which hit his daughter-in-law in the face, arms and breast, but not necessarily fatal. Doubtless Cedar intended the shot for his wife.
He then went home, but not without a shot from his own son, but too far off for effect. The next morning he took poison as stated, and thus ended his life. Sheriff Caldwell, acting coroner, held an inquest, empanneling as a jury Wm. Irwin, Peter Peterson, Sam. Anderson, Peter Larson, Alfred Peterson and Fred. Jernberg, and their verdict was in accordance with the facts as we have stated.
He was 65 years old, and leaves a large family; he was buried Thursday.
From the web site:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~neplatte/vitals/vitals1891b.html
The Columbus Journal, June 10, 1891
DIED
CEDAR--Peter Ceder of Woodville township committed suicide last Wednesday morning, by taking poison. He had been a strong drinker, a dangerous character and was so quarrelsome that his wife left him, and went to live with a married son, Louis. He had time and again threatened to kill her, but never seemed to have cultivated nerve enough until Tuesday last when he went to Genoa and filled up on whiskey and started out to kill. He fired one shot from his shot-gun, which hit his daughter-in-law in the face, arms and breast, but not necessarily fatal. Doubtless Cedar intended the shot for his wife.
He then went home, but not without a shot from his own son, but too far off for effect. The next morning he took poison as stated, and thus ended his life. Sheriff Caldwell, acting coroner, held an inquest, empanneling as a jury Wm. Irwin, Peter Peterson, Sam. Anderson, Peter Larson, Alfred Peterson and Fred. Jernberg, and their verdict was in accordance with the facts as we have stated.
He was 65 years old, and leaves a large family; he was buried Thursday.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~neplatte/vitals/vitals1891b.html
The Columbus Journal, June 10, 1891
DIED
CEDAR--Peter Ceder of Woodville township committed suicide last Wednesday morning, by taking poison. He had been a strong drinker, a dangerous character and was so quarrelsome that his wife left him, and went to live with a married son, Louis. He had time and again threatened to kill her, but never seemed to have cultivated nerve enough until Tuesday last when he went to Genoa and filled up on whiskey and started out to kill. He fired one shot from his shot-gun, which hit his daughter-in-law in the face, arms and breast, but not necessarily fatal. Doubtless Cedar intended the shot for his wife.
He then went home, but not without a shot from his own son, but too far off for effect. The next morning he took poison as stated, and thus ended his life. Sheriff Caldwell, acting coroner, held an inquest, empanneling as a jury Wm. Irwin, Peter Peterson, Sam. Anderson, Peter Larson, Alfred Peterson and Fred. Jernberg, and their verdict was in accordance with the facts as we have stated.
He was 65 years old, and leaves a large family; he was buried Thursday.
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