Phillip Rottman suffered a fatal fall from the window of a Golden, Colorado hotel. He had traveled to Colorado with one of two sons in his custody to take the remaining four children away from his wife, who had fled with them to Colorado. When questioned, she said that she had taken the children (presumably the four youngest) and left him due to cruelty.
The accident was reported as "A Fatal Fall" in the Denver Rocky Mountain News, 27 June 1885.
".... The supposition is that the window by the second bed being open admitted too much fresh cold air during the night, and the man rose to close it. He was obliged to get on the bed to close it as the bed was directly in front of the window. The window may have been hard to pull down, and the man on his knees in front of the open window may have lost his balance and fallen out. Such an accident under the circumstances would be possible with a sober man, and very probable with a man under the influence of liquor. The man's wife, who was found during the day, asserted that he was drunk Wednesday night, but the clerk of the house says that he did not notice that the man was drunk when he came to the house. But, be that as it may, it is quite probable that he fell from the window accidentally. His boy was found soundly sleeping in the room and his clothes were found together as he had probably left them when he retired. In the pockets were found a revolver and $120 in money. No inquest was held. The body was taken to Undertaker Davidson's store where it remains awaiting orders from the East.
During the day something was learned of the man. His name is Phillip Rottman and he came from Lisbon, Iowa, having arrived on the 4 o'clock train on the afternoon of the day on which he went to the Rocky Mountain House.... His wife had left him about the first of June because, as she claims, he was cruel to her.... He had told some acquaintances that he had come only for his children and not his wife. He did not want her but wanted the children.... The deceased is about 50 years of age. He had a mother living at Lisbon, Iowa who is about 75 years of age. A telegram was sent to her for orders as to what disposal should be made of the body."
His descendants do not know whether he was buried in Colorado or Iowa. Nor have we located a woman named Rottman of that age in Lisbon, IA at that time.
The accident was reported as "A Fatal Fall" in the Denver Rocky Mountain News, 27 June 1885.
".... The supposition is that the window by the second bed being open admitted too much fresh cold air during the night, and the man rose to close it. He was obliged to get on the bed to close it as the bed was directly in front of the window. The window may have been hard to pull down, and the man on his knees in front of the open window may have lost his balance and fallen out. Such an accident under the circumstances would be possible with a sober man, and very probable with a man under the influence of liquor. The man's wife, who was found during the day, asserted that he was drunk Wednesday night, but the clerk of the house says that he did not notice that the man was drunk when he came to the house. But, be that as it may, it is quite probable that he fell from the window accidentally. His boy was found soundly sleeping in the room and his clothes were found together as he had probably left them when he retired. In the pockets were found a revolver and $120 in money. No inquest was held. The body was taken to Undertaker Davidson's store where it remains awaiting orders from the East.
During the day something was learned of the man. His name is Phillip Rottman and he came from Lisbon, Iowa, having arrived on the 4 o'clock train on the afternoon of the day on which he went to the Rocky Mountain House.... His wife had left him about the first of June because, as she claims, he was cruel to her.... He had told some acquaintances that he had come only for his children and not his wife. He did not want her but wanted the children.... The deceased is about 50 years of age. He had a mother living at Lisbon, Iowa who is about 75 years of age. A telegram was sent to her for orders as to what disposal should be made of the body."
His descendants do not know whether he was buried in Colorado or Iowa. Nor have we located a woman named Rottman of that age in Lisbon, IA at that time.
Phillip Rottman suffered a fatal fall from the window of a Golden, Colorado hotel. He had traveled to Colorado with one of two sons in his custody to take the remaining four children away from his wife, who had fled with them to Colorado. When questioned, she said that she had taken the children (presumably the four youngest) and left him due to cruelty.
The accident was reported as "A Fatal Fall" in the Denver Rocky Mountain News, 27 June 1885.
".... The supposition is that the window by the second bed being open admitted too much fresh cold air during the night, and the man rose to close it. He was obliged to get on the bed to close it as the bed was directly in front of the window. The window may have been hard to pull down, and the man on his knees in front of the open window may have lost his balance and fallen out. Such an accident under the circumstances would be possible with a sober man, and very probable with a man under the influence of liquor. The man's wife, who was found during the day, asserted that he was drunk Wednesday night, but the clerk of the house says that he did not notice that the man was drunk when he came to the house. But, be that as it may, it is quite probable that he fell from the window accidentally. His boy was found soundly sleeping in the room and his clothes were found together as he had probably left them when he retired. In the pockets were found a revolver and $120 in money. No inquest was held. The body was taken to Undertaker Davidson's store where it remains awaiting orders from the East.
During the day something was learned of the man. His name is Phillip Rottman and he came from Lisbon, Iowa, having arrived on the 4 o'clock train on the afternoon of the day on which he went to the Rocky Mountain House.... His wife had left him about the first of June because, as she claims, he was cruel to her.... He had told some acquaintances that he had come only for his children and not his wife. He did not want her but wanted the children.... The deceased is about 50 years of age. He had a mother living at Lisbon, Iowa who is about 75 years of age. A telegram was sent to her for orders as to what disposal should be made of the body."
His descendants do not know whether he was buried in Colorado or Iowa. Nor have we located a woman named Rottman of that age in Lisbon, IA at that time.
The accident was reported as "A Fatal Fall" in the Denver Rocky Mountain News, 27 June 1885.
".... The supposition is that the window by the second bed being open admitted too much fresh cold air during the night, and the man rose to close it. He was obliged to get on the bed to close it as the bed was directly in front of the window. The window may have been hard to pull down, and the man on his knees in front of the open window may have lost his balance and fallen out. Such an accident under the circumstances would be possible with a sober man, and very probable with a man under the influence of liquor. The man's wife, who was found during the day, asserted that he was drunk Wednesday night, but the clerk of the house says that he did not notice that the man was drunk when he came to the house. But, be that as it may, it is quite probable that he fell from the window accidentally. His boy was found soundly sleeping in the room and his clothes were found together as he had probably left them when he retired. In the pockets were found a revolver and $120 in money. No inquest was held. The body was taken to Undertaker Davidson's store where it remains awaiting orders from the East.
During the day something was learned of the man. His name is Phillip Rottman and he came from Lisbon, Iowa, having arrived on the 4 o'clock train on the afternoon of the day on which he went to the Rocky Mountain House.... His wife had left him about the first of June because, as she claims, he was cruel to her.... He had told some acquaintances that he had come only for his children and not his wife. He did not want her but wanted the children.... The deceased is about 50 years of age. He had a mother living at Lisbon, Iowa who is about 75 years of age. A telegram was sent to her for orders as to what disposal should be made of the body."
His descendants do not know whether he was buried in Colorado or Iowa. Nor have we located a woman named Rottman of that age in Lisbon, IA at that time.
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