FELL FROM A WINDOW
W.M. LETT ACCIDENTALLY KILLED AT MONROE CITY
No One Saw Him Fall But It Is Believed To Have Been Accidental - Was Intoxicated at the Time
Special to the Commercial,
MONROE CITY, Ind., Sept. 26 - William Lett, a blacksmith, fell from a second story window last night, at his home in this town, while intoxicated, and died a few hours later.
No one saw him fall and it is not positively known whether he fell out accidentally, or that he jumped out in his delirium or that he intended to commit suicide. It is generally believed, however, that he went to the window to call to some neighbor, and as he leaned out fell to the ground, a distance of about twelve feet.
His little daughter, about twelve years old, was the first to miss him and to discover him lying insensible in the yard. She gave the alarm, and Wm. Edwards, a near neighbor, was the first to reach the injured man.
Mr. Lett was insensible and never regained consciousness.
Dr. Goldman was called. He found that Mr. Lett had fallen on the left side of his head and produced a cerebral hemorrhage.
The deceased was 64 years old. By trade he was a blacksmith and was an industrious man. But for the past two weeks had been on a protracted spree.
Last night he went home where he had an attack of delerium termons and spend several hours fighting imaginary Indians. He thought that the Indians had surrounded the house and he dashed water out on them to drown them, as he thought.
Whether he thought he was rushing out after the Indians, or that they were after him and leaped out to escape from the imaginary foes is not known.
Mr. Edwards said that on previous occasions Mr. Lett had looked out of the window and called to him, when intoxicated. It is possible that Mr. Lett leaned out of the window to tell Mr. Edwards something.
The injured man never regained consciousness. He lived several hours after the fall before he died.
The deceased was a widower and lived in the second story of the building, with his little daughter, who had gone downstairs to spend the night with the family which occupies the lower part of the house. This she was accustomed to do when her father was drinking.
Mr. Lett also leaves two grown children, a son and daughter, who live in Daviess county.
The funeral will occur Friday afternoon. The remains will be taken to Wheatland for interment.
Vincennes Commercial, Wednesday, September 27th, 1899, Page 2
W.M. LETT ACCIDENTALLY KILLED AT MONROE CITY
No One Saw Him Fall But It Is Believed To Have Been Accidental - Was Intoxicated at the Time
Special to the Commercial,
MONROE CITY, Ind., Sept. 26 - William Lett, a blacksmith, fell from a second story window last night, at his home in this town, while intoxicated, and died a few hours later.
No one saw him fall and it is not positively known whether he fell out accidentally, or that he jumped out in his delirium or that he intended to commit suicide. It is generally believed, however, that he went to the window to call to some neighbor, and as he leaned out fell to the ground, a distance of about twelve feet.
His little daughter, about twelve years old, was the first to miss him and to discover him lying insensible in the yard. She gave the alarm, and Wm. Edwards, a near neighbor, was the first to reach the injured man.
Mr. Lett was insensible and never regained consciousness.
Dr. Goldman was called. He found that Mr. Lett had fallen on the left side of his head and produced a cerebral hemorrhage.
The deceased was 64 years old. By trade he was a blacksmith and was an industrious man. But for the past two weeks had been on a protracted spree.
Last night he went home where he had an attack of delerium termons and spend several hours fighting imaginary Indians. He thought that the Indians had surrounded the house and he dashed water out on them to drown them, as he thought.
Whether he thought he was rushing out after the Indians, or that they were after him and leaped out to escape from the imaginary foes is not known.
Mr. Edwards said that on previous occasions Mr. Lett had looked out of the window and called to him, when intoxicated. It is possible that Mr. Lett leaned out of the window to tell Mr. Edwards something.
The injured man never regained consciousness. He lived several hours after the fall before he died.
The deceased was a widower and lived in the second story of the building, with his little daughter, who had gone downstairs to spend the night with the family which occupies the lower part of the house. This she was accustomed to do when her father was drinking.
Mr. Lett also leaves two grown children, a son and daughter, who live in Daviess county.
The funeral will occur Friday afternoon. The remains will be taken to Wheatland for interment.
Vincennes Commercial, Wednesday, September 27th, 1899, Page 2
FELL FROM A WINDOW
W.M. LETT ACCIDENTALLY KILLED AT MONROE CITY
No One Saw Him Fall But It Is Believed To Have Been Accidental - Was Intoxicated at the Time
Special to the Commercial,
MONROE CITY, Ind., Sept. 26 - William Lett, a blacksmith, fell from a second story window last night, at his home in this town, while intoxicated, and died a few hours later.
No one saw him fall and it is not positively known whether he fell out accidentally, or that he jumped out in his delirium or that he intended to commit suicide. It is generally believed, however, that he went to the window to call to some neighbor, and as he leaned out fell to the ground, a distance of about twelve feet.
His little daughter, about twelve years old, was the first to miss him and to discover him lying insensible in the yard. She gave the alarm, and Wm. Edwards, a near neighbor, was the first to reach the injured man.
Mr. Lett was insensible and never regained consciousness.
Dr. Goldman was called. He found that Mr. Lett had fallen on the left side of his head and produced a cerebral hemorrhage.
The deceased was 64 years old. By trade he was a blacksmith and was an industrious man. But for the past two weeks had been on a protracted spree.
Last night he went home where he had an attack of delerium termons and spend several hours fighting imaginary Indians. He thought that the Indians had surrounded the house and he dashed water out on them to drown them, as he thought.
Whether he thought he was rushing out after the Indians, or that they were after him and leaped out to escape from the imaginary foes is not known.
Mr. Edwards said that on previous occasions Mr. Lett had looked out of the window and called to him, when intoxicated. It is possible that Mr. Lett leaned out of the window to tell Mr. Edwards something.
The injured man never regained consciousness. He lived several hours after the fall before he died.
The deceased was a widower and lived in the second story of the building, with his little daughter, who had gone downstairs to spend the night with the family which occupies the lower part of the house. This she was accustomed to do when her father was drinking.
Mr. Lett also leaves two grown children, a son and daughter, who live in Daviess county.
The funeral will occur Friday afternoon. The remains will be taken to Wheatland for interment.
Vincennes Commercial, Wednesday, September 27th, 1899, Page 2
W.M. LETT ACCIDENTALLY KILLED AT MONROE CITY
No One Saw Him Fall But It Is Believed To Have Been Accidental - Was Intoxicated at the Time
Special to the Commercial,
MONROE CITY, Ind., Sept. 26 - William Lett, a blacksmith, fell from a second story window last night, at his home in this town, while intoxicated, and died a few hours later.
No one saw him fall and it is not positively known whether he fell out accidentally, or that he jumped out in his delirium or that he intended to commit suicide. It is generally believed, however, that he went to the window to call to some neighbor, and as he leaned out fell to the ground, a distance of about twelve feet.
His little daughter, about twelve years old, was the first to miss him and to discover him lying insensible in the yard. She gave the alarm, and Wm. Edwards, a near neighbor, was the first to reach the injured man.
Mr. Lett was insensible and never regained consciousness.
Dr. Goldman was called. He found that Mr. Lett had fallen on the left side of his head and produced a cerebral hemorrhage.
The deceased was 64 years old. By trade he was a blacksmith and was an industrious man. But for the past two weeks had been on a protracted spree.
Last night he went home where he had an attack of delerium termons and spend several hours fighting imaginary Indians. He thought that the Indians had surrounded the house and he dashed water out on them to drown them, as he thought.
Whether he thought he was rushing out after the Indians, or that they were after him and leaped out to escape from the imaginary foes is not known.
Mr. Edwards said that on previous occasions Mr. Lett had looked out of the window and called to him, when intoxicated. It is possible that Mr. Lett leaned out of the window to tell Mr. Edwards something.
The injured man never regained consciousness. He lived several hours after the fall before he died.
The deceased was a widower and lived in the second story of the building, with his little daughter, who had gone downstairs to spend the night with the family which occupies the lower part of the house. This she was accustomed to do when her father was drinking.
Mr. Lett also leaves two grown children, a son and daughter, who live in Daviess county.
The funeral will occur Friday afternoon. The remains will be taken to Wheatland for interment.
Vincennes Commercial, Wednesday, September 27th, 1899, Page 2
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