William served with Co. I 125th PA Vol. Inf. during the Civil war of 1861-65.
He was the son of Daniel Keister and Matilda Graffius.
He was the beloved husband of Eleanor McCulloch, Mary Kane Beamer, and Amy "Pauline" Meacham.
William made his living as a farmer, freight agent, and a Pharmacist.
The Valentine Democrat Headlines for 11 July 1918 reads:
BLOW KILLED W.A.KEISTER
Says Coroner's Jury - Does Not Fix Blame but Bud Evans Faces Trial.
A coroner's inquest, presided over by Acting Coroner E. D. Clarke, was held Monday evening at the district court room in the court house, for the purpose of establishing the cause of the death of William A. Keister who died at his home in this city last Sunday morning.
Testimony offered at the inquest tended to strengthen the sentiment which had been rife since Mr. Keister's death to the effect that his demise was due to other than natural causes. Expert testimony offered by local physicians, backed up by the introduction in evidence of the skull of the deceased, left little doubt that the aged man's death was due to a blow on the head.
Further testimony showed that Mr. Keister had, a couple of weeks prior to his death, engaged in an altercation with Bud Evans at the latter's office in Fraternal Hall. The deceased was seen to stagger from the door which slammed behind him with his hand to his head. Asked by the witness what the trouble was, Mr. Keister replied that he had been struck by Evans, but that he was all right, whereupon he proceeded downstairs and home. A short time after a physician was summoned to attend the injured man whose condition grew worse as time passed, finally passing away early last Sunday morning. Following his death it was discovered that his skull had been fractured.
After hearing the testimony the jury, after deliberating for two days, on Wednesday evening returned the following verdict:
"William A. Keister came to his death from a fracture of the inner plate of the skull received in a manner to the jury unknown".
The jury was made up of the following well known men of the city: W. E. Haley, C. H. Cornell, H. W. Hoenig, E. C. Davenport, W. S. Jackson and C. A. Rosseter.
The Democrat is authorized to say that Bud Evans will be arrested on the charge of causing Mr. Keister's death. His arrest will perhaps occur before this newspaper reaches its readers. While there is, thus far, an absence of conclusive evidence that Evans struck the blow which fractured the skull of Mr. Keister, County Attorney Clarke feels that such evidence as has been offered fully justifies him in prosecuting the case.
He was the son of Daniel Keister and Matilda Graffius.
He was the beloved husband of Eleanor McCulloch, Mary Kane Beamer, and Amy "Pauline" Meacham.
William made his living as a farmer, freight agent, and a Pharmacist.
The Valentine Democrat Headlines for 11 July 1918 reads:
BLOW KILLED W.A.KEISTER
Says Coroner's Jury - Does Not Fix Blame but Bud Evans Faces Trial.
A coroner's inquest, presided over by Acting Coroner E. D. Clarke, was held Monday evening at the district court room in the court house, for the purpose of establishing the cause of the death of William A. Keister who died at his home in this city last Sunday morning.
Testimony offered at the inquest tended to strengthen the sentiment which had been rife since Mr. Keister's death to the effect that his demise was due to other than natural causes. Expert testimony offered by local physicians, backed up by the introduction in evidence of the skull of the deceased, left little doubt that the aged man's death was due to a blow on the head.
Further testimony showed that Mr. Keister had, a couple of weeks prior to his death, engaged in an altercation with Bud Evans at the latter's office in Fraternal Hall. The deceased was seen to stagger from the door which slammed behind him with his hand to his head. Asked by the witness what the trouble was, Mr. Keister replied that he had been struck by Evans, but that he was all right, whereupon he proceeded downstairs and home. A short time after a physician was summoned to attend the injured man whose condition grew worse as time passed, finally passing away early last Sunday morning. Following his death it was discovered that his skull had been fractured.
After hearing the testimony the jury, after deliberating for two days, on Wednesday evening returned the following verdict:
"William A. Keister came to his death from a fracture of the inner plate of the skull received in a manner to the jury unknown".
The jury was made up of the following well known men of the city: W. E. Haley, C. H. Cornell, H. W. Hoenig, E. C. Davenport, W. S. Jackson and C. A. Rosseter.
The Democrat is authorized to say that Bud Evans will be arrested on the charge of causing Mr. Keister's death. His arrest will perhaps occur before this newspaper reaches its readers. While there is, thus far, an absence of conclusive evidence that Evans struck the blow which fractured the skull of Mr. Keister, County Attorney Clarke feels that such evidence as has been offered fully justifies him in prosecuting the case.
William served with Co. I 125th PA Vol. Inf. during the Civil war of 1861-65.
He was the son of Daniel Keister and Matilda Graffius.
He was the beloved husband of Eleanor McCulloch, Mary Kane Beamer, and Amy "Pauline" Meacham.
William made his living as a farmer, freight agent, and a Pharmacist.
The Valentine Democrat Headlines for 11 July 1918 reads:
BLOW KILLED W.A.KEISTER
Says Coroner's Jury - Does Not Fix Blame but Bud Evans Faces Trial.
A coroner's inquest, presided over by Acting Coroner E. D. Clarke, was held Monday evening at the district court room in the court house, for the purpose of establishing the cause of the death of William A. Keister who died at his home in this city last Sunday morning.
Testimony offered at the inquest tended to strengthen the sentiment which had been rife since Mr. Keister's death to the effect that his demise was due to other than natural causes. Expert testimony offered by local physicians, backed up by the introduction in evidence of the skull of the deceased, left little doubt that the aged man's death was due to a blow on the head.
Further testimony showed that Mr. Keister had, a couple of weeks prior to his death, engaged in an altercation with Bud Evans at the latter's office in Fraternal Hall. The deceased was seen to stagger from the door which slammed behind him with his hand to his head. Asked by the witness what the trouble was, Mr. Keister replied that he had been struck by Evans, but that he was all right, whereupon he proceeded downstairs and home. A short time after a physician was summoned to attend the injured man whose condition grew worse as time passed, finally passing away early last Sunday morning. Following his death it was discovered that his skull had been fractured.
After hearing the testimony the jury, after deliberating for two days, on Wednesday evening returned the following verdict:
"William A. Keister came to his death from a fracture of the inner plate of the skull received in a manner to the jury unknown".
The jury was made up of the following well known men of the city: W. E. Haley, C. H. Cornell, H. W. Hoenig, E. C. Davenport, W. S. Jackson and C. A. Rosseter.
The Democrat is authorized to say that Bud Evans will be arrested on the charge of causing Mr. Keister's death. His arrest will perhaps occur before this newspaper reaches its readers. While there is, thus far, an absence of conclusive evidence that Evans struck the blow which fractured the skull of Mr. Keister, County Attorney Clarke feels that such evidence as has been offered fully justifies him in prosecuting the case.
He was the son of Daniel Keister and Matilda Graffius.
He was the beloved husband of Eleanor McCulloch, Mary Kane Beamer, and Amy "Pauline" Meacham.
William made his living as a farmer, freight agent, and a Pharmacist.
The Valentine Democrat Headlines for 11 July 1918 reads:
BLOW KILLED W.A.KEISTER
Says Coroner's Jury - Does Not Fix Blame but Bud Evans Faces Trial.
A coroner's inquest, presided over by Acting Coroner E. D. Clarke, was held Monday evening at the district court room in the court house, for the purpose of establishing the cause of the death of William A. Keister who died at his home in this city last Sunday morning.
Testimony offered at the inquest tended to strengthen the sentiment which had been rife since Mr. Keister's death to the effect that his demise was due to other than natural causes. Expert testimony offered by local physicians, backed up by the introduction in evidence of the skull of the deceased, left little doubt that the aged man's death was due to a blow on the head.
Further testimony showed that Mr. Keister had, a couple of weeks prior to his death, engaged in an altercation with Bud Evans at the latter's office in Fraternal Hall. The deceased was seen to stagger from the door which slammed behind him with his hand to his head. Asked by the witness what the trouble was, Mr. Keister replied that he had been struck by Evans, but that he was all right, whereupon he proceeded downstairs and home. A short time after a physician was summoned to attend the injured man whose condition grew worse as time passed, finally passing away early last Sunday morning. Following his death it was discovered that his skull had been fractured.
After hearing the testimony the jury, after deliberating for two days, on Wednesday evening returned the following verdict:
"William A. Keister came to his death from a fracture of the inner plate of the skull received in a manner to the jury unknown".
The jury was made up of the following well known men of the city: W. E. Haley, C. H. Cornell, H. W. Hoenig, E. C. Davenport, W. S. Jackson and C. A. Rosseter.
The Democrat is authorized to say that Bud Evans will be arrested on the charge of causing Mr. Keister's death. His arrest will perhaps occur before this newspaper reaches its readers. While there is, thus far, an absence of conclusive evidence that Evans struck the blow which fractured the skull of Mr. Keister, County Attorney Clarke feels that such evidence as has been offered fully justifies him in prosecuting the case.
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