James J. Caldwell's Death.
Intelligence was received here early Friday morning that the dead body of James Caldwell was found near Carpenter, on the Wabash track. It was learned that John Jennings, track walker, had found the body between 3 and 4 o'clock that morning. The lower half of the body was horribly mangled, while long sharp cuts were found on the head and face. A part of the nose was cut off. Coroner S.O. Bonner was notified and repaired to the place and instituted an inquisition. Evidence submitted to the jury is conflicting. He was at Carpenter in company of others, where he had a contract to paint the property of F. Bachs. He had complained several times of not being able to sleep, and apparently was laboring under great mental depression. He was last seen early in the evening at Bachs' store and departed to retire at a little after 8 o'clock. He was not seen again until his body was found on the track. He made his exit out of his sleeping apartment, it is said, through a window. The testimony and the impression in that place goes to show that it was suicide. The coroners jury. composed of John Weaver, foreman; John H. Bange, John Brown, Peter Handshy, F. W. Wehling and John Meier, carefully investigated the case, returning the verdict:
"That John James Caldwell came to his death by being struck by train No. 72, going north, on the Wabash railroad, about 2 o'clock in the morning of July 12, 1889, at a point about one-quarter mile west of Carpenter. From the testimony before us every point goes to show that deceased must have deliberately thrown himself under the train with suicidal intent."
The remains were brought to this city Friday by undertaker Matt Roa, and prepared for burial. The funeral services took place Saturday morning, at ten o'clock, from the family residence to Woodlawn cemetery.
John James Caldwell was 36 years, 10 months and 28 days old, and a painter by trade. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters, besides several brothers in Alton.
Intelligence was received here early Friday morning that the dead body of James Caldwell was found near Carpenter, on the Wabash track. It was learned that John Jennings, track walker, had found the body between 3 and 4 o'clock that morning. The lower half of the body was horribly mangled, while long sharp cuts were found on the head and face. A part of the nose was cut off. Coroner S.O. Bonner was notified and repaired to the place and instituted an inquisition. Evidence submitted to the jury is conflicting. He was at Carpenter in company of others, where he had a contract to paint the property of F. Bachs. He had complained several times of not being able to sleep, and apparently was laboring under great mental depression. He was last seen early in the evening at Bachs' store and departed to retire at a little after 8 o'clock. He was not seen again until his body was found on the track. He made his exit out of his sleeping apartment, it is said, through a window. The testimony and the impression in that place goes to show that it was suicide. The coroners jury. composed of John Weaver, foreman; John H. Bange, John Brown, Peter Handshy, F. W. Wehling and John Meier, carefully investigated the case, returning the verdict:
"That John James Caldwell came to his death by being struck by train No. 72, going north, on the Wabash railroad, about 2 o'clock in the morning of July 12, 1889, at a point about one-quarter mile west of Carpenter. From the testimony before us every point goes to show that deceased must have deliberately thrown himself under the train with suicidal intent."
The remains were brought to this city Friday by undertaker Matt Roa, and prepared for burial. The funeral services took place Saturday morning, at ten o'clock, from the family residence to Woodlawn cemetery.
John James Caldwell was 36 years, 10 months and 28 days old, and a painter by trade. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters, besides several brothers in Alton.
James J. Caldwell's Death.
Intelligence was received here early Friday morning that the dead body of James Caldwell was found near Carpenter, on the Wabash track. It was learned that John Jennings, track walker, had found the body between 3 and 4 o'clock that morning. The lower half of the body was horribly mangled, while long sharp cuts were found on the head and face. A part of the nose was cut off. Coroner S.O. Bonner was notified and repaired to the place and instituted an inquisition. Evidence submitted to the jury is conflicting. He was at Carpenter in company of others, where he had a contract to paint the property of F. Bachs. He had complained several times of not being able to sleep, and apparently was laboring under great mental depression. He was last seen early in the evening at Bachs' store and departed to retire at a little after 8 o'clock. He was not seen again until his body was found on the track. He made his exit out of his sleeping apartment, it is said, through a window. The testimony and the impression in that place goes to show that it was suicide. The coroners jury. composed of John Weaver, foreman; John H. Bange, John Brown, Peter Handshy, F. W. Wehling and John Meier, carefully investigated the case, returning the verdict:
"That John James Caldwell came to his death by being struck by train No. 72, going north, on the Wabash railroad, about 2 o'clock in the morning of July 12, 1889, at a point about one-quarter mile west of Carpenter. From the testimony before us every point goes to show that deceased must have deliberately thrown himself under the train with suicidal intent."
The remains were brought to this city Friday by undertaker Matt Roa, and prepared for burial. The funeral services took place Saturday morning, at ten o'clock, from the family residence to Woodlawn cemetery.
John James Caldwell was 36 years, 10 months and 28 days old, and a painter by trade. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters, besides several brothers in Alton.
Intelligence was received here early Friday morning that the dead body of James Caldwell was found near Carpenter, on the Wabash track. It was learned that John Jennings, track walker, had found the body between 3 and 4 o'clock that morning. The lower half of the body was horribly mangled, while long sharp cuts were found on the head and face. A part of the nose was cut off. Coroner S.O. Bonner was notified and repaired to the place and instituted an inquisition. Evidence submitted to the jury is conflicting. He was at Carpenter in company of others, where he had a contract to paint the property of F. Bachs. He had complained several times of not being able to sleep, and apparently was laboring under great mental depression. He was last seen early in the evening at Bachs' store and departed to retire at a little after 8 o'clock. He was not seen again until his body was found on the track. He made his exit out of his sleeping apartment, it is said, through a window. The testimony and the impression in that place goes to show that it was suicide. The coroners jury. composed of John Weaver, foreman; John H. Bange, John Brown, Peter Handshy, F. W. Wehling and John Meier, carefully investigated the case, returning the verdict:
"That John James Caldwell came to his death by being struck by train No. 72, going north, on the Wabash railroad, about 2 o'clock in the morning of July 12, 1889, at a point about one-quarter mile west of Carpenter. From the testimony before us every point goes to show that deceased must have deliberately thrown himself under the train with suicidal intent."
The remains were brought to this city Friday by undertaker Matt Roa, and prepared for burial. The funeral services took place Saturday morning, at ten o'clock, from the family residence to Woodlawn cemetery.
John James Caldwell was 36 years, 10 months and 28 days old, and a painter by trade. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters, besides several brothers in Alton.
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