Cause of death myocarditis due to arteriosclerosis and hypertension. Burial 27 Aug 1942 Stateville, Lockport Township, Will County, Illinois.
Married Elizabeth Fink (ABT. 1891 Russia - _____).
New York Times
Monday, November 30, 1936
CONFESSION BRINGS CHARGE OF MURDER; Recipient of Police Kindness in Chicago Declares He Slew Brother in 1901. KILLING IN BELLEVILLE, ILL. Authorities There Verify Tale and Will Have the Prisoner Brought Back.
BELLEVILLE, Ill., Nov. 29. -- Police will apply tomorrow for a warrant charging murder against Charles Koehr, 64 years old, who "confessed" to Chicago police last night that thirty-five years ago he killed his younger brother, Henry, 14 years old, because the lad had taken a job as roustabout in a saloon.
Belleville Daily Advocate for February 17, 1902:
Article entitled "Dead in a Cistern"
Refers to Henry Kaehr's brothers as Carl G. and Louis J. Kaehr.
Belleville Daily Advocate for December 2, 1936:
"Charles G. Koehr, 64, today was arraigned before Justice Louis E. Wangelin on a charge of murder by drowning his brother, Henry, then 14, in a cistern on the present site of the Belleville Savings Bank, May 27, 1901."
Illinois Dept of Corrections ltr of June 2, 2000: Charles Koehr Number:14393 Received @ Menard State Prison Feb 26, 1937 Transferred to Joliet on 5-26-37 Crime: manslaughter 1-14 (years sentence) Final Discharge: 8-23-42 Remarks: Died in Institution
Belleville Daily Advocate for November 30, 1936: "Charles G. Koehr, 64, Held At Chicago After Disclosing Secret He Kept 35 Years"
Interview with Louis A. Koehr of April 12, 2000: Father Lou confirmed that Uncle Charles died in prison in Illinois. When prison officials called his father, Louis A. Koehr, to ask whether he wanted custody of the body for burial, Louis declined.
Illinois Death Certificate No. 33489 for Charles Koehr: Registration No. 8023 Place of Death: Will County, Illinois State Penitentiary, Stateville Branch Length of Time at Place Where Death Occurred: 5 yrs 5 mos. 18 days Name: Charles Koehr Male White Name of wife: Divorced - Elizabeth Fink DOB: Dec. 5, 1871 Age: 70 yrs 8 mos. 18 days POB: Belleville, Illinois Usual Occupation: Clerk Name of Father: George Koehr Birthplace: Germany Name of Mother: Mary Unknown Birthplace: Germany Place of Burial: Stateville, Lockport Township, Will County, Illinois Date of Burial: Aug 27, 1942 Funeral Director: William Wunderlich & Son, Joliet, Ill Date of Death: August 23, 1942 9:40AM Immediate Cause: Chronic Myocarditis Due to: Arteriosclerosis Due to: Hypertension
Visit to Charles Koehr Grave on Aug 27, 2000
August 27, 2000 Stateville Correctional Center, Route 53, P.O. Box 112, Joliet, Illinois 60432 1-815-727-3607 · POC Haydee Perkins 1-815-727-3607 x. 6602, Warden's Office · TELCON with Will County Clerk (1-815-740-4615) of 6 June 2000 confirmed that Charles Koehr was buried at Stateville. · As directed by Haydee Perkins, Erma and I met her at the Gatehouse (sign" Staff Only) for transport to the grave of Charles Koehr. Her immediate superior in the Warden's Office, Arlene McLaughlin, accompanied Haydee. We were driven in a Correctional Center van driven by Major Joe Inendino of the Stateville CC. While waiting in the office for the CC officials to come down, a prisoner informed us that he had just cut the grass at the cemetery yesterday. According to documents received from Illinois State Archives in Springfield, Charles Koehr was received at Menard Prison on 2.26.37, transferred to Joliet (Stateville) on 5.26.37, and died in Stateville on 8.23.42. His death certificate confirmed that he was buried at Stateville. · Charles Koehr's grave was one of about 250+ located South of the CC off Caton Farm Road, on CC property but not within the walls. The cemetery was very well maintained with uniform concrete stones. Photos were taken of Charles' stone with me and with the CC officials.
Married Elizabeth Fink (ABT. 1891 Russia - _____).
New York Times
Monday, November 30, 1936
CONFESSION BRINGS CHARGE OF MURDER; Recipient of Police Kindness in Chicago Declares He Slew Brother in 1901. KILLING IN BELLEVILLE, ILL. Authorities There Verify Tale and Will Have the Prisoner Brought Back.
BELLEVILLE, Ill., Nov. 29. -- Police will apply tomorrow for a warrant charging murder against Charles Koehr, 64 years old, who "confessed" to Chicago police last night that thirty-five years ago he killed his younger brother, Henry, 14 years old, because the lad had taken a job as roustabout in a saloon.
Belleville Daily Advocate for February 17, 1902:
Article entitled "Dead in a Cistern"
Refers to Henry Kaehr's brothers as Carl G. and Louis J. Kaehr.
Belleville Daily Advocate for December 2, 1936:
"Charles G. Koehr, 64, today was arraigned before Justice Louis E. Wangelin on a charge of murder by drowning his brother, Henry, then 14, in a cistern on the present site of the Belleville Savings Bank, May 27, 1901."
Illinois Dept of Corrections ltr of June 2, 2000: Charles Koehr Number:14393 Received @ Menard State Prison Feb 26, 1937 Transferred to Joliet on 5-26-37 Crime: manslaughter 1-14 (years sentence) Final Discharge: 8-23-42 Remarks: Died in Institution
Belleville Daily Advocate for November 30, 1936: "Charles G. Koehr, 64, Held At Chicago After Disclosing Secret He Kept 35 Years"
Interview with Louis A. Koehr of April 12, 2000: Father Lou confirmed that Uncle Charles died in prison in Illinois. When prison officials called his father, Louis A. Koehr, to ask whether he wanted custody of the body for burial, Louis declined.
Illinois Death Certificate No. 33489 for Charles Koehr: Registration No. 8023 Place of Death: Will County, Illinois State Penitentiary, Stateville Branch Length of Time at Place Where Death Occurred: 5 yrs 5 mos. 18 days Name: Charles Koehr Male White Name of wife: Divorced - Elizabeth Fink DOB: Dec. 5, 1871 Age: 70 yrs 8 mos. 18 days POB: Belleville, Illinois Usual Occupation: Clerk Name of Father: George Koehr Birthplace: Germany Name of Mother: Mary Unknown Birthplace: Germany Place of Burial: Stateville, Lockport Township, Will County, Illinois Date of Burial: Aug 27, 1942 Funeral Director: William Wunderlich & Son, Joliet, Ill Date of Death: August 23, 1942 9:40AM Immediate Cause: Chronic Myocarditis Due to: Arteriosclerosis Due to: Hypertension
Visit to Charles Koehr Grave on Aug 27, 2000
August 27, 2000 Stateville Correctional Center, Route 53, P.O. Box 112, Joliet, Illinois 60432 1-815-727-3607 · POC Haydee Perkins 1-815-727-3607 x. 6602, Warden's Office · TELCON with Will County Clerk (1-815-740-4615) of 6 June 2000 confirmed that Charles Koehr was buried at Stateville. · As directed by Haydee Perkins, Erma and I met her at the Gatehouse (sign" Staff Only) for transport to the grave of Charles Koehr. Her immediate superior in the Warden's Office, Arlene McLaughlin, accompanied Haydee. We were driven in a Correctional Center van driven by Major Joe Inendino of the Stateville CC. While waiting in the office for the CC officials to come down, a prisoner informed us that he had just cut the grass at the cemetery yesterday. According to documents received from Illinois State Archives in Springfield, Charles Koehr was received at Menard Prison on 2.26.37, transferred to Joliet (Stateville) on 5.26.37, and died in Stateville on 8.23.42. His death certificate confirmed that he was buried at Stateville. · Charles Koehr's grave was one of about 250+ located South of the CC off Caton Farm Road, on CC property but not within the walls. The cemetery was very well maintained with uniform concrete stones. Photos were taken of Charles' stone with me and with the CC officials.
Cause of death myocarditis due to arteriosclerosis and hypertension. Burial 27 Aug 1942 Stateville, Lockport Township, Will County, Illinois.
Married Elizabeth Fink (ABT. 1891 Russia - _____).
New York Times
Monday, November 30, 1936
CONFESSION BRINGS CHARGE OF MURDER; Recipient of Police Kindness in Chicago Declares He Slew Brother in 1901. KILLING IN BELLEVILLE, ILL. Authorities There Verify Tale and Will Have the Prisoner Brought Back.
BELLEVILLE, Ill., Nov. 29. -- Police will apply tomorrow for a warrant charging murder against Charles Koehr, 64 years old, who "confessed" to Chicago police last night that thirty-five years ago he killed his younger brother, Henry, 14 years old, because the lad had taken a job as roustabout in a saloon.
Belleville Daily Advocate for February 17, 1902:
Article entitled "Dead in a Cistern"
Refers to Henry Kaehr's brothers as Carl G. and Louis J. Kaehr.
Belleville Daily Advocate for December 2, 1936:
"Charles G. Koehr, 64, today was arraigned before Justice Louis E. Wangelin on a charge of murder by drowning his brother, Henry, then 14, in a cistern on the present site of the Belleville Savings Bank, May 27, 1901."
Illinois Dept of Corrections ltr of June 2, 2000: Charles Koehr Number:14393 Received @ Menard State Prison Feb 26, 1937 Transferred to Joliet on 5-26-37 Crime: manslaughter 1-14 (years sentence) Final Discharge: 8-23-42 Remarks: Died in Institution
Belleville Daily Advocate for November 30, 1936: "Charles G. Koehr, 64, Held At Chicago After Disclosing Secret He Kept 35 Years"
Interview with Louis A. Koehr of April 12, 2000: Father Lou confirmed that Uncle Charles died in prison in Illinois. When prison officials called his father, Louis A. Koehr, to ask whether he wanted custody of the body for burial, Louis declined.
Illinois Death Certificate No. 33489 for Charles Koehr: Registration No. 8023 Place of Death: Will County, Illinois State Penitentiary, Stateville Branch Length of Time at Place Where Death Occurred: 5 yrs 5 mos. 18 days Name: Charles Koehr Male White Name of wife: Divorced - Elizabeth Fink DOB: Dec. 5, 1871 Age: 70 yrs 8 mos. 18 days POB: Belleville, Illinois Usual Occupation: Clerk Name of Father: George Koehr Birthplace: Germany Name of Mother: Mary Unknown Birthplace: Germany Place of Burial: Stateville, Lockport Township, Will County, Illinois Date of Burial: Aug 27, 1942 Funeral Director: William Wunderlich & Son, Joliet, Ill Date of Death: August 23, 1942 9:40AM Immediate Cause: Chronic Myocarditis Due to: Arteriosclerosis Due to: Hypertension
Visit to Charles Koehr Grave on Aug 27, 2000
August 27, 2000 Stateville Correctional Center, Route 53, P.O. Box 112, Joliet, Illinois 60432 1-815-727-3607 · POC Haydee Perkins 1-815-727-3607 x. 6602, Warden's Office · TELCON with Will County Clerk (1-815-740-4615) of 6 June 2000 confirmed that Charles Koehr was buried at Stateville. · As directed by Haydee Perkins, Erma and I met her at the Gatehouse (sign" Staff Only) for transport to the grave of Charles Koehr. Her immediate superior in the Warden's Office, Arlene McLaughlin, accompanied Haydee. We were driven in a Correctional Center van driven by Major Joe Inendino of the Stateville CC. While waiting in the office for the CC officials to come down, a prisoner informed us that he had just cut the grass at the cemetery yesterday. According to documents received from Illinois State Archives in Springfield, Charles Koehr was received at Menard Prison on 2.26.37, transferred to Joliet (Stateville) on 5.26.37, and died in Stateville on 8.23.42. His death certificate confirmed that he was buried at Stateville. · Charles Koehr's grave was one of about 250+ located South of the CC off Caton Farm Road, on CC property but not within the walls. The cemetery was very well maintained with uniform concrete stones. Photos were taken of Charles' stone with me and with the CC officials.
Married Elizabeth Fink (ABT. 1891 Russia - _____).
New York Times
Monday, November 30, 1936
CONFESSION BRINGS CHARGE OF MURDER; Recipient of Police Kindness in Chicago Declares He Slew Brother in 1901. KILLING IN BELLEVILLE, ILL. Authorities There Verify Tale and Will Have the Prisoner Brought Back.
BELLEVILLE, Ill., Nov. 29. -- Police will apply tomorrow for a warrant charging murder against Charles Koehr, 64 years old, who "confessed" to Chicago police last night that thirty-five years ago he killed his younger brother, Henry, 14 years old, because the lad had taken a job as roustabout in a saloon.
Belleville Daily Advocate for February 17, 1902:
Article entitled "Dead in a Cistern"
Refers to Henry Kaehr's brothers as Carl G. and Louis J. Kaehr.
Belleville Daily Advocate for December 2, 1936:
"Charles G. Koehr, 64, today was arraigned before Justice Louis E. Wangelin on a charge of murder by drowning his brother, Henry, then 14, in a cistern on the present site of the Belleville Savings Bank, May 27, 1901."
Illinois Dept of Corrections ltr of June 2, 2000: Charles Koehr Number:14393 Received @ Menard State Prison Feb 26, 1937 Transferred to Joliet on 5-26-37 Crime: manslaughter 1-14 (years sentence) Final Discharge: 8-23-42 Remarks: Died in Institution
Belleville Daily Advocate for November 30, 1936: "Charles G. Koehr, 64, Held At Chicago After Disclosing Secret He Kept 35 Years"
Interview with Louis A. Koehr of April 12, 2000: Father Lou confirmed that Uncle Charles died in prison in Illinois. When prison officials called his father, Louis A. Koehr, to ask whether he wanted custody of the body for burial, Louis declined.
Illinois Death Certificate No. 33489 for Charles Koehr: Registration No. 8023 Place of Death: Will County, Illinois State Penitentiary, Stateville Branch Length of Time at Place Where Death Occurred: 5 yrs 5 mos. 18 days Name: Charles Koehr Male White Name of wife: Divorced - Elizabeth Fink DOB: Dec. 5, 1871 Age: 70 yrs 8 mos. 18 days POB: Belleville, Illinois Usual Occupation: Clerk Name of Father: George Koehr Birthplace: Germany Name of Mother: Mary Unknown Birthplace: Germany Place of Burial: Stateville, Lockport Township, Will County, Illinois Date of Burial: Aug 27, 1942 Funeral Director: William Wunderlich & Son, Joliet, Ill Date of Death: August 23, 1942 9:40AM Immediate Cause: Chronic Myocarditis Due to: Arteriosclerosis Due to: Hypertension
Visit to Charles Koehr Grave on Aug 27, 2000
August 27, 2000 Stateville Correctional Center, Route 53, P.O. Box 112, Joliet, Illinois 60432 1-815-727-3607 · POC Haydee Perkins 1-815-727-3607 x. 6602, Warden's Office · TELCON with Will County Clerk (1-815-740-4615) of 6 June 2000 confirmed that Charles Koehr was buried at Stateville. · As directed by Haydee Perkins, Erma and I met her at the Gatehouse (sign" Staff Only) for transport to the grave of Charles Koehr. Her immediate superior in the Warden's Office, Arlene McLaughlin, accompanied Haydee. We were driven in a Correctional Center van driven by Major Joe Inendino of the Stateville CC. While waiting in the office for the CC officials to come down, a prisoner informed us that he had just cut the grass at the cemetery yesterday. According to documents received from Illinois State Archives in Springfield, Charles Koehr was received at Menard Prison on 2.26.37, transferred to Joliet (Stateville) on 5.26.37, and died in Stateville on 8.23.42. His death certificate confirmed that he was buried at Stateville. · Charles Koehr's grave was one of about 250+ located South of the CC off Caton Farm Road, on CC property but not within the walls. The cemetery was very well maintained with uniform concrete stones. Photos were taken of Charles' stone with me and with the CC officials.
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