This post was contributed to the Crawford County Chapter of OGS by Kristina Stearley as part of theFlorence Siefert Scrapbookin 2010.
The scrapbook is compiled from undated, unidentified newspaper clippings involving events in the lives of Crawford County citizens living in or having connections to New Washington, Tiro, Shelby, Sulphur Springs, Chatfield, Bucyrus, Ashland, Mansfield, and other areas. Only minimal spelling or punctuation corrections were made. Unreadable areas are shown by underlines, dots &/or question marks. This collection has been scanned, “optical character recognized” (OCR’d), proofed, then coded for HTML by volunteers of the Crawford County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Since the copies are not of the best quality errors may have been made. Pleasecontact usif you find corrections needing to be made or can verify any missing dates which could be added.
DEAD TWO WEEKS
Body of Gottleib Kuebler Found in a Barn in Cass Township
The dead body of a man who looked to be between 45 and 50 years of age was found in a barn belonging to Levi Dick, about six and a half miles east of Plymouth, Monday afternoon at two o’clock by Mr. Dick, who resides about a quarter of a mile front where the body was found. He had not had occasion to visit the barn on this part of the farm very recently, and when he was there Monday afternoon he made the discovery of the man’s body while he was in a hay mow. He thought at first that the stranger was only sleeping, but on going up to him Mr. Dick found that he was dead. Near the body were some brushes, etc., which showed that the man had been a painter.
Mr. Dick at once drove to Plymouth where Infirmary Director McIntyre was informed of the matter. Mr. McIntyre called up Coroner Bushnell by phone and notified him of the case to be investigated. The coroner,accompanied by Constable Winters, went to the scene. He found that the man had been dead for some time, at least two weeks and possibly longer.
From an identification card in a memorandum book on the dead man’s person it was found that his name is Gottlieb Kuebler, of Bucyrus, and instructions were given that in case of accident or death John Kuebler, of New Washington, was to be notified. Another paper was a recommendation of Gottlieb Kuebler from George Bohley, a painter and paper hanger, of Ft. Wayne, Ind., stating that Kuebler had been a sober, industrious workman, etc.
Kuebler was a heavy set man, five feet six inches in height and had iron grey hair and mustache. He had on warm underclothes, six shirts, two pairs of trowsers(sic) and a coat and vest. Among his other effects were a razor and a Hartford watch, the number of which was 928,356. The case number was 61,836. The toes of the foot had been amputated at the instep. The coroner made a careful examination of the body, and will bring in the verdict that death was due to some unknown cause, but that it was a natural death. No marks of violence were found on the body. Kuebler had some medicine which he had evidently taken for stomach trouble and the condition of the body showed that it had been poorly nourished.
He had probably been ill, cold, over exposed and wet when he went into the barn for shelter. The coroner examined three witnesses Levi Dick, W. A. Mclntyre and Hiram Beckwith, and this morning the remains were taken to George Sutter’s undertaking establishment at Shelby to be prepared for burial. The infirmary directors of Crawford county met Infirmary Director McIntyre, of this county, at Shelby, this afternoon to arrange for the disposition of the body, the friends of the dead man will be notified of his death.
It was thought by some that the man was frozen to death, but, it is more likely that he was sick and broken physically and died as the result of his ailments. So far as was learned he has no wife or family, but is said to be well connected.
-Telegraph.
Frozen to Death.
A telephone message received at this place last Monday to John F. Kibler informed him that his brother, Gottlieb, was found dead in a barn between Shelby and Plymouth. The deceased was an inmate of the county infirmary and about three weeks ago was at this place the guest of his brother, John. He left this place intending to go to Pennsylvania to resume his old trade, that of a painter. It is thought that he had been dead several days before found, The deceased was 50 years and 1 month old, was born in Wuertemburg, Wynesberg county, Germany. Several brothers and sisters in this vicinity and Bucyrus survive him. The body was removed from Shelby last Tuesday afternoon and the funeral took place at the infirmary, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
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