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A SAD SEQUAL.WillUn McCoaa* 4k» tfter «■ allercattoa1b which be Is «or«lc4. ia whkli he IsWsrsled. „witb Johs Ls^esbsrjer.—TieCwroaer's V ertld.Death is sad when it comes even under the most favorable circumstances, but doubly so when those conditions exist which leave a shadow and deep en the sorrows of those who remain to wish it had not been so.However, life is made of the threads we weave, and the uneven thing seems to be that, too often, our friends, and even our loved ones must ieap of the harvest we have sown, because no man lives unto himself.For this reason if no other, the mantle of charity shouldcover, with the rinds of the valley, the mistakes of our fellow-•men. The hook is seal. d4 but sorrow or joy. consequent there to. is the legacy of those who remain. If good let it »x* jerpetuated; if bad. let it I** made as easy as may be to bear.On Wednesday of last week about eight o'clock William Me Comas, who has been a well known citizen of Covington for many years, went to the home of John Ladenberger in the east part of the city and ask him for a private conference The conference was granted, the two going to the Williams lumberyard near ' by that they mi.ht not be disturbed. McComas was drinking at the time and had been for several day s It was his custom to take sprees.When in this condition he was not affable and of late years, some say from life disappointments he had developed a demon spirit, wanting to chastize those against whom he held any ill feeling. In his- palmier days, for he was sixty one at the time of Jiis death, he was a strong man, a scrapper and no mean ant agon istMcComas and Laden berger, who came here with his family some three years ago from Ken-uckev. had both worked together in the Covington Wagon company’s shops and there had been some slight misunderstanding. To settle this, was what }took McComas to the Laden be rger home.Knowing his father's nature, when Louis V. his son, divined, his purpose to go to the Laden-be rger home, preceeded him then to warn Labenburger but he was too slow to prevent the meeting, and under no thought of serious trouble. Laden burger accompanied McComas to the conference.Once at the lumberyard, Lad-enburger's testimony under oath is that they seated themselves upon a pile of lath, and M. Comas began by stating that the coldness between them must be settled and settled at once. Laden-burger contended that he held no malice and if there was feeling it must be on McComas’ part, whereupon McComas jumped to his feet calling him a liar and with a knife held in his left hand Then began a tierce combat for the mastery. Lvlenburger being unable to reach his antagonist with his fist or to kick him. he finally secured a cudgel with whilt; h he struck McComrs on the left arm, and as he made another pas-, over the left shoulder and back, as the mark afterward showed, bringing him down with the last blow.Leaving McComas unconscious in the lumberyard. Ladenbur*er returned home where lie inform • *d Louis, who had remained at ;the house, of what had oecured and the boy. went to his fathersaid. He found him still unconscious I and after using water revived him, taking him home. «Later in the evening, McComas was arrested and fined for as-sult, upon information of the night marshall, Ladenburger re-1; fusing to appear against him, the evidence at the trial showing • substantially as stated above.The evidinceat the Coroner’s • inques*, held Saturday a ternoon, showed that after the trial for , assault on Wednesday night, at , which McComas appeared him self and acted as his own attorney, went home and rested fairly well, « that he remained in bed most of • Thursday. Friday morning took with a severe pain in the back of • his neck and head which steadily • increased in intensity, there be- t ing, however, no fever quickened t pulse or indications of danger, . until about 1:30 oclock S« turd ay . morning when with a physician present, his heart suddenly ceas- • ed to act and McComas was dead -by 2. a. m. ,Coroner Songer was ca led Saturday morning and after a careful exauimination of the body, ’ John Ladenberger, i Louis V. , McComas. Dr. A. L- Spinning I and Dr. Hicks as witnesses and 1 carefully weighing the evidence, j returned the following verdict, Monday mo-ning. ]Covington, Ind., July 23 1906 i In the matter of a Coroner's in \ quest, held in the city of C oving { ton, Fountain County. Indiana, lt;on the 23rd of July 1906. (Having viewed the body, heard i the evidence and made all neces- t sary inquiry, I fined that William J McComas came to his death on l the 21stday or July, 1906 from i heart failure due to chronic al- I coholism. lt;I further find that the wounds j intlicted by one John Ladenburger in the altercation with deceas- , ed William McComas, on the eve • lt;ning of July 18th 1906,as shown , by I he evidence was not suftici- i ent to have caused death. *F. Songer, Coroner. I)The funeral of McComas was j held Monday af err.oon at 3 o’clock from the family residence on ] South Fourth street, conducted \ by Rev. J. H- Palmer, interment i following in Mt Hope cemetry, ( under the direction of the Odd , Fellows Lodge of which he was ( a member. 'jDeceased was born January 6 1h4 Died July 21st 1906, aged 61 years, 6 months and 15 days. * When at himself. William Me-' Comas was not a bad man, but * drink made or developed in him a 1 demon. He was a bright Odd Fellow and man, but was his own ( woist enemy. |* -I*Death at Meliott.Marie Johnson, daughter of j William Johnson aDd wife, of Meliott, di«d Monday of last | week of cerebral meningitis. She v was fourteen years old and one of Meiloti’s most popular young » ladies. She was a member of j the Christian church of that place. The funeral services were t conducted on Wednesday by Rev. Charles A. Brown, interment taking place at the Baptist ; cemetery, West of NewtownA Great Man Coming. , tJohn P'letcher Lewis, of India- 1 napolis, attorney for the Indiana * Temperance League, will be in Ooviugton over next Sunday. I Don’t fail to hear this man. He will speak in the morning at the ' Methodist church at 10:40, and 1 on the court house lawn at 6 1 o'clock. Mr. Lewis is a man of s great ability and an excelleut ^ orator. He will sure giye you 1 something worth bearing. ^New stock of shoesat Burton's, t
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Covington Republican
Covington, Indiana, US
Fri, Jul 27, 1906
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