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5ad.m%-Hmt;-A ;■ •: ;: ■t. 25.—ILLSFALLSOM.it Mass ageverbal-n block 1 place, st wing ill Sun-Daniel $3U,SJOOoil top e block self bywindow,?r edge, severity ’s skullodburyc, Vt.,ol, and xpected ys and ich the was 321 a sonId capi-ruction,groundone be-:rinding egan to ices of J. Da-d Help-»f Mad-it Jdlinn John ere un-e coulda largescene, on took the cult was e gran-DER,bishop th Da-after a of age. months id took s. Bisli-delphiasecrated 3. Hish three shop inDEPERE DEPUTYIS SHOT DEAD;WHEN BODY IS FOUND AT DAYBREAK.WOMAN IS HELD BY POLICE.Jail Key Broken in LYock Is Found-Fight Over ReappointmentIs Ended.DEPERE. Wis., Oct. 26.—[Special.] —Deputy Marshal Otto W. Zimdars was fourd dead in front of his office early todr ' with u bullet wound in his back.His waich and revolver were gone and the key of the jail was found broken off in the door.The town is aroused over the tragedy and rumors of all sorts are prevalent. The police are inclined to pursue au investigation further, before saying much.Woman Is Arrested.During the forenoon a woman who is sometimes called Mrs. Gigarre, and who is known here and at Green Bay, was arrested. No charge was lodged against her at that time.Zimdars, it is said, had been in Green Bay during the evening and returned to Depere on the North-Western train at 1:20 a. in.The woman reached town by the same train, it is said, from Green Bay.Just what happened after 1:20 is not definitely known now, but officers believed they would soon have a complete story.It is known that the shooting took place at about 2 o'clock this morning, although the body was not found until5 o’clock.Death was probably instantaneous. The first investigations did not reveal any other wounds than those in the deputy’s back, caused by a bullet.Zimdar’ case excites all the mere attention because he lias been the central figure recently in a bitter fight over his reappointment.Kept Place as Holdover.He was east side marshal for several years. Five years ago lie was given the west side district, where this morning’s tragedy took place. He was reappointed without opposition from time to time, but this year the council refused to confirm him. As no other name was sent in. Zimdars kept the place as a holdover.Zimdars was about 40 years old and married and had two children. He was known as an efficient officer. lie was a member of the Odd Fellows and the Eagles.The bullet which killed Zimdars Judged in the stomach, it is believed. There was evidently no struggle, and it appears that the person who shot Zimdars shot at close range.A postmortem examination was held this morning and the jurors were to view the remains later.The man whom the police suspect andwhom the Martel woman claims murdered Deputy Marshal Otto Zimdars, was arrested at noon today. He was located on a farm near the Oneida Indian reservation, three miles west of here.Hears Woman’s Screams.Marshal John Shea of Depere, while not admitting that the Martel woman has blamed Will Gegare fur the murder ofZimdars, hinted at it.It is said that a young man who resides near the scene of the tragedy heard screams early this morning, but paid no attention to it. as he is said to have remarked he often heard noises.A woman’s handkerchief was found near the body and burnt matches and a package of tobacco, partly used, and cigarette papers were also found nearby. His watch and revolver were not oil Zimdars’ person.FIVE CHILDREN DIEIN ORPHANAGE FIRE.GOLKEKOiDEEP MYSTERY Vensai:caileiWATCH AND REVOLVER GONEKEN“Alt; ccoronetJ. Gibs wreck, da magi the lat Collier boardinquesldirect 1:TheEd war mobile drove whichtime oriner uresides Pede tomobi hill 40that itmobileleapedchanceeuibanColli, the sid as if it vehicle went -ment.Colli with (though to rais body opossiblEver that (_he wasautomc It is acting coroneilutiunEARProf. IMisAPFdal.]—faculty ties on as to ; pen \vl phere “All blt; A Mly theThis p'authori howevt “Ha! sun Ai posed lt;tlie ntialtitmhLouis 1to dost “Cha a rd w i says: ets theity. IIsure to of sue! speak i ets we results, are sms he sim 1861 tl througl‘•A dthe ea soned 1 again, the mnchief.” jLives Are Lost When Girl’s College ofOLDPositioAir \
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Watertown Leader
Watertown, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Oct 29, 1909
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