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REPORT OF CORONER'S INQUEST.
State of Indiana, Porter County ss:
BE it remembered, that on the 18th day of May, 1885, information given to me that the dead body of a man lay in Center Township, in said state and county, supposed to have come to his death by accident or casualty, and to ascertain so far as possible the cause and circumstances of said death, witnesses were called and examined, and their material evidence reduced to writing, signed by myself, and given to the Clerk of Porter county.
Whereas, I find decedent's name to be unknown, about 55 years old, light complexion, 5 feet 6 inches high, weight about 140 pounds, who came to his death by reason of injuries received from the engine of the train No. 5, going West, of the P. Ft. W. & Chicago Railroad Co., said engine striking and throwing the body from the bridge over Crooked Creek, crushing the skull and causing death. Body given in charge of undertaker for burial.
A. P. LETHERMAN,
Coroner of Porter County.
Newspaper: Porter County Vidette
Date of Publication: May 21, 1885
Volume Number: 29
Issue Number: 21
Page: 8
Column(s): 1
Key to Newspaper Publication Locations:
Newspapers Published in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana
Chesterton Tribune
The Tribune
Westchester Tribune
Newspapers Published in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana
Porter County Vidette
Practical Observer
Valparaiso Practical Observer
Vidette and Republic
Western Ranger
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