Fredrick Bertholod, Obituary/Death NoticePorter County obituaries and death notices . . . .
Fredrick Bertholod
Instantly Killed.
Vidette.
Patrick Tulahan shot and instantly killed Fredrick Bertholod at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Both men came here from Chicago to work on St. Paul's new church, Tulahan as a galvanized iron worker and Bertholod, or "Texas," as he was familiarly known, as a slater. They were in the employ of the contractors, Townsend and Riddle, of Chicago. The shooting took place in a shed used by the galvanized iron men directly across the street from the new church building. The deceased had not worked in the forenoon and had been drinking rather heavily. When Tulahan went to dinner he met Bertholod in an up town saloon. The latter was quarrelsome and noisy and from an attempt by the former to pacify him they got into a quarrel. They were separated, but in a short time Bertholod renewed the quarrel. In the scuffle Tulahan was thrown down and while lying on the floor he was struck twice by his antagonizer with an iron poker, and was only saved from having his skull mashed by the bar-keeper a third blow on side. Again the men were spearated, but Bertholod was heard by several parties to say that he would yet take Tulahan's life. Tulahan went to work after dinner, and shortly after Bertholod went towards the church. Mr. McLane, the foreman of the galvanized iron men, saw the deceased pick up a large club and go towards the shed where Tulahan was at work. McLane tried to prevent his entering the she but he was pushed aside. Bertholod saying that he would kill the s-- of a b----. Lynch, another of the galvanized iron men also attempted to prevent the deceased from entering the shed, but was unsuccessful. In his evidence at the coroner's inquest McLane swore that after Bertholod entered the shed he heard Tulahan call out twice, "keep back, keep back," and then heard a shot, while Lynch, who was in the shed, beard Tulahan tell Bertholod that he had better keep back, but the latter not doing so, and raising the club which he carried in his hand, Tulahan drew and revolver and fired. Bertholod fell and though he lived for five minutes after being shot he never spoke. As soon as Tulahan saw the man was dead he ran off and so far the officers have been unsuccessful in their search for him. Excitement ran high over the matter for a while through the town, but as the people began to learn the facts in the case, they justify Tulahan on the ground of self-defense. Both men were unknown here. They lived in Chicago.
Newspaper: The Tribune
Date of Publication: November 12, 1885
Volume Number: 2
Issue Number: 33
Page: 1
Column(s): 5 and 6
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