Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1917 — Dies on Barbed Wire Fence. [ARTICLE]

Dies on Barbed Wire Fence.

Lawrenceburg; May 25. —William J. Voltz, age seventy-six, a farmer of Manchester township, died of the effects of a peculiar accident. Mr. Voltz attempted to climb over a barbed wire foot slipped and he became entangled in the wire and was unable to release himself. He was suspended on the fence for three hours. Six children and many other relatives survive.