Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1903 — Dead By Bis Wife’s Side. [ARTICLE]

Dead By Bis Wife’s Side.

Edward Fleming of DeMotte Died Suddenly, Christmas Morning. V*,— - '■ .. _ Coroner Wright was called to DeMotte on Christinas Day to hold an inquest on the oody of Edward Fleming, a piano and organ seller who had made that town bis home for some years. The family had attended a Christmas tree entertainment the evening before. Daring the Mr, Fleming was awakened lpy severe pains in his head and a sink stomaoh. Mrs. Fleming and daughters ministered to him for some time applying wet clothes and giving a dose of pain killer. He finally went to sleep, and about *4:30 Mrs. Fleming lay down beside him, and also went to sleep. About 7:30 a. m. a daughter came into the room to see how her father was and found him dead, and her mother still asleep by his side. *- Coroner Wright was notified of the dead man but did not think it necessary to hold an inquest, but soon a number of leading residents es DeMotte called him by telephone and insisted upon an inquest. It appeared that the man’s family affairs had not been going along smoothly, both himself and Wife having been married before andeaoh having a daughter in the family by a first marriage. He had also at times seemed very moody and morose. A postmortem was held by Drs. Berkley and Bice, and death found to have been due to natural causes namely organic disease of the heart; that organ being enlarged ito twice the usual size. Besides the daughter and stepdaughter mentioned, he leaves a wife and two young children by her. He leaves little or no property. • The funeral was held Sunday at Valparaiso, his former borne.