CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - John McFadden Loses life in scuffle at Wynot ==================================================================== NEGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the NEGenWeb Archives by Carol Tramp Permission granted by: Rob Dump, Editor, Cedar County News ====================================================================== THE CEDAR COUNTY NEWS - September 11, 1913 Fractured skull John McFadden Loses life in scuffle at Wynot John McFadden, son of Mr. McFadden of Coleridge died last night at Wynot, as a result of striking his head against the tile floor of a saloon in that city in a tussle was C.E. Walton. A large crowd was in the saloon and the deceased is said to have been drinking heavily, and to have been struck by Walton who was also intoxicated. He fell, striking his head on the floor so violently that his death ensued in a few hours. Walton immediately gave himself up to the officers and Wynot and was brought to this city (Hartington) and lodged in the jail. The circuit court being in session, both county attorney O'Gara and Sheriff McFadden are busy and no investigation has been made, and no formal complaint has been lodged against Walton. Walton expresses the most bitter regret his blow should approve fatal. The incident occurred at about 3:30 o'clock and McFadden died at about one this morning. His skull was fractured. Witnesses state that the story that Walton used a weapon, bottle, or wrench when he struck McFadden is entirely false. McFadden leaves a wife and three daughters. His age was about 35 years and Walton has a wife and eleven children. Both families live at Wynot, where McFadden was in the cement block business and Walton was a laborer. The tragedy was witnessed by a large crowd, the day being a big one in the town on account of a celebration of the laying of the of stone of the new Catholic church for that city.