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John W. Graeter person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_john-w-graeter_98020f

also known as: Graeter

Probable 70%
Summary:  Passenger on train No. 53 who exhibited signs of insanity and shot at the conductor.
Completeness: 90/100 Grade A
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Claims (21)

arrested_for

murder of E. W. Leach and Isador Meier
cited from When the crowd reached the train it was… (1891) · +1 more
reached he was about dead, giving only two or three groans. The train was still running, and would not have stopped had not the hostler of the engine that brought in the Memphis train realized the situa- tion and blowed the “down whistle,”…
shooting a man on a train
cited from When the crowd reached the train it was… (1891)
When the crowd reached the train it was found that another man had been shot as he was sitting in his seat. When an effort was made to enter the car, Graeter was laying flat in the car with two pistols by his side, and it was some time …
murder
cited from John W… (1891)
John W. Graeter, the murderer, was taken to Searcy, the county seat of this (White) county by the sheriff this morning. He is a piti- ful sight, his every look and movement showing that he was insane. Every person who ap- proaches he calls upon…

claimed

Meier and Leach had threatened to kill him
cited from When the crowd reached the train it was… (1891)
When the crowd reached the train it was found that another man had been shot as he was sitting in his seat. When an effort was made to enter the car, Graeter was laying flat in the car with two pistols by his side, and it was some time …

exhibited signs of insanity

true1891-03-17
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY A most lamentable double tragedy was en- acted at Bald Knob on the 17th instant. On train No. 53 there was a passenger by the name of John W. Graeter, who had exhibited signs of insanity to such an extent that Pullman con-…

fought_in

Bald Knob incident
cited from A DOUBLE TRAGEDY (1891)
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY A most lamentable double tragedy was en- acted at Bald Knob on the 17th instant. On train No. 53 there was a passenger by the name of John W. Graeter, who had exhibited signs of insanity to such an extent that Pullman con- duc…

from

first families of Indiana
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)
hat Graeter will be put in some asylum as soon as he is examined by a physician. Graeter comes from one of the first families of Indiana, and is estimated to be worth $80,000. The ver- dict of the coroner was in accordance with the facts…

killed_by

E. W. Leach1891-03-17
cited from The Frisco river at Clifton is booming and… (1891)
February 20, James Richards, pneu- monia. The Frisco river at Clifton is booming and threatens to wash the town away. The river is rising a foot per hour, continuing six hours at that rate the town is doomed. From the March 6, 1891, Issue…

lived_at

cited from When the crowd reached the train it was… (1891) · +1 more
reached he was about dead, giving only two or three groans. The train was still running, and would not have stopped had not the hostler of the engine that brought in the Memphis train realized the situa- tion and blowed the “down whistle,”…
cited from There was but four persons in the car at… (1891)
There was but four persons in the car at the time, the murderer, John W. Graeter, of Vincennes, Indiana ; Mr. Isador Meier, traveling salesman for Foster, Hilson & Co., Thirty ninth street. New York ; E. W. Leach, the conductor, and a lady.
cited from John W… (1891)
John W. Graeter, the murderer, was taken to Searcy, the county seat of this (White) county by the sheriff this morning. He is a piti- ful sight, his every look and movement showing that he was insane. Every person who ap- proaches he calls upon…

owned

two pistols
cited from When the crowd reached the train it was… (1891)
When the crowd reached the train it was found that another man had been shot as he was sitting in his seat. When an effort was made to enter the car, Graeter was laying flat in the car with two pistols by his side, and it was some time …
cited from When the crowd reached the train it was… (1891)
When the crowd reached the train it was found that another man had been shot as he was sitting in his seat. When an effort was made to enter the car, Graeter was laying flat in the car with two pistols by his side, and it was some time …
a watch and jewelry
cited from When the crowd reached the train it was… (1891)
When the crowd reached the train it was found that another man had been shot as he was sitting in his seat. When an effort was made to enter the car, Graeter was laying flat in the car with two pistols by his side, and it was some time …
cited from John W… (1891)
John W. Graeter, the murderer, was taken to Searcy, the county seat of this (White) county by the sheriff this morning. He is a piti- ful sight, his every look and movement showing that he was insane. Every person who ap- proaches he calls upon…

partner_of

L. D. Miller1885
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)
hat Graeter will be put in some asylum as soon as he is examined by a physician. Graeter comes from one of the first families of Indiana, and is estimated to be worth $80,000. The ver- dict of the coroner was in accordance with the facts…

taken_to

cited from John W… (1891)
John W. Graeter, the murderer, was taken to Searcy, the county seat of this (White) county by the sheriff this morning. He is a piti- ful sight, his every look and movement showing that he was insane. Every person who ap- proaches he calls upon…

telegraphed_for

his brother
cited from When the crowd reached the train it was… (1891)
When the crowd reached the train it was found that another man had been shot as he was sitting in his seat. When an effort was made to enter the car, Graeter was laying flat in the car with two pistols by his side, and it was some time …

witnessed

cited from The Frisco river at Clifton is booming and… (1891)
February 20, James Richards, pneu- monia. The Frisco river at Clifton is booming and threatens to wash the town away. The river is rising a foot per hour, continuing six hours at that rate the town is doomed. From the March 6, 1891, Issue…
saw the brakeman and Pullman conductor run out of the car
cited from A DOUBLE TRAGEDY (1891)
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY A most lamentable double tragedy was en- acted at Bald Knob on the 17th instant. On train No. 53 there was a passenger by the name of John W. Graeter, who had exhibited signs of insanity to such an extent that Pullman con- duc…

worth

$80,000
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)
hat Graeter will be put in some asylum as soon as he is examined by a physician. Graeter comes from one of the first families of Indiana, and is estimated to be worth $80,000. The ver- dict of the coroner was in accordance with the facts…

Mentioned by (5)

E. W. Leach killed_by John W. Graeter
Isador Meier killed_by John W. Graeter
Mr. Durkee shot_at_by John W. Graeter
E. W. Leach shot_by John W. Graeter1891-03-17
Isador Meier shot_by John W. Graeter1891-03-17

Sources (9)

A DOUBLE TRAGEDY

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

John W…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

The Frisco river at Clifton is booming and…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

There was but four persons in the car at…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

There was but four persons in the car at…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

When the crowd reached the train it was…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

When the crowd reached the train it was…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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