Isador Meier, traveling salesman shot by John W. Graeter in 1891
Graeter fired two bullets into his head [3][2]. Meier remained seated, unconscious, as blood and brains flowed from his wounds [3][2]. He was taken to Judsonia on the same train, arriving around 1:30 p.m., and placed in the care of company surgeons, but died at 4:30 p.m. on March 17, 1891 [1][2].
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- Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)now allayed. Isador Meier was taken to Judsonia on the same train on which he was shot, arriving there about 1:30 p.m. He was placed in the hands of skullful company surgeons, but their work was of no a…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)nnes, In- diana, where he is interested in the street car lines. He also wanted a good lawyer. He is genteely dressed, and has over $200 with him, besides a watch and jewelry. He talks about having to do …
- What makes the killing of Meier especially… (1891)What makes the killing of Meier especially so sad is the fact that he had came in on the Memphis train and had been in the car not over twenty minutes when the fatal shots were fired into his head, and a…