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Fort Dodge Messenger
December 26, 1912
SINGING "GOOD BY EVERYBODY," MAN HAS FATAL FALL
JIM PAUL OF LEHIGH FALLS TO PAVEMENT; BREAKS NECK
CORONERS INQUEST FRIDAY
Singing "Good By Everybody," Jim Paul, of Lehigh, was seem to stagger across the street between Central avenue and First avenue north on Third street last night at 8:00 p.m. Suddenly, he lost his balance and fell in the middle of the street. When reached he was breathing slightly but he died within a few minutes, before medical attention could be given. Death was due to a broken neck.
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Fort Dodge Messenger
December 26, 1912
SINGING "GOOD BY EVERYBODY," MAN HAS FATAL FALL
JIM PAUL OF LEHIGH FALLS TO PAVEMENT; BREAKS NECK
CORONERS INQUEST FRIDAY
Singing "Good By Everybody," Jim Paul, of Lehigh, was seem to stagger across the street between Central avenue and First avenue north on Third street last night at 8:00 p.m. Suddenly, he lost his balance and fell in the middle of the street. When reached he was breathing slightly but he died within a few minutes, before medical attention could be given. Death was due to a broken neck.
Joe Rule who lives on the corner of First avenue and Third north was the only eye witness to the accident. He rushed to the man's assistance immediately after he saw him fall.
"He seemed to be breathing all right," said Mr. Rule, "and I thought that he was only drunk so we telephoned immediately for the police. Then his breathing seemed to become easier but gradually it stopped. We held a watch to his mouth to see if he was dead and found that he was. This happened a very few minutes after the fall and before the police reached the scene."
Was Well Dressed Man.
Paul, who was well dressed was immediately taken to the Young undertaking rooms. It was not known at first who the man was. He was positively identified this morning by a man from Lehigh.
Paul is a man between thirty-five and forty years of age. He has made Fort Dodge his home for the past two years where he has been employed as a teamster here. Both of his parents are living in Lehigh and he has three brothers and two sisters.
County Coroner Lowry said this morning that there would be an inquest held tomorrow morning. There is very little doubt however that the man was drunk an that in the fall to the pavement he broke his neck. He never regained consciousness after the fall.
Similar to Ives Case.
The accident which brought the almost instant death of Jim Paul is similar to the one that proved fatal to John Ives just a month ago. Ives while in an intoxicated condition fell on the sidewalk and cracked the base of his skull, dying a few days later, before regaining consciousness. The identity of Ives has never been learned and the body is still held at the Laufersweiler Undertaking rooms according to the state law.
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The Daily Freeman-Tribune
December 27, 1912
DEATH OF JAMES PAUL AT FT. DODGE
Man Accused of Hamilton County Murder Sixteen Years Ago Dies Suddenly on Christmas.
FALLS AND BREAKS HIS NECK
Had Resided at Lehigh Many Years - Trial Here was a Most Exciting One.
At 7 o'clock last evening it was learned that a stranger had dropped dead at the city square. The coroner was called and upon investigation found that the man had broken his neck when he fell. He was identified as James Paul of Lehigh. Relatives arrived here from Lehigh and the body will be taken to that place for burial.
Witnesses to the tragedy stated that they saw the man crossing towards the city park. He was just about to step upon the parking when he was seen to stagger. A few seconds later he threw up his hands and fell backwards, onto the pavement. The people who had been watching Paul started forward and ran to him. He was laid on the parking and a call sent in for the police. They in turn sent for the coroner who pronounced the man dead.
Dr. George Paul, the dead man's father, who resides at Lehigh, was notified and came here this morning. The body will not be taken from the city until after the inquest is held. - Fort Dodge Chronicle
James Paul is the man who was accused of murder of his grandmother, Maria Dulin, at her home near Homer, July 27, 1896. Her death came suddenly and apparently resulted from some kind of poisoning. The body was exhumed and the chemist who examined the stomach reported the presence of strychnine. James Paul was indicted by the grand jury. Geo. C. Olmstead was then county attorney and D.C. Chase was employed to assist in the prosecution. Paul's attorneys were Geo. Wambach and J.H. Richard. The trial was long and intensely interesting, stubbornly contested by both sides.
The evidence showed that Dr. Geo. Paul was Mrs. Dulin's physician during her last illness and that the doctor's son, James Paul, was her nurse. James had married her granddaughter and the granddaughter died suddenly after the death of Mrs. Dulin and Paul lost no time in re-marrying. This created suspicion and lead to his indictment and arrest.
The case finally went to the jury and after being out fourteen hours a verdict of not guilty was returned.
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Fort Dodge Messenger
December 28, 1912
PAUL INQUEST HELD
Body is Shipped Back to Lehigh for Burial Yesterday
The inquest held yesterday to determine the cause of the death of James Paul resulted in a verdict that his death was the result of a broken neck caused by a fall to the pavement. The body of Paul was shipped to Lehigh yesterday afternoon for burial.
According to the Webster City Freeman Tribune of yesterday, Paul is the man who was accused of the murder of his grandmother, Maria Dulin, at her home near Home, July 27, 1896. Her death came suddenly and apparently resulted from some kind of poisoning. The body was exhumed and the chemist who examined the stomach reported the presence of strychnine. James Paul was indicted by the grand jury. Geo. C. Olmstead was then county attorney and D.C. Chase was employed to assist in the prosecution. Paul's attorneys were Geo. Wambach and J.H. Richard. The trial was long and intensely interesting, stubbornly contested by both sides.
The evidence showed that Dr. Geo. Paul was Mrs. Dulin's physician during her last illness and that the doctor's son, James Paul, was her nurse. James had married her granddaughter and the granddaughter died suddenly after the death of Mrs. Dulin and Paul lost no time in re-marrying. This created suspicion and lead to his indictment and arrest.
The case finally went to the jury and after being out fourteen hours a verdict of not guilty was returned.
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Lehigh Valley Argus
January 2, 1913
JIM PAUL IS KILLED
Found on Streets of Fort Dodge Wednesday Night
FOUL PLAY IS HINTED
Jim Paul, son of Dr. and Mrs. Geo. Paul of this place, was found dead on the streets of Fort Dodge last Wednesday evening, his neck having been broken and a deep gash cut near the base of his skull. It is supposed he met his death by falling when, in an intoxicated condition, as it was known he had been drinking hard for the past several days. It is said, however, that foul play was hinted at; it is claimed that Paul had had some quarrel with friends while drinking together and that his death was caused by being struck on the back of the head with a brick. When he was picked up a brick was found near the body, which lends color to this theory.
Thursday morning his father left this place for Fort Dodge and identified the unfortunate man as his son and arrangements were made to bring the body to this place for burial. The body was shipped to this place Thursday evening and the funeral services were held at the home of his parents Saturday morning, interment being made at Hook's Point, near Stratford, that afternoon.
For several years the deceased has not made his home in Lehigh during the past two years being employed in Fort Dodge. In that place, where booze was easy to get he continued to travel along the edge; his sudden death adds another victim to the already long list of Webster county men who have given their life in exchange for the revenue derived from the open saloon. Some men are able to use it with moderation, while others weaker and more unfortunate, go the limit and pay the penalty with their life. The parents of this fortunate man have the sympathy of all; especially to the aged mother is the tenderest sympathy due. No matter how erring a son may be, his mother still loves and cherishes him.
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Stratford Courier
July 9, 1896
DIED, June 30, 1896, Mrs. James Paul, at her home at the junction of the Brushy and the Des Moines, of severe cramping.
Mrs. Paul had been at her work in usual health that day and was suddenly taken away before even a physician could be summoned. She was born in Hamilton county, March 24, 1871, and was thus at the time of her death 25 years, 3 months and 24 days of age. She was married to James Paul of Homer, Jan. 27, 1896. Her funeral was held in the M.E. church at Homer Wednesday afternoon. Her mother was in attendance but her father Mr. Thomas Fisher, was compelled to watch with sick ones at home. The body was interred at Hook's Point.
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Stratford Courier
November 26, 1896
James Paul on Trial
Sensational Case of the Pauls, is before the Hamilton County Court. Story of the Alleged Double Poisoning
WEBSTER CITY, NOV. 18 - The sensational trial of James Paul, charged with the murder of his wife and his wife's grandmother, is on in the district court this week. His father, Dr. Paul, of Homer, will also be tried at the same term for complicity in the crime. The striking feature of the case is the motive that is alleged to have induced the act. Paul is a young farmer, and in less than a week after his wife's death he was married to Miss Ella Hartman, one of the young ladies of the neighborhood. He is charge with having poisoned his wife to get her out of the way, and then with having poisoned his grand-mother in order to come into possession of her property, so that he could enjoy life at ease with his newly wedded wife.
The story of the crime is without parallel in this section of the state. the first of last July James Paul's wife died suddenly, and 4th of the same month Paul attended a bowry dance held in the neighborhood with Miss Hartman. In a week after that Grandma Dulin, the owner of the property, was taken suddenly ill and she passed away. The day of her funeral he was married. The first intimation the authorities in this city had that a crime had been committed was when R.G. Pierce, the post master at Homer, and one of the leading men in that section laid before the county attorney the drift of the gossip which was going on in the neighborhood relative to the affair. Sheriff Sinclair, accompanied by Coroner Eberlee, made a trip to the neighborhood of Homer in order to investigate the matter. They learned of the death of Mrs. Paul and of Paul's attachment to Miss Hartman even before her death. They learned that Paul had visited "Grandma" Dulin on Saturday forenoon and that he stayed to take dinner with her. During the course of the meal she complained of the tea tasting very bitter, and from the neighbors who were present at the time of her death they learned that she died with unmistakable signs of strychnine poisoning. The evidence was considered sufficient to justify Paul's arrest.
The bodies of both Mrs. Paul and "Grandma" Dulin were exhumed and the stomachs were sent to Des Moines to the state chemist for analysis. He testified at the preliminary examination that he found evidences of strychnine in both of them. The connection of Dr. Paul with the case did not come about until at least a month after the arrest of his son. Both had always dourn a good reputation in the community and no breath of suspicion pointed to the old gentleman until he repeatedly visited his son in jail and was overheard to make confessions that implicated him in the matter. He was promptly arrested and incarcerated with his son in same jail. Since the arrest of the younger Paul his present wife, formerly Miss Hartman, deserted him and will have nothing to say about her connection with the case further than that while his former wife was living she never looked upon Paul as more than a friend; that she would not have married him had she even a suspicion of the crime that he would be charged with. She returned to her father's house immediately after his arrest, and her first appearance in the city since his trouble will be when she comes this week to testify before the court. She is a handsome young lady not more than 19 years of age, and has many friends in the neighborhood where she has lived all her life.
The property Paul came in possession of by the death of "Grandma" Dulin consists of a fine 160 acre farm and several own lots in Homer. The farm is the one he had been living on and to which he took his new wife, Miss Hartman, as soon as they were married. The old lady had no other heirs except her grand daughter, and it naturally fell to Paul after her death. Since young Paul has been in the county jail he has lost considerable flesh, and has refused on the advice of his attorneys to say anything about the case. The father; however, is very talkative, and loses no occasion to proclaim his innocence, now that he has been arrested, for any complicity in the matter.
The trial will be a hard fought one, and the opinion seems to prevail that both Paul and his father will be convicted. They have retained the best counsel possible to secure, and the case will be conducted for the state by County Attorney Olmstead, assisted by Hon. Daniel C. Chase, presidential elector from this district. |
