Charles McKenzie took a train from Milwaukee to neighboring Wauwatosa to visit his ailing brother who was hospitalized just outside of the town. Following the visit, he returned to Wauwatosa to catch the train home when he was encouraged by James Rowan to join him at the "Hyde Park House" for a game of cards with Nic Covitz and Ed Caldwell. After they had been playing for a while, Charles accused them of dishonesty and James Rowan jumped to his feet, grabbed his chair and broke it across Charles' head. Thinking that he had killed him and not wanting to be connected with the assault, Rowan first had his friends help him throw Charles into the street and then decided to take his body to an embankment near the train tracks and dispose of him down the ditch.
Some time later, Charles regained consciousness and was able to crawl up the embankment to the train tracks where he was eventually found by employees of the St. Paul Railroad Company. A member of the railroad crew recognized Charles but mistakenly thought that he was under the influence of alcohol. Charles was placed on a train to Milwaukee and then taken to the home of a family member where his real condition was discovered and a doctor was called. Charles McKenzie had suffered a skull fracture and massive intracranial hemorrhaging as a result of the beating and died of his injuries.
James Rowan was later convicted of murder and Ed Caldwell of assisting him and both were sent to prison.
Some time later, Charles regained consciousness and was able to crawl up the embankment to the train tracks where he was eventually found by employees of the St. Paul Railroad Company. A member of the railroad crew recognized Charles but mistakenly thought that he was under the influence of alcohol. Charles was placed on a train to Milwaukee and then taken to the home of a family member where his real condition was discovered and a doctor was called. Charles McKenzie had suffered a skull fracture and massive intracranial hemorrhaging as a result of the beating and died of his injuries.
James Rowan was later convicted of murder and Ed Caldwell of assisting him and both were sent to prison.
Charles McKenzie took a train from Milwaukee to neighboring Wauwatosa to visit his ailing brother who was hospitalized just outside of the town. Following the visit, he returned to Wauwatosa to catch the train home when he was encouraged by James Rowan to join him at the "Hyde Park House" for a game of cards with Nic Covitz and Ed Caldwell. After they had been playing for a while, Charles accused them of dishonesty and James Rowan jumped to his feet, grabbed his chair and broke it across Charles' head. Thinking that he had killed him and not wanting to be connected with the assault, Rowan first had his friends help him throw Charles into the street and then decided to take his body to an embankment near the train tracks and dispose of him down the ditch.
Some time later, Charles regained consciousness and was able to crawl up the embankment to the train tracks where he was eventually found by employees of the St. Paul Railroad Company. A member of the railroad crew recognized Charles but mistakenly thought that he was under the influence of alcohol. Charles was placed on a train to Milwaukee and then taken to the home of a family member where his real condition was discovered and a doctor was called. Charles McKenzie had suffered a skull fracture and massive intracranial hemorrhaging as a result of the beating and died of his injuries.
James Rowan was later convicted of murder and Ed Caldwell of assisting him and both were sent to prison.
Some time later, Charles regained consciousness and was able to crawl up the embankment to the train tracks where he was eventually found by employees of the St. Paul Railroad Company. A member of the railroad crew recognized Charles but mistakenly thought that he was under the influence of alcohol. Charles was placed on a train to Milwaukee and then taken to the home of a family member where his real condition was discovered and a doctor was called. Charles McKenzie had suffered a skull fracture and massive intracranial hemorrhaging as a result of the beating and died of his injuries.
James Rowan was later convicted of murder and Ed Caldwell of assisting him and both were sent to prison.
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