Coroner Terhune was at once summoned who made arrangements for taking care of the body and holding an inquest. At first it was supposed he had suddenly been stricken with heart trouble and died while returning to his buggy. He was recognized only by the clothing worn. Going out to feed his hogs he was horrified to find the body of a man mangled as above described.

On rising the next morning to his surprise he found the horse and buggy still there. Harbert brought the rig in from the road and put up the horse, thinking the owner would call later. As the horse was not taken away and it was growing late, Mr. Harbert’s family, walked across to reach his own farm. He had hitched his horse near the home of Mr. Knapp had driven from his home in Whiteland Thursday evening, ostensibly to visit his farm. The head had been torn from the body and much of the flesh eaten off. The community at Whiteland and vicinity was shocked last Friday morning when the news came to them that the dead body of Milton Knapp had been found in a field on the farm of Eb Harbert, horribly mangled by hogs. The Franklin Democrat, Friday, November 9, 1900, Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department personnel also assisted at the scene.Date of birth: – Johnson County, Indiana (calculated from age at death)ĭate of death: – Whiteland, Johnson County, Indiana The Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation spokesman said a crew processed the scene for evidence but referred questions to the Milton Township Police Department, the lead agency in the investigation.Ī spokesman for Milton Township police said information about the incident would be available today. A call to the county coroner’s office Sunday was not returned.

The fire chief said the Mahoning County coroner removed the body for further investigation.

“At this time, the cause of the woman’s death is undetermined there is nothing suspicious,” Maynard said. The Milton Township Fire Departments’ medical squad responded to the scene to assist the woman who was unresponsive. The woman, whose identity was not released, was house-sitting for Lyons while he left to take care of his animals, said Milton Township Fire Chief Harold Maynard. Saturday in the home of Lake Milton State Park Manager Douglas Lyons on Mahoning Avenue.

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