Carl John Alfred Hammerberg. Case No. 5148. Duluth Herald, January 18, 1924.
Type of event: Incarcerations
Location: St. Cloud; Stearns County; Minnesota; United States
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Document type: Newspaper(s)
Documents: Carl John Alfred Hammerberg. Case No. 5148. Duluth Herald, January 18, 1924.
Citation:
Minnesota State Reformatory for Men [St. Cloud State Reformatory}.
Carl John Alfred Hammerberg: Case No. 5148
Inmate History and Record.
Volume 16, July 1920-April 1921.
Case no. 5148, 1921-1924 (entries)
Duluth Herald, January 18, 1924
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ST. PAUL YOUTHS ARE SUFFOCATED STEALING A RIDE
(By Associated Press)
Duluth, Jan. 16—Two unidentified youths, apparently about 20 years
of age, were found dead in a refrigerator car when a Northern Pacific freight
train arrived here today from St. Paul. Death was caused by suffocation. The
train left St. Paul last night.
The bodies were discovered when freight
handlers opened the car shortly after its arrival. The coroner is
investigating.
When the youths boarded the car, which is heated by charcoal
burners, they closed the narrow air opening at the top, making the car air
tight. Fumes from the burner apparently overcame one while he slept, while the
other, judging from the position and condition of the body, fought desperately
to reach the opening.
Examination of the bodies by the coroner failed to
reveal definite means of identification but since one of the boys had a list of
Duluth telephone numbers in his pocket, authorities are inclined to believe that
they lived in Duluth and were stealing a ride home after a visit in the twin
cities.
Police calling the telephone numbers on the list found in the
lad’s pocket, communicated with several young girls but most of these when
informed that they were wanted at the coroner’s office to assist in the
identification refused to comply.