Howard - Jesse
Source: The Crawfordsville Weekly Review, March 27, 1908
Supposedly thrown from his wagon and his neck broken, Jesse Howard, aged 28, a farmer, residing four miles south of Ladoga, was found dead in a cornfield a quarter mile from his home about 7 o'clock Friday evening. The body was found by Ora Payne, a neighbor, and to all appearances had been dead for several hours.
Mr. Howard left his home at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon on his way to the field to do some plowing. He was driving a wagon at the time. When he failed to turn up in the evening, his wife became anxious concerning him and a search was instituted.
When found by Mr. Payne the body was lying beside his wagon. The neck was broken and there were two small cuts on the chin. The tongue of the wagon was driven about thirty inches in the ground and the horses had broken the double trees loose and were wandering around in the field.
Whether they had become frightened or not and started to run away is not known, but the fact that the tongue of the wagon was driven so far in the ground lends some plausibility to this theory. Howard drove a usually gentle team however. At the point where the accident occurred there was an incline making it easier for it to happen.
The body was removed to the home and Undertaker R.W. Wade of Ladoga, was summoned. Coroner Jones, of New Richmond, was later called and held his inquest early this morning.
The dead man is survived by the wife and one child. It is probable that the funeral services will be held Sunday. – thanks so much to Kim H