This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wisenewski, Michaelski, Wheelock, Redfield, Mieding, Stumpf, Boston, Ball, Moeschler, Moylan, McGregor, Park, Ludzinski, Peszka, Winkler, Trienski, Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2289.4 Message Board Post: Source - The Stevens Point Journal 1 Sep 1894 - Suspected of murder - Last monday evening Jacob Wisenewski and Mrs Victoria Michaelski, Polish residents of the town of Stevens Point, were brought to the city by sheriff Wheelock and placed in jail, being suspected of poisoning the latter's husband, Andrew Michaelski, who died Aug 11, 1894, under peculiar circumstances. Wiscenewski, who is a young man 19 years of age, lived neighbor to Michaelski and it is claimed had become intimate with the latter's wife. Michaelski was taken sick Aug 7th, and his sickness lasted until six days later, when he was taken suddenly worse and died. At that time it was suspected by the neighbors that young Wisenewski and the Michaelski woman were guilty of administering posion to the deceased husband, but no investigation of the case was made. After the funeral had been held other developments appeared to affirm the suspicions of the neighbors and an investigation was commenced. last Wednesday morning the body was exhumed and a jury consis! ting of A E Redfield, R H Mieding, EO Stumpf, H D Boston, F A Ball, and Wiliam Moeschler, was summoned by coroner Moylan. In company with the latter and Dr J D McGregor and sheriff Wheelock the jury proceeded to the cemetery at St Bartholomew's church in the town of St Point where the body was viewed and a post mortem held. The heart, stomach and liver were taken out and brought to this city for the purpose of having a chemist analyze them. That afternoon at two o'clock an inquest was held at the Courthouse where young Wisnewski and the Michaelski woman both acknowledged being guilty of criminal intimacy but no evidence could be gained at that time that either of them administered the poison. After Michaelskie's remains had been plaved in the coffin for burial the gody became so enlarged that an extension of four inches had to be added to the burial box, and this alone was sufficient to cause grave suspicion that he had been poisoned. The case has aroused considereable! excitment among the Polish residents of the town of St Point. The ju ry adjourned from Wednesday afternoon until Monday afternnon, to await the report of a chemist who is to make an analysis of the heart, stomach, and loiver of the deceased. Source - The Stevens Point Journal 2 Sep 1894 - Both were discharged - The Investigation of an alleged murder in the town of St Point closed. The coroner's jury empaneled on Monday of last week to view the dead body of Andrew Michaelski of the town of Stevens Point, who was supposed to have been poisoned by his wife Victoria Michaelski and a young man by the name of Wisenewski continued the examination and inquest at the courthouse last Tuesday forenoon. The examination was conducted by DA Park. The testimonry of serverla witnesses was taken, but no evidence was brought out that would implicate either of the parties suspected of the crime of murder. The first witness sworn was Peter Ludzinski, who lives in the town of St Point and is a brother-in-law of the deceased. Although it had been said by the neighbors that he was an important witness in the case, he testified that he knew nothing about the poisoning and had never talked with either of the suspected parties regarding the case. John Peszka, who lives neighbor to the Michaelski family, was next sworn, but his testimony revealed nothing of importance and was substantially the same as that of the preceeding witness. Jacob Winkler, who lives about three miles from Michaelski's, then testified. He went to Michaelski's house with sheriff Wheelock the night the Michaelski woman and Wisenewski were arrested. It was between 9 and 10 o'clock and they were both at the Michaelski home. Winkler remained at the house with the Michaelski woman shile sheriff Wheelock took young Wisenewski to the home of his parents to get a change of clothing. While the sheriff and the male prisioner were absent the Michaelski woman asked Winkler why they had come to arrest her. He told her they suspected her of poisoning her husband. She asked if they had taken the body up. He told her no. She said if they take the body up those American doctors will claim that he was poisoned. She began crying and was frightened. Kasmere Trienski who lives near the Michaelski home, was the next witness. He knew Michaelski and wife but knew nothing regarding the cause of Michaelski's sickness or death. A story had become current among the neighbors that during a conversation Trienski had with the Michaelski woman she confessed to having administered poison to her husband. In explanation of this story Trienski claimed that a few nights after Michaelski died, he dreamed that he became posessed of the knowledge that the man was poisoned and had a strong suspicion that the wife of the deceased was the quilty party. Having told his dream to some of hiss neighbors the story circulated that he had told the Michaelski woman of his dream and she confessed the crime. This, however, was denied by Trienski. He said he had never talked with her about poisoning her husband but the story that he had a dream of that kind was a fact. The Michaelski woman was then put on the stand but her statements regarding th! e death of her husband were the same as she had testified at the examination on Monday of last week. After considering the testimony taken the jury rendered the following verdict. We the undersigned jury duly empaneled upon the above entitled inquest upon viewing the body and hearing the testimony offered do by our verdict declare tht we found no evidence of poisoning and that the deceased died of causes unknown. Martin Moylan, Coroner. F A Ball, H D Boston, Wm Moescher, E O Stumpf, A E Redfield, R H Meiding The accused were arranged before Judge Murat in the afternoon of Tuesday and at the request of the DA both were discharged. After being discharged the young man approached the Judge and demanded to know who had made the complaint against him. He was told it was none of his business, the judge adding that he had already confessed to enough to send him to the State prison and that if he didn't carry himself straight in the future he would be sent there. +++++ +++++ On-line sources to check: Stevens Point Area Obituary Index http://library.uwsp.edu/Obits Cemetery records at: http://library.uwsp.edu/cemetery/ Census records at: http://library.uwsp.edu/census/ Portage County Historical Society http://www.pchswi.org/index.htm Portage County Courthouse: http://www.co.portage.wi.us/ UW-St Point Archives http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/gen/genealog.htm#ARCHIVES Recent obits can be obtained from WI Newpapers On-line - http://www.wisinfo.com/ I am not related to nor have any additional information on these surnames. If there is a question of error in this transcription, please consult the original documents. R/S MAK http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag