Leslie - I'll pull it out of my file and post it. But basically Clemens had attacked Andrew a couple of times. He eventually tried to poison him by removing raisins from a cake that Andrew's mother had baked for him and substituting cyanide! Fortunately Andrew realized that something was wrong almost immediately. There was a trial in 1889 and Clemens was sent to prison for a few years. Later, after he was released, he again attacked Andrew. That time he tried to beat him with a hickory club while Andrew was asleep. I have no idea what caused Clemens to react so violently towards his stepson. Regards, Mike Hobart ----- Original Message ----- From: Leslie Hope <lahope@jps.net> To: <WISAUK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 9:31 PM Subject: Re: [WISAUK] Clemens HERTNER/Andrew TARNUTZER Hi Mike, Sorry I can't help you, but you've raised my curiosity. What was the unfortunate incident you are referring to? Can you post what the book you have says about it? Leslie ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Hobart <mhobart@worldnet.att.net> To: <WISAUK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 5:42 PM Subject: [WISAUK] Clemens HERTNER/Andrew TARNUTZER > Hi all - > > As I was looking through the book "Lives Lived Here: A Walk Through the > History of Sauk City," by Myrtle W. Cushing and Michael J. Goc, I read the > stories of Clemens Hertner's attacks on his stepson Andrew Tarnutzer (p. > 188). > > Andrew Tarnutzer is a distant cousin. My ggg-grandmother was Christina > Tarnutzer, who was briefly in Sauk County in the 1850s where she met and > married Johannes Johanni. After the marriage they moved to Brown County > Minnesota. Clemens Hertner may be a relative of mine also as there were a > number of settlers from Jenins in Graubünden, Switzerland, who lived in Sauk > Co. These included Johannes Johanni and his Senti cousins. The Hertner > family is also numerous at Jenins, including some Clemens Hertners. > > I have had some difficulty in spotting Clemens Hertner in any of the > available public records for Sauk Co. Does anyone know more about him or > this story? I would appreciate some pointers to this interesting, if > unfortunate, incident. > > Regards, Mike Hobart > Salt Lake City, UT > > >