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Case File: Charles Albert Breitwieser (1907)
Charles was a collector for a wine merchant. In 1907 he walked into a saloon in Cleveland, Ohio and, under unknown circumstances, was hit over the head with a billiards cue. His skull was fractured and he was taken to the hospital where he died a couple of weeks later.
| Vitals & Events | |||||
| Event | Date | Place | Notes | ||
| Born | Jun 1876 | Pennsylvania | Son of Bernhard Breitwieser (1842-1895) & Fredericks Lolmeyer (1841-1917) | ||
| Census | 1880 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | with his parents and siblings | ||
| Married | 6 Apr 1899 | Cuyahoga Co., Ohio | to Mayme Kipp (1877-1959) | ||
| Census | 1900 | Cleveland, Ohio | with wife and infant son. | ||
| Died | 29 Apr 1907 | Cleveland, Ohio | cerebral hemorrhage, hit with a pool cue | ||
| Immediate Family Members | |||||
| Relation | Name | Birth Date | Birth Place | Death Date | Death Place |
| Father | Bernhard Breitwieser | 12 Feb 1942 | Groß-Zimmern, Germany | 1895 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Mother | Fredericks Lolmeyer | 30 Jul 1841 | Lippe, Germany | Feb 1917 | Donora, Pennsylvania |
| Spouse | Mayme “Mamie” Kipp | Dec 1877 | Ohio | 21 Apr 1959 | Willowick, Lake, Ohio |
| – son | Wilson Charles Breitwieser | 26 May 1900 | Cleveland, Ohio | 27 Apr 1921 | Cleveland, Ohio |
- Lake View Cemetery (Cleveland, Ohio)
Census Records:
- 1880 US Federal Census: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania – Breitwieser; Charles with parents and siblings
- 1900 US Federal Census: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio – Breitwieser; Charles & Mayme with infant son
- 1910 US Federal Census: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio – Breitwieser; Mamie and Wilson
City Directories:
- Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio: Breitwieser, Kleis
- 1900: Breitwieser Charles A. r. 111 White av.
- 1901: Breitwieser Charles A. clk. r. 278 Sterling av.
- 1902: Breitwieser Charles A. clk. r. 24 Wallace
- 1903: Breitwieser Charles A. clk. r. 24 Wallace
- 1904: Breitwieser Charles A clk r 24 Wallace
- 1905: Breitwieser Charles A retired r 24 (old) Wallace
- 1906: Breitwieser Charles A salesman r 1236 E 113th
- 1907: Breitwieser Mamie wid Charles A r 1236 E 113th NE
- 1908: Breitwieser Mamie wid C A r 1236 E 113th
- 1909: Breitwieser Mayme wid Chas r 1236 E 113th NE
- 1910: Breitwieser Mayme wid Chas r 1236 E 113th NE
- 1911: Breitwieser Mayme dressmkr 1236 E 113th
- 1912: Breitwieser Mayme wid C L r 1236 E 113th NE
- 1913: Breitwieser Mayme wid C A r 1236 E 113th
- 1914: Breitwieser Mayme wid Chas r 1236 E 113th NE
- 1915: Breitwieser Margaret wid C A r 1236 E 113th NE
- 1916: Breitwieser Mamie dressmkr 1236 E 113th NE
- 1917: Breitwieser Mayme Mrs dressmaker 1236 E 113th
- 1918: Breitwieser Mamie widow Chas r 1236 E 113th
- 1919: Breitwieser Mayme widow Chas r 1236 E 113th
- 1920: Trythall Robt H machinist r 1236 E 113th [2nd husband of Mamie at her home]
Newspaper Articles:
- Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio)
- 1899 (Apr 6): “Marriage Licenses” – Breitwieser / Kipp
- 1899 (Apr 9): “In Society” – marriage of Breitwieser / Kipp
- 1907 (Apr 18): “Struck Down”
- 1907 (Apr 29): “Collector Near Death”
- 1907 (Apr 30): “Blow From Cue Fatal”
- 1907 (May 2): “There As a Collector”
- 1907 (Jun 13): “Forgives For Sake of Wife”
- 1907 (Jun 15): “Demands Punishment”
- 1907 (Jun 30): “A Murderer Has Nine Chances of Ten to Escape Punishment”
- 1907 (Nov 5): “Indicted for Manslaughter”
- 1907 (Nov 28): “Wife Weeps As Prison Yawns”
- 1909 (Feb 6): “Application for Parole”
- 1909 (May 14): “‘Pen’ Restaurant Pays”
- Conneautville Courier (Conneautville, Pennsylvania)
- 1907 (May 1): “Dies from a Blow”
- Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- 1907 (May 6): “Deny Breitwieser Was Fighting”
Probate Records:
- 1907 [link to original on Ancestry.com]: Doc. 79; No 42539. A brief probate for “Charles A. Breitweisser” / “Chas. A. Breitwieser”. It notes that he died intestate (without a will), it names his heirs as his wife Mayme Breitwieser and son Wilson Breitwieser – both of 1236 E 113th St., and that the whole of the estate consists of $750 paid in on a house & lot bought under a lease from The Real Estate & Bldg. Co”.
Locations:
- 1121 E. 79th St, Cleveland, Ohio – Anton Rosinski’s saloon (demolished)
- 1236 E. 113th St, Cleveland, Ohio – home of Charles Breitwieser (demolished)
- 137 Taggart, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – home of Bernhardt Breitwieser, childhood home of Charles (demolished)
