Individual Details

Clarence Baer

(Jul 1866 - 28 May 1929)

Daily Register Gazette, Rockford, Illinois, Tuesday, May 28, 1929, Front Page: Cheats Law By Suicide In His Cell. Forgery Suspect Drinks Poison After Arrest; Jailers Find Body. Elkhorn, Wis., May 28---Clarence Baer, 60, former Walworth county farmer, arrested late Monday on a forgery charge, committed suicide some time during the night at the Walworth county jail by drinking poison. His body was discovered this morning by deputies. Baer was arrested on his arrival at East Troy when he stepped from a Milwaukee interurban car. A warrant for him had been issued several months ago but he had been missing since that time.

Conceals Poison Vial. Taken to the county jail, he was subjected to the usual search but apparently had concealed the small vial of poison in the lining of his clothing, as officers failed to find it. When the guards went through the jail early this morning occupants of adjoining cells told of hearing Baer's groans. On opening the door they found Baer dead on his cot.

Dead Two Hours. Dr. E. T. Ridgeway, coroner's physician was summoned and stated that the victim had been dead two hours. The vial containing the poison could not be located. E. T. Best, Lake Geneva, county corner, after hearing Dr. Ridgeway's report, stated that no inquest would be necessary. Baer had formerly operated a farm near Delavan and was said to have been wealthy until he recently met financial reverses. He was a widower and is survived by a daughter residing in West Allis.

Events

BirthJul 1866Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin
Residence1880Menomonee Falls, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin
Death28 May 1929Elkhorn, Walworth Co., Wisconsin
BurialSunnyside Cemetery, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin

Families

FatherIsaac Rathburn Baer (1832 - 1904)
MotherMary Clason (1838 - 1915)
SiblingAlbert R. Baer (1860 - 1931)
SiblingFlorence Baer (1862 - )
SiblingFranklin Ellsworth Baer (1865 - 1926)
SiblingMay Baer ( - 1915)
SiblingClara Baer (1870 - 1950)
SiblingCharles Baer (1878 - 1950)

Endnotes

1. FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 September 2017, 04:29), entry for Clarence Baer(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KZPS-CW9); contributed by various users. PersonID KZPS-CW9.

2. FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNHP-MM8 : 14 September 2017), Clarence Bear in household of Isaac R Bear, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district ED 259, sheet 103D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1451; FHL microfilm 1,255,451. .

3. FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 September 2017, 04:29), entry for Clarence Baer(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KZPS-CW9); contributed by various users. PersonID KZPS-CW9.

4. FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 September 2017, 04:29), entry for Clarence Baer(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KZPS-CW9); contributed by various users. PersonID KZPS-CW9.

5. Find A Grave.