Charles A. Englehart

ENGLEHART

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Date: 1/9/2019 at 15:18:10

Wapello Republican, September 26, 1935, page 8.

Brutally beaten by an unknown assailant as he prepared to drive his automobile into his garage at Davenport shortly before 10 p.m., Sunday, Charles A. Englehart, a former resident of Grandview, died at 12:40 a.m. Monday in a hospital, of skull injuries.

The attack victim was found slumped in the seat of his automobile, near the garage, Sunday night. Two deep wounds were found on his head. He died soon after being taken to the hospital. He never regained consciousness.

Davenport police have been investigating the brutal slaying of Englehart on two possible theories; that robbery was the motive for the slaying, and that Englehart was the victim of mistaken identity.

A coroner's jury which was called to inquire into the cause of the death, returned a finding that Englehart died of a basal fracture of the skull, resulting from several blows from a blunt instrument and inflicted by a person or persons unknown.

Charles A. Englehart was born July 7, 1867, in Grandview, and was educated there. In his early years he moved to Muscatine, and 35 years ago moved to Davenport. He was a barber, but retired from active work several years ago.

He is survived by two brothers, R. A. Englehart, and Harry Englehart, both of Davenport.

Services were held in the Chapel of the Hill and Fredericks mortuary at Davenport at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with Trinity lodge No. 208 of Masons in charge. Burial was in the Grandview cemetery, where services were held at 2 p.m.