Miami Union

December 30, 1876 

WARDELL, (NO FIRST NAME) - A man named Wardell was found dead on the street in Tippecanoe between 9 and 10 o'clock on Christmas night.  It was soon rumored around among the sensationalists that he had been murdered.  The facts of the case, however, as elicited at the examination, showed that the deceased came to his death from heart disease.  He was discovered shortly after falling, and at the time found was still warm.