100 years ago

Death investigated

Stephen Kiber, 46, was found by police hanging from a gas pipe in his room on Mangan Street in Cohoes, but with hands and feet also tied tightly. According to the story told to police by his family, Kiber came home late the night before and after a quarrel drove them all out of the house and forbade them to return. The next morning they returned to find all doors and windows locked. They called police, who entered and found the man dead for what officials believed was several hours. The police and coroner intended to continue investigating despite all evidence pointing to suicide. All evidence except the mystery of how Kiber managed to secure his own hands and feet before hanging himself.

— Times Union, July 15, 1920