Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05
KILLING OF CLYDE.
Capt. u. r. Clyde OF sprisx Valley killed
by his Son Charles.

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1 a. sioux Falls Pantagraph, 3D.
Yesterday afternoon, q telegram wss re-
oelved mere. s%ummoning Coroner, Weston
lend Deputy Sheriff Calender to VALLEY
Springs, Charles Clyde having at 2 o'cloct
shot and instantly killed his father. Capt
r. p. CLYDE. proprietor of the Clyde house
The following particulars Of the affair We
have been able to collect from DR.. E. P,
Alien. who happened to be in Valley
Syringe at the time, and from other sources
Cant, Clyde has been a resident of Valley
! Syringe for less than a year, having last
October purchased the hotel two squares
west Of the depot and north of the railroad
track. He moved there from VermillioD,
having formerly lived at Granite Falls and
Glencoe, Minnesota. The family consisted
Of himself, wife, two sons over twenty years
of age, a daughter and q younger son. IL is
understood that up to the time he removed
to Valley Springs he had had no experience
as q hotel keeper, having been engaged 10
farming. He was considered a good peace
able citizen, until sometime after taking up
his residence in Valley Springs, when he
commenced drinking frequently to excess,
and when he was under the influence Of
liquor he was known to be a very quarrel
some and bad. natured man. During these
seasons of ~intoxication he would assault
members of his own. family, particularly
his eldest boys, compelling them to run for
safety.
Yesterday he was especially violent, in
one instance taking after his eldest son
with a large knife threatening to kill him
The second son. Charles, aged about 20
years, expecting that his turn would come
...A Io-;c~ I@oo~ inf mn al that Tho E.thor
had threatened to kill him, in the forenoon
purchased q revolver with which to defend
himself. About 2 o'clock In the afternoon.
the father commenced a chase after Charles.
pursuing him with adouble barreled shot
the street in front of the hotel. and as his
ond to be shot down. He suddenly turned
drew his revolver and fred, the ball enter
ing the parents heart, killing him instant
ly. q
The killing was witnessed by some two
or three persona, and the community was
of course at once apprised of what had been
done. Charles made no attempt to get
away, and he was not formally arrested, the
universal sentiment being that it was a case
of justi6able homicide. The mother did all
IL " y RO"SA - OOSuS ACA SOu, uOtWltu
standing the appalling deed he had COM
United. a contemplation of which had ex-
cited him terribly and the family gathered
around him as around one who had heroic.
ally freed himself from some awful danger
not as around a parricide.
This calamltous circumstance needs NJ
comm entary to point out its awful charac-
ter. Violent death under any circums,an-
ces is shocking, and when a father is sen
to eternity by The hand of his " son i
would seem as if nothing in the loss of
single life could be more terrible but whel
that son is compe lied, in selfdefense agains
the rum-fred fury of his father, to shoe
him down like a dog, the very climax O
horror is attained.
Coroner Weston held an inquest upol
the body at 8 20 last evening. Three wit
nesses were examined. the only point in
vestigated being as to the immediate caus
of the death. no inquiry being made int
any of the a%ntecedent circumstances. Th
verdict was to the effect that deceased cam
to his death by a wound received from
shot fired by Charles Clyde.