Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-07-19
BRIEF SNFICH OF HIS LIFE

j. G. Brady, who was shot at his
Office in the court house at Rathdrum
on the night Of July 5, by Henry VIII
helmbusse. a supposedly insane Ger
man. died Wednesday morning at the
Sacred Heart hospital IN Spokane
from the effects of the bullet wound.
The body was taken TO Rathdrum for
burial, and the funeral was held Fri
day morning at 10 O'Clock.
He was doing very nicely for few
days after the wound was inflicted
and his friends felt quite hopeful for
his ultimate recovery. Last Thurs
day night he slept soundly until about
S a. III. Friday morning, ard in the
afternoon OF that day, which was
nearly eight days after he was shot. he
felt well enough To sit np in bed.
During this time he is said to have
remarked that he would be back in
Rathdrum the following week. How
ever, the following day Saturday. he
was much worse, and from that time
his condition grew more serious daily
until all hope of recovery had fled.
For the last two days his death was
almost hourly expected. lie remained
conscious until near the end ard
when told that death was inevitable
he proceeded to arrange his business
affairs and selected his pail bearers.
The bullet wound was examined
Wednesday afternoon aud the deadly
missile located 1T the base OF tie
brain, as was surmised by Dr. Gun
ningham from the start. The doctors
conducting the examination were DrS.
Cunningham, Thomas, Byrne, Olds,
Roberts, Dutton and Wcnz, of Rath-
drum. No Inflammation had set IN.
The cause Of death was evidently The
destruction Of the source Of nourish-
ment for the throat, and next the
consequent decay Of those parts.
J. G. Brady's wife died at tile sacred
Heart hospital about two years ago,
and by his death two children, ArYa.
a girl aged T. and Elmer. Il boy aged
), are LEFT orphans. Besides his father
and mother, both in their 18th year.
there survive him two brothers. linlh
ana Andrew, and three SISTERS Mrs.
Ellen Wagner Mrs. i. W. Hurd ard
Mrs. ID. L. Gross. all living in Iowa.
John G. Brady was Judge Of the pro-
bate court and editor and proprietor
Of the Silver Blade, the oaicial paper
OF kootenai county. idaho.
lie WAS born on Il farm about four
miles from Springdalc, Cedar county,
Iowa, May -, 1863. lie was the Sec
ond son Of "a family OF seven, tour of
which were girls and three Boys. His
father and mother were born IN ire
land. Ills parents came TO this coar-
try in 1851 and settled in Cedar county.
Iowa. !. e. Brady attended the
country schools OF the district where
he lived and took two years course
at Valparaiso college, Indiana. He
taught school FOR four years in ard
around Whatcheer and Eeswick+
Iowa, and caGe 10 the west about IA
years ago and taught at Waila Walla,
Wash, and later at rost Falls. Idaho.
After four years. absence Sir.
Brady returned to his home in kes-
wick. where he married Miss Nefiie
Pine. also a school teacher at her NJ.
tive town, and returned 70 Post Fails
in 1894. where he lived for few Years
until chosen principal Of the Bafh-
drum school.
j c. Brady WIS elected probate
judge Of kootenai county in Noyem
Der, 1893, and was reelected last No
Yember.
The man who fired the fatal shot is
an old settler in the vicinity ff Rath-
drum. About two years age he be-
came insane on the subject OF hypno-
tism. He WAS arrested. examined,