The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-01
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ACCIDENTALLY KILLED 81 r
"A Prolllineut co(1Dn
Departed.
Without Warnlag IT, Honab1om.
mons ca0e-The cooH -
Deep Mournlo9.

Ane report yeote500y o000t 0eoD8 e008
Major J. A Hendricks had heea taAnlly
shot and found leaning upoa wige osaee
on the outskirts Of town, flew We uild-
fire and the truth of the Startling sopose
was quickly verified. The suddoaneo
of 80 shocking an accident stastlsa -
city throughout it length end ~ -
the absorbing subject a commsae dfnes.
The facts of the deplosahls aeoi6sat
as gathered by the News are tAeee: ~
jor Hendricks left home about eiohe
O'Clock in the morning Tor . hisd haat.
expecting to take aleisure Gay of 4. and
carried lunch with him. HE joueney-
ings through the day ore not knoun, but
at ab,8 3 80 O'Clock Messss Lsoa De-
pland:3b. D. Aalsy and & W. O'DGiin
heard a mufiled gunshot, but & attso64ed
no particular attention and was oalv se-
called when the dead body of Major
Hendricks was found BY NJ. Dol2hnd
on the la:ter's groundsahsst fveoJ ~.
The body lay across . wire, oDoa11hs
instrument Of death. ~ impsovsohn-
merless shot gun. clenched d ~ Aond,
the muzsle yet against his bod.
1t seems clear from the sussosn6laes
that it was purely aocideatek 4 nal-
metto log lay against the is' = On one
side and y ditch was upon ths thse side.
Major Hendricks svidaatH soepoed
upon the log and was croale - ssaes
when he received the .eoaten6 q one
barrel, the load entering his ~ sAoul-
der tearing through the bae a his neck.
severing arteries and jugulas vein and
emerging at back Of neck. Death must
have been almost instantaneous as there
was no sign Of struggle.
Justice Titus. ex-officio coroner, view
ed the body and his conclusion was that
death was due to the accidental die
charge of the gun as above recited. The
body was at once removed to the under
taking establishment Of Binghan 4 Ma
ley and received proper atten ION.
Major Hendricks came to IAytona six
years ago last April, and found the
atmosphere SO congcnial and salubrious
and the surroundings 50 inviting that he
Immediately determined to make this
his future home.
He was born in Athens. Alabama. in
1917. where he grew to mani God and
was educated. He then took Jap resi-
dcncc in Tennessee. but it was not what
h<,r %.,I hx, 80, I .,sss
kentucky, and began businiss career
as travelling salesman for . firm Of that
city. While making Louisville his head
quarters he met and marrisA the wife
who survives him. This YES years
ago-lSSO.
From Louisville he moved, West to
Colorado and engaged ia the mining
business. but this di0 not prove salts
factory SO he returned to Lou svile aud
again, after time. drifted back to his
home State, where he assumed charge Of
all commissarics Of the Tcnncas-c Coal
Iron and Railway Company.
Something like sevek years ago his
health became involved and he decided
upon IL milder climate with the result
| that he closed out his interests at Besss-
| mer. Ala. and came to this city. He
took over the mercantile house and
stock of J X. Hill and at once entered
upon an important business career on
Beach street.
| Because of his prominence ahd inter
est in city affairs his fellow citizens
elected him to the city council, where he
rendered distinguished service.
! He Was a member of the Florida East
Coast Automobile Association and be-
cause of his interest in the asspciation
was chosen vice president Of lat body
| TO his exertion WAS Que largely the
building Of the road to New Smyrna.
He WAS prominent Mason. and the
| last sad rites in his honor will be nde
the auspices Of the local Masonic order
| The funeral will be conducted from the
} house Tomorrow at 2:3O O'Clock.