The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-04-29
JERRY TODO
IS DEAD
COLORED MAN WHO WAS SHOT
YESTERDAY IN SCUFFLE
PASSES AWAY
FROM SHOCK 8 HEMORRHACE
He Made u Will Before His DEATH
His Body Will BE Shipped to
Madison, Ind. for Burial

\ i HuISu > Dedu"OOu leIeSIdH
Jerry Todd, who was shot yester-
day in an alteration with his wife
this morning at $50 at St. Josepn's
hospital Of the shock consequent up
on the bullet wound and from inter-
nal hemorrhage. He was conscious
a greater part of the night, but suf
fered considerably.
He made will and the same is
now in the possession of the county
court, and will be probabted At a
later date by Judge Russell. AS no
executor was named in the will an
administrator will be appointed to
look after the estate.
Deceased owned at the time Of his
death the residence property Oh Dem
Yer avenue. a billiard hall on ShGr-
man and Lee streets. he had several
hundred dollars in a vault at TIE
bank. and other personal property.
The remains were taken in charge
by w. C. KEGS, and the funeral sery;-
ces will occur tomorrow afternoon ar
the undertaking parlors, and the
body will be shipped to his Old
home in Madison. Ind. and be buried
beside his first wife.
Deceased has sister in Denver.
and mother and two brothers ,iv-
ing in Chicago. The sister in Dem
yer was wired and is expected to ar
rive today or tomorrow.
Todd has a step-son. Howard Bas-
ket. living here. He has charge of
the funeral arrangements and has
wired his mother and brother in Chi
cago, but has not as yet received any
response.
Mrs. Todd is in the county Jail. A
warrant charging her with being res
Donsble for the death of her hus"
band will be filed against her. Size
has retained Attorney Thomas e.
Harvey, of Lead, to defend her. He
visited her at the jail this morning,
and was the first to inform her Of
come uD for trial at the present term
of COZ II when it reconvenes in June.
or it may come up at the November
term. Mrs. Todd has a mother and
sister living at Madison, Ind. She is
a woman much above the average
in intelligence and education, and
has always beorne good reputation
and is we'll thought of by the colored
population, and was also well spoken
of by the people in the neighborhood
where she resided. The pair have
| been noticed to have had several
quarrels on the streets and in their
home, and the tragedy of yesterday
was doubtless the legitimate and rlti-
mate outcome of jealousy mixed with
marital infelicity, and there are hun
dreds of near tragedies every day
| that have not come to the point OF
execution. Besides, a half empty
quart bottle of whiskey, setting on
the table of the home. if it could give
evidence, might explain its part in
the tragedy. She claims the Sho!
accidental. and this will probably be
her defense
The little boy, Sidney, will be 10
ken care of Arthur Bell and wife
The Telegram is mistaken as to his
being a witness to another tragedy
The boy that witnessed the other ira
gedy is now living in Denver.
The only difference in the state
ments Of the two parties is in thu
matter of the revolver. She claim
he had it and she got it away from
him. He claims that she took j
from the dresser and shot him. Sl'
claims it was discharged in the shJf
file.
The house ana contents have bael
taken in charge by Sheriff Plunket
and States Attorney Heffron aii'
will remain in their custody until til
appointment of the administrator.
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