The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-07-18
DEATH FROM
RIFLE WOUND
II S. Commissioner L. c
Chadwick Found Lifeless
in Wood Shed.

The community was greatly
shocked early Wednesday morn
inc by the news which passed
from mouth to mouth that l.. c..
Chadwick had met death at his
home in the south part of the city.
from the discharge of a rifle, and
friends and officials were at once
called to investigate the case.
The body was found in the wood
house adjoining the Chadwick
residence, at 80 a. m. by the lit
tie son of Allie Campbell, who had
gone over ON an errand and in
passing the wood house, saw Mr..
Chadwick lying on the floor. Mrs.
Chadwick and Mr.. Campbell were
called and used every means to
revive what they considered the
fainting man, as deceased had but
recently sustained an attack which
had almost proven fatal, but their
labor was in vain. In their eff
forts the shirt was thrown open,
when the stains of blood and the
marks of a wound were found,
which on investigation proved to
be a gunshot wound. Then the
whole situation flashed upon the
wife and friend; Mr.. Chadwick
had been fatally shot by the dis
charge of his own rifle. a %
special. The bullet had entered
Just under the left nipple and
had passed directly through the
body lodging in the underwear,
producing almost instant death.
In the right hand of deceased
was wiping rod with wiper at
tached, while the gun which had
done the deadly work lay where
it had fallen a few feet away.
just how the fatal discharge came
about will never be known, though
many theories can be presented;
suffice it to say that whatever the
circumstances, the life of an ac-
tive and useful citizen was snuff
ed out in a moments time by the
leaden missil, and the scores of
friends and neighbors of our un-
fortunate fellow citizen are thrown
into deep mourning and painful
regrets.
Less than thirty minutes prior
to the fatal shot, Mr.. Chadwick
mad been on the front porch of
MS residence in conversation with
y. g. Eimers, of Eimers- Wood Co.,
and VIM. Wikoff, expressman, on
business matters, and he had jok-
ingly twitted the latter about the
crooked rows in Wikoff's potato
patch, just across the street, say
ing, Billy, | think you should
araghten those rows out for my
SAKE as it gets ON my nerves to
look at Them" Mr.. Chadwick
apparently was in improved health
and the best of spirits at that
ame, without premonition of the
sad denouement of the next half
aour. He went through the house
70 70 the wood shed, passing Mrs.
onadwlck on the way with some
commonplace remark, and that
was the last the wife saw of him
until the lifeless body was discov-
ered few minutes later.
NO report of the gun was heard
" either Mrs. Chadwick or the
n nneighbors. The rifle was one Mr..
Onadwlck had used to shoot pig
sons and to protect his chickens
,tom cats, which at times had
oothered some.
L. Z. Chadwick was a man of
ruch n more than ordinary ability.
ne was well educated, a fluent
speaker and writer. He had trav-
eleo great deal, at one time do
as missionary work in interior
Airica, and had mind well stor-
= . with facts gathered both from
.eaung and observation, and was
SUED with the ability to use that
!. He was a man of
s''ong convictions and was most
'u,spoken in defense of his views
! loyal friend and a hard fight
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