Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-25
tPREMoNT COUNTY MAN SHOOTS
scHlLo AND THEN COMMITS
SUICIDE.
,oESPoNoENr OVER DIVORCE
SUIT BROUGHT BY WIFE
Fear Of Separation From His Family
Moves George GudgeI to Commit APP
paiIins crims-GreatIy Attached to
Wife and ChiIdren-DoubIs Funeral
to b Held Thursday.

Shenandoah. June 25.-Gsorsc Gud-
dead at the Gudgel home four and one
thalf miles south OF Farragut, shot By
1.-THE father. The daughter lay by his
side, peacefully sleeping, when the
and fired. the bullet passing clear thru
ther little body. then shot himself thru
the temple. His parents. Mr.. and Mrs,
~. NJ. Gudgel. sleeping in the adjoinins
room. rushed to the room and found
lthem beyond earthly aid. their blood
Smingling as the father clasped his
daughter in death.
The younger sen. Dale, u years old,
WAS at home at the time OF the trag-
'edy. The older boy. Earl, Is years old,
twas visiting relatives near Essex.
Requested Double Funeral.
In his bible Gudgel wrote the fol-
lowing note, giving instructions for the
burial:
4 my favorite hymns: Nearer Ny
God to Thee Some Day the Silver
tChord Will Break, Face to Face. Tile
NINETY and Nine. No Night There.
iAlso sing one of my favorites, Asleep
-
IL in the same grave and have our
funerals together at our home here
conducted by Rev. Grant at the same
time. Grant my last request of you
lis my prayer. Forgive me, Eva, if you
can"
In lieu Of signature he left photo
graph OF himself and baby daughter
This chapter closes the story of an
ether unharn,onious matrimonial al
tliance. Mr.. and Mrs. Gudgel have sep
lArated several times.
The wifes name before marriage
was Eva Cox. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. W. B. Cox. Her petition for d.
tvorce is dated May % and would
leone for hearing at the September
term of court at Sidney. They separ-
lated Just prior to the fling Of the pc
itition, and GudgeI went to live with
lhis parents on the farm, the three
children rem aiming with the mother
tbut visiting the father frequently.
slamss Wife's Parents.
Gudgel came to Shenandoah Monday
land employed an attorney in the pend
ling divorce case. The attorney had
known both dudgel and his wife per-
.sonally long before their marriage He
hold his story, reluctantly saying any
SIn1nE aga his NllSv Az "'ASAhA ~
words and actions he manifested the
deepest affection. His tragic deatf
proves his love for her. He said tina
her parents had bitterly opposed thei!
marriage. discarded her and for year
would have nothing to do with him
but finally admitted their error-tha
he was a better man than they haf
thought him to be. His purpose wa:
to resist the divorce. and his creates
dread was separation from his chill
dren whom he seems to have lovee
with an intense devotion.
Monday Gudgel went TO hardware
store and bought 32-caliber revolver
nnd also selected a bicycle for mis- ut
tie boy. which he was to come and ge
Saturday. He had their pictures tax
en-his and the little girIs-that INT
froys might remember their father ant
sister as they last saw them alive
what evening he romped with the lit
ftle girl and boy. seemingly IN merr'
spirits. and there was no intlmatol
/ that within a few short hours his Blu!
,lnts would send two lives crashing int
leternity.
The double funeral will take plac
brhursday afternoon at the house. con
Iducted by Rev. Grant, as requested o.
Indr. Gudgel.