The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-01
ASKS FOR A CORRECTION
Garland Ethel Protests Against
A Misrepresentation of the
Attitude of the Family
IS PUBLISHED IN NEWSPAPERS
p>l,.;ve 10 the Disposition of the
Remains of the Late
J. H. Ethel

Thursday of last week this office
had call from Garland Ethel, the
only son of the late j. IL. Ethel,
manly, intelligent, pleasant spoken
lad of 16 or II years. Mr.. Ethel had
n clipping of the Spokesman Review,
printed under an Okanogan date line,
that conveyed the impression to the
mblic that the Ethel family refused
TO mt in any claim for the remains of
l. II. Ethel, who lost his life when his
home was burned over his head by the
sheriff while resisting arrest, and
were Indifferent as to the disposal of
the same. He wished to deny the
truth of that statement through the
Gazette and registered protest
against the publication, or the giving
out for publication, of any such err
roneOus statement. The young man
gave his version of the attempted ar
rest of his father, and the consequent
tragedy, calmly, and without mani
festatiOn of bitterness, yet with
sturdy filial devotion to the dead that
won our respect He resented the re-
peated declaration that his father was
an outlaw, and feelingly declared that
no parent could be better to his family
than Ethel was to his. His story of
the sensational shooting was sOme-
what different from that published,
. removing some of the glamour of gal
lantry But he did not COME down out
Of the hills to revive that unfortunate
affair, it were better to let it rest.
However. he did wish to lay before the
people of the county his version OF
H. t1,a nf tc
father were still at the undertaking
establishment at OkanOgan, and why
the family had not made application
for the body. The following statement
was made by Mr.. Ethel taken down
at his request, read to him and pro-
nOunced to be correct:
After the remains of j. H. Ethel
were taken from the ruins of the
house in which he died two men
named Williams and Sanger, with
others, demanded the charred body,
were insistent in their demands, and
took 1t to Nelson. The body was re-
turned to the vicinity of the tragedy
afterwards and an inquest held. At
ter the inquest F. r. McCampbell, cor
oner and undertaken residing at Okla
hogan, had conference with the fam
lily, and was kind, cOnsiderate and
sympathetic in department and con-
yersatiOn. He said Sanger and Will
liams had no authority to take the
body, and expressed regret that it
had been done. The question of in
terment was brOached. Mrs. Ethel
stated that her husband had been a
Mason in his lifetime, and she would
like to have the body buried in
Masonic cemetery. MIR. McCampbell
stated that the only Masonic cemetery
in the county was located at Okano-
gan that he would take the remains to
that place. see that they were properly
and decently cared for, and If the fam
lily were unable to meet the expenses
of the funeral at the present time
they could pay the debt in the future.
He even stated that he would be sat
isfied if costs We're never paid. Upon
the strength of his representations
the body was turned over to Mr.. Nc
Campbell, and the date of the funeral
was fixed for the following Wednes-
day. On that day the family secured
an automobile and went to OkanOgan,
expecting the funeral to take place.
When they reached Oganogan Mr.. Nc
Campbell represented to them that
owing to the circumstances connected
with the death of Ethel the body ought
10 be held somewhat longer, and the
FAMILY consented to that arrangement.
Mr.. McCampbell promised to notify
them when he considered it to be the
proper time for holding the funeral.
from that day to the present hour
Mr.. McCampbell has had no communi-
cation with the Ethel family. They
nave been waiting for the summons to
attend the funeral. At all times they
nave been deeply interested in the
flnal disposition of the remains, and
are desirous of securing them decent
burial. The item in the Spokesman
heview TO the effect that the family is
indifferent as to the disposition of the
remains is wholly unjustifiable and
without truth"