The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
GEORGE w. WINSOR
HAS TRAGIC DEATH
is SLAIN by BULLET FROM RE
VOL1E.t LATE FRIDAY Az.
TERNOON AT DIR. q. q.
KIMBlLL HOME
lErom Saturdays Dailrl

George w. Winsor. youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Winsor, met
a tragis end late yesterday afternoon
when he was killed by a bullet from
a 3S caliber service revolver in the
basement OF the home of his brother
ina-law, Or. George G. Kimball.
The bullet entered his left breast,
penetrated the body and emerged at
the back, flattening itself against the
cement wall against which he had
beer leaning. Death ensued in a
very few minutes, without the de-
ceased gaining consciousness.
For the past year or more the
health OF the deceased had not been
of the best, Last summer he relin-
quished his position at the Mitchell
National bank and spent several
weeks in upbuilding his health, en-
tering the school of commerce at the
University OF Wisconsin after the
Christmas holidays.
His ailment returned and he was
forced to give up his studies during
the middle of the winter. He re-
turned to the home of his parents in
Mitchell and a month ago underwent
an operation, which was entirely sue
cessful. His health in the past few
weeks had shown remarkable i'm
provement and yesterday his spirits
and general condition seemed to be
unusually good.
Mr.. Winsor spent most of the af-
ternoon raking leaves in the yard of
his home. Several of the tines in
his rake had been ben from use and
after telling his mother that he would
90 to the work bench in the Kimball
basement and repair the rake. he
went to the Kimball home. which is
directly to the north of the 'Winsor
residence. An examination of the
rake showed that it had been repair
ed and the tines Strengthened.
Hanging above the work bench
was the service revolver belonging
to DIR. Kimball, which he had been
using on the range north of the city
4 few days & and had left in the
basement for cleaning. The weapon
was not loaded. Usually the revol-
YER had been kept upstairs in a lock-
I'D drawer and no n except DIR.
Nimball had known that it was in
The basement.
The sound of "a revolver shot was
not heard in the house, although
Mrs. III. Preston. living across the
street, heard the report. Mrs. Kim
balls attention was first brought to
the tragedy when the maid declared
she heard moaning in the basement.
Mrs. Kimball went down and found
her brother unconscious.
At the. time of the tragedy, Mrs.
Winsor was waiting to go down town
with her son. With Mr.. Winsor. they
were going to the office of DR.. w. r.
Ball for a report on Georges health.
All had been feeling very optimistic
over his gradual return to good
health.
DR.. F. D. ellis was the first ply
sician to reach the house and DR.. Ball
vas but Il few minutes later. 1t was
seen that the young man was still
alive, but that his wound was fatal.
He died Without gaining conscious
ness.
Both of the parents of the young
man are Frustrated i've the tragedy.
The other son. Frank Winson. a stu
dent at the University of Columbia
n New York city, was advised by
wire and left last evening for Nit
chell.
George Winsor was born in Nit
chell on September 6, 1891, and has
made this city his home. BY his
genial manner. his clean living and
as n of honor he maintained a
place of respect in the hearts of his
lifelong friends. He graduated from
the high school in 1908 and the two
wears following attended Dakota
Wesleyan. He spent n year as a
student at the University of Oregon
and a portion of last year at the
University of WISCONSIN,.
The deceased was a member of the
Masonic and Elks' lodges.