The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-10-18
WIFE OF SUPERINTENDENT
lis VICTIM OF GUN-SHOT
WOUND THROUGH HEART
Body Found Wednesday Afternoon Lying in the
Doorway of Clothes Closet at the McClintock
ed the Fatal Wound was Underneath Body
Where it had Fallen at Time of Accident,

A dark gloom was cast over this
community Wednesday afternoon upon
the receipt of the news Of the acci-
dental death of Mrs. r. D. McClin-
took, wife of Prof. r. D. McClintock,
superintendent Of the Sedgwick Coun-
ty High School, which occurred at the
McClintock home in this city.
Mrs. McClintock was found lying
dead upon the floor in the doorway to
the clothes closet adjoining the bed
room at her home on West Seventh
Street at about four o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon by Mr.. McClintock, who
had been summoned to the home by
his small son, Robert.
The little boy, upon arriving home
from the grade school, noticed his
mother lying prostrate upon the floor.
He Immediately ran to the Sedgwick
County High School building and in
formed his father that "mamma was
badly hurt" Upon arriving at the
home, Mr.. McClintock was confronted
with the terrible tragedy-the body of
his wife lying on the floor in the door
way of the clothes closet, with gun
shot wound through her heart, and
.410 gauge shotgun, from which the
wound was inflicted, lying underneath.
DR.. ]. F. Hart was Immediately
summoned. Upon the arrival of the
physician, he discovered that life was
extinct, and that death had probably
occurred an hour or so previous.
| Mrs. McClintock had made ar
rangements to attend meeting Of
the Julesburg Woman's Club that af-
ternoon, and was no doubt making
preparations to change her clothing at
the time of the fatal accident, as the
clothes that she had intended wearing
to the club meeting had been laid out
IN the bed.
The shot gun had been placed in a
standing position in the corner of the
clothes closet by Mr.. McClintsck ear
lier in the day. Mrs. McClintock had
asked her husband to load the gun for
her protection during his absence from
Julesburg, while in attendance at the
State Educational Association meet
ing at Denver, Mr.. McClinock having
planned to leave for Denver last eve
ming. It is thought that Mrs. McClin-
took, while securing additional arti-
cles of clothing from the clothes clos
ct, in some manner knocked the gun
over from it's standing position. caus
ing the same to be discharged, result
| ing in the full load going directly
through her heart. and probably caus-
ing death almost instantaneous.
Mr.. and Mrs. McClintock had pre-
viously planned on making the trip
to Denver, via auto. but owing to the
threatening weather. they abandoned
this plan, Mrs. McClintock deciding to
remain at home. She later made ar
rangements with Mrs. John C. Wag-
ner to accompany her to the Woman's
Club meeting Wednesday afternoon,
which was being held at the 2. N
Cleveland home. Mrs. McClintock had
informed Mrs. Wagner that she MRS.
McClintock) would call at the Wagner
home and go to the club meeting with
her. When Mrs. McClintock failed to
arrive at the Wagner home at the ap-
pointed time. Mrs. Wagner, thinking
she had been detained. went to the
meeting alone. When Mrs. McClin-
took failed to arrive at the meeting
little later on. Mrs. Wagner and Mrs.
B. D. Parker. Jr.. at about 2:45 o'clock.
went to the McClintock home. The la
dies, noting the front door was open
and getting no response from knock.
called for Mrs. McClintock. and again
receiving no response, returned to the
meeting.
1t is presumed that the accident oc-
Cured between the hours of one o'clock
and .2:45 o'clock Wednesday after
noon, between the time of Mr.. Nc
Clintock's departure after the noon
hour for the high school building and
when the ladies called for her to go
to the club meeting. 1t was over
an hour later before the accident
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