William Milo Morgan

MORGAN, CHAMPLIN

Posted By: Kris (email)
Date: 7/20/2004 at 14:35:22

Sept 16, 1904

OBITUARY

WILLIAM MILO MORGAN was born near Madrid, Neb, Nov 2, 1888.
His father was killed by accident in Nebraska some sixteen years ago, as his grandfather on his mother's side had been some eight years before that near Blue Point or Oak Grove. His sister too was killed in Utah by being thrown from a horse eight years ago. He had no memory of his father's care and could recall only a few of the earliest years with his mother. His last three years have been spent with his grandfather. MR. MILO MORGAN of our city, and during several years before he came here he had no settled home He was a member of the South School and hoped to acquire a better education.

The boy who was the unfortunate cause of his death was as good a friend among the boys as he had. They were in the same family for sometime.
At his last dinner they were very merry together., yet in the afternoon of the 9 th just a boyish disagreement led to blows and one given him was unexpectedly fatal.

The Community sympathizes very tenderly with the sad mother, the aged grandparents and all near relatives.

The funeral was at the home of the grandfather on the 11th , and the body was laid to rest in Hazelwood.
PROF. PARKER officiating.

Montezuma Republican : Sept 14, 1904

ANOTHER TRAGEDY AT GRINNELL;

On Friday afternoon, WILL MORGAN, age 16 and WALTER CHAMPLIN age 18. were playing together in the back yard of MILO MORGAN's home at 309 Broad st in Grinnell.

The Grinnell Harold says that the Morgan boy slapped a smaller boy present and Walter Champlin interfered and a boyish quarrel resulted between him and the Morgan boy.
During which there was the usual striking back and forth, pulling of hair, calling names and all the other accessories of a passing quarrel between the two boys. Finally Morgan picked up a broomstick lying on the ground and striking the Champlin boy with it , broke it across his hip, and then struck him under the arm, at which the latter stuck hi, in the back of the neck with his bare hand killing him almost instantly, a coroners jury composed of : JOHN A. FLOOK, SAMUEL NELSON and CHARLES PORTER met at 7 o'clock and after hearing some evidence found as follows ;

We do find that the deceased came to his death by a blow given by Walter Chaplin in a boyish scuffle and that said blow was given with no intent to injure the said deceased.

An Unfortunate Accident (1904)
 

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