Clyde Bradshaw (1890-1930)

BRADSHAW

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:12

From Nevada Evening Journal March 4, 1930 (page 1)

CLYDE BRADSHAW BLED TO DEATH ON AMBULANCE TRIP

Clyde Bradshaw, 45, farmer of near Collins, died in an ambulance on his way to Iowa Sanitarium, Nevada, early today from self-inflicted knife wounds on his throat and his wife is at home with several gashes upon her face and neck, inflicted when her husband made a frenzied attack upon her, at their farm home about 5:00 o'clock this morning.

The screams of the wife brought the twelve-year-old son, Arnold, from his bed upstairs, and thus detracted from his purpose, the demented husband released his wife and turning away slashed his own throat with the knife that he had been attacking the wife with.

The neighbors were hastily called over the phone and Dr. Trotter of Maxwell and Goodenow of Colo summoned and every effort made to stay the flow of blood from the wound upon the man's throat.

The Morfoot ambulance was summoned from Nevada and the man was started for the Iowa Sanitarium, where it was hoped to care for and save his life but he bled to death before reaching Nevada.

Sheriff John Hattery and Coroner Mills drove down at noon today to look over the scene of the affray, but it was not thought that it would be necessary to hold an inquest.

The body of Mr. Bradshaw was taken to Maxwell this forenoon and will be prepared for interment. Funeral services will be decided upon later.

Bradshaw, who lived upon the C. L. Fish farm, two and half miles west of Collins, had not been well for some time and it was thought that it was this illness that broke down his mind and brought on his frenzied attack upon his wife and finally the fatal slash of his own throat.

Mrs. Bradshaw had realized that worry over his physical condition was causing him to be despondent and had bee watching him carefully.

This morning they arose about 4:30 and after the man had been out and milked and looked after the other chores, he returned to the house and it was then that he made his attack upon his wife with his pocket knife.

There were some slight slashed upon the face and neck of Mrs Bradshaw and one finger was severely cut, the latter wound sustained in her efforts to wrest the knife from the husband, when he started to slash his own throat.

The appears to be no cause for the tragic weakening of the man's mind, other than his illness. Financial matters were not of a nature to bother him and his home life had been happy.

The evening before he, with Mrs. Bradshaw, had driven over to one of the neighbors and made plans for some work today.

Mr. Bradshaw had rented and operated a 120 acre farm belonging to Mrs. Fannie Proctor, south of Nevada for five years, until March of 1929, when he rented the larger farm of C. L. Fish and moved back over near Collins.

During the past year that they had lived on the Proctor farm their little son had been very seriously ill and was in a hospital at Marshalltown for several months, under the care of a doctor and nurse.

Those who know he man say that he was a fine character, industrious and frugal and making a success as a farmer and laying up some money. His home life was pleasant and everything had appeared to be going well with him, until his illness developed.