Iowa
Old Press
FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
June 25, 1925
DEATH IS CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT.
William Johnson of Tabor Meets Death in Accidental Discharge Of a
Shotgun
William Johnson, farmer living near Tabor, was probably instantly
killed Friday afternoon as a result of the accidental discharge
of a shot gun which pierced his heart, tore his chest badly and
nearly severed the left arm from the body. County coroner
Lovelady was called to the scene by passersby-by and empanelled a
jury composed of Dr. B. B. Miller, W.H. Wyant and Fred Mauk and
the jury decided that it was a case of self-evident accidental
death. It is reported that Mr.Johnson had borrowed a shotgun from
a friend in Tabor and on his way home stopped to shoot a ground
squirrel for other pest. It is thought that when he reached for
the gun to take it out of the car, the trigger caught on some
projection, discharging the weapon into his body. Physicians say
that he probably died instantly. Mr. Johnson leaves his wife,
five sons and a daughter to mourn his loss, also two brothers and
two sisters. At the time of his death he was fifty three years of
age. Funeral services were held in Tabor at two o'clock, Sunday
afternoon conducted by Rev. F. C. Gonzales.
[transcribed by W.F., December 2006]