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SOUTH BEND MANMauriSMURDERED NEARIIMOTTVILLE, MICHROY JAQUITH, 44, DIES INCASSOPOLISMiimlv «.f lt;•rider a St.a nh*\i*hart. in flicSouth ;whs shrlt;*u, rPRIVATE HOSPITAL AT \ mn.«!j hy KiklJ fixed ;j! uilt;*\ «-*lt;!| In K p } whet*** a ml Kb jfi»S in 1 lMiyshut th; not niji general hut. it i «*tilt;? ad Kvmi «|oral lilt;ROBBERY BELIEVEDMOTIVE FOR CRIMEVictim Mas Traveling from Hh* Homelo Kami hi Automobile—le-1 thlt;rlt;»via red White )LtnShot Him.him an4*r. rlt;*f is tin* him iti( Associa ted Press.)SMI TH BEND. Feb. h. - KmJaquith. 41. of South Bond. was umr \ dv-r**d last night while eureute t« his ] farm near Mottville. Mieh., a bandit j hohJihg him «j» ami shooting him witli i « shotgun, .laquith was found in dying condition near th** Michigan lt;*»*ntin I railroad tracks. west of Mottville. |EAR- fI vi rlwas aOiiefj tvt'n* tsinph*- | cnnipaand was taken to I'assopolis, Mich.. *TAKI where he died in the MeOifclioon MeNab private hospital this morningtJmjuith was a well known former South Bend ami Mishawaka business j man and lived at 747 Belaud avemie. j South Bend. The mysterious shooting jiand holdup which resulted in his jdeath, occurred at 7:1.7 oVhx-k hist jevening, Jaqulth was found lying lm J conscious by John Flynn of VandaUa. j a passing motorist, who took him to ! )t,,on the hospital where a hurried examiua tion showed that shot from abarreled shotgun fired at close rang**, j having had pierced lii.s left. lung after having j nob* I partly deflected by a steel spec- j Main lade rase which Mr. Juqulth carried j was si in th** left upper pocket, of his vest, j in lb*1 While the steel case scrvt*d to miimti'lt; lo theIi/.c the lt;*fTeet of tin* shot upon the! was lung, it was necessary to sew tissues mar the heart.Body Near Auto.J a on i th’s body was found aland feet from the Dodge coupe in whidi he luid been riding at the time of the attack. A single-barreled shotgun was discovered between the victim and the *nr, and it was at first thought by e* 1111 (v authorities that the shot wasself inflicted. Later investigation.caused them to scout this tlieorv and .Lopiitli. upon regaining eonvioinkss | would for a brief period three Iwhin a ft* r • lt;'ripe the shooting, stated that his assailant j makewas a white man who jumped on the ; and In■running board of the machine and shot j time, him. I YorkRobbery Probable Motive. ! was eThat robbery was tin* motive of Hr*! Irie lt;•lt; murderous attack was further 'winced j time iby the fad that a small amountof likbeen ;; The s'placed, last i'\t lie a\I • ; /»it Inn ; money| and t.lI lie cm I'ponfoundIt uof J h*it wloose elmnge, hinting at a struggle.was found in the rear of tlie ear on the floor, as was a gold watch. I'it'tv clollars In bills, however, was Hound Jarjviitil’s lK»rson, and the amount **f money, if any, secured by the bmi-dit is unknown.Injured Last Fall.The shooting last night is said tofollow an accident last fall in which Jaqulth was severely injured when part, of a ton of coal being unloaded at his River Park office, fell upon him. causing a dislocated hip, a broken cheek bone and other injuries.Because of these disabilities and a nervous attack which accompanied them, he retired from active business.Jaijuitli was highly respected in thejcommunity, ami no clear motive could bo advanced which would substantiate the suicide theory at first advanced.On His Way to Mottville Farm.When shot down, Jaquith was eu-route to his farm, JaquitlYs Ranch”.about 18 miles east of here. According to neighbors be left Ids home in Ids Dodge coupe about five o’clock p. to, It has been customary for Jaqtxith to have his 15 year old son, CurCls, drive thfe machine on the trips t.o the farm, but ft la said the boy had not returned from school when the father started out alone.u. s.pThe i Chari from pa rtinoff wjploy c*imain!plant.\VAOfficiiboreadoptat 1cconstThismostpartu\YJ tratilt; as toship the asea ^
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Goshen Daily Democrat
Goshen, Indiana, US
Thu, Feb 09, 1922
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