Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-13 | Page 8 | Suspect's Body Found at Ranch

SUSPECTS SUSPECT'S BODY I FOUND AT RANCH Coogans Coogan's Former Chauffeur lV Wanted anted By Police Suicides SAN DIEGO Cal al Aug IS By n-By The Associated With Preas-With Press Pres With the top lop of his head blown Mown off oft the body of Herman lIerman Everett Shipley alias alia chauffeur for to Dot McRae former the parents of the tha film star JackIe Coogan was found Yesterday by Los Lo Angeles detectives in the tho garage of o othe the Coogan ranch nine miles east of Campo Ho Ito Is believed to have committed suicide Shipley was sought In connection with the shooting of a IL watchman on the lawn of the tho Coogan home In Los Angeles last lut Tuesday Finding of the body followed re- re receipt receipt re yesterday morning by Jack Coogan Sr of a postcard mailed In near San Diego Tuesday afternoon on en which was scrawled a i message mee saying that If It the Coogan ranch were searched the chauffeur would be found there cold Lieu Lieu- Lieutenant tenant F P tonda er and J Hickey Lo Los Loi Angeles detectives went to the th ranch at and discovered the body A penciled note apparently writ writ- writ ten ion In tho dark and addressed to Mrs Irs Coogan was found on a a table In an unoccupied house near the tb garage It read Mrs Airs frs Coogan I am writing this In in the dark Could find no DO guns here so do not know I anI ank going to take my life lira so you can bo ho happy hap hap- happy py Sorry I had to 10 hit Joe but he ha fired Trod first Please notify my folks anA ani send the he body to Tipton la Is for burial With the same love for you ou I t DO DOy Coroner S C Kelly brought hipley's body back to San Diego last act night Lego VICTIM IMPROVES ES LOS GELES AI Aug 18 13 By The Tho Associated Press Joseph Press s-Jo s Joseph ph Block Mock 42 private guard for Jack Jark Coogan juvenile screen star who ho was s-as shot and Injured In a n g gun n right fight on the grounds of the n home tome here last Tuesday was r r- r ported slightly Improved today Herman terman Everett Shipley who wits wn-i found shot to death near Campo esterday yesterday Is believed to have been Blocks Block's assailant Shipley was recently discharged as s chauffeur for nn Inn the Coogans I