Ogden Daily Standard | 1913-08-04 | Page 9 | Sheepman Dies from Rifle Wound

SHEEPMAN DIES FROM RIFLE WOUND While cleaning a .30-30 tHliber rifle in his homo in Evanston. Wyo.. J Edward Chapman was accidentally shoi yesterday and died in St Marks hospital. Salt Lake, at 2:4". o'clock this morning He had just finished cleaning a shotgun and laid it to one side and took up the rifle. Before he had discovered dis-covered that there was a load In the gun, for he has always been known to be extremely careful with fire arms, b dog ran past him, or jumped on him, striking the gun in such a way that it was discharged. The bullet entered the stomach From the front and ranged downward, penetrating the Intestines and a kidney. kid-ney. The explosive gases, carried bj the ball, tended to tear the tissues whf'ie the bullet entered the fleBh, making a had wound on account of the gun being so close to hlra. The accident occurred in the forenoon fore-noon and the wounded man was rushed to the depot and brought to Ogdon on No 1, Union Pacific Dr. T. B. Beattle. Mr ( hapman's physician, physi-cian, and also an oldtime friend of the family, met the part In Ogden and accompanied the wounded man to Salt Lake and to the hospital. With him In consultation on the case were Mr Cnion Worthington and Dr. F. S. Bascom Mr. Chapman went to Evanston about twenty years ago from Boston, where he was connected with a prominent family. He and his broth ers organized the Neponset Land & Livestock company, of which he was president The company has ix tensive sheep and cattle Interests and Is well known throuKhout the west Mr Chapman's ife and son Ralph, and his brother, George Chapman, accompanied him and spent last night In the hospital with him 00