Ogden Daily Standard | 1901-08-27 | Page 8 | Jossey is Killed

IS KILLED one of the men accused of complicity in chinese frauds at nogales phoenix ariz aug 27 F jossey united states chinese inspector was accidentally shot and killed this morning at his home in this city the coroners jury returned a verdict of death by the accidental discharge ot a gun the deceased heard a disturbance among his poultry during the night arose from bed took a shotgun and attired in his night dress went to investigate A few moments later the report of the gun was heard mrs jossey ran out and found jossey prostrate insensible with a gaping wound in his deft breast ills gun which was about 18 inches long was eight feet from him the small step ladder whish he attempted to mount to firc over the fence into the poultry yard had fallen as toe stepped on it and his gun had evidently boon prematurely discharged the tact that he was accused of complicity in the chinese smuggling at nogales at first roused suspicion of suicide but these were absolutely dia belled by the evidence brought out at the inquest jossey was from americus Amerl cus ga and was appointed to hie present position toy cleveland and leaves a wife and a daughter eighteen coara old