ARTHUR W. DORCEY DIES FROM REVOLVER WOUND
Arthur W. Dorcey, one of Ward county's most highly respected farmers, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital Monday forenoon at eleven o'clock, from the effects of a self inflicted bullet wound, received at his home nine miles north of Minot, at about five o'clock Sunday afternoon. The bullet entered his left side just below the heart, passing thru a loop of the bowels and lodged somewhere in the back, causing complete paralysis of the left side.
The act was committed in a garage at the farm. Mrs. Dorcey who was in the house heard two shots, altho only one took effect. Mrs. Dorcey ran out to the garage and found her husband suffering from the wound, but able to speak. She managed to get him into the automobile, hoping to bring him to the hospital. Taking the .32 calibre revolver from her husband, in her excitement, discharged the automatic weapon, the bullet passing thru the first joint of her index finger on her left hand. Excitedly, she ran to the road, with the revolver still in her hand, and stopped a Nash car in which Jacob and Herman Gordon, Norman Feldman and Louis Sitner were returning from Lansford, and the young men placed Mr. Dorcey in the rear of the Nash car, bringing him to the hospital, a distance of nine miles at a rate of fifty or sixty miles an hour. Mrs. Dorcey sat in the rear seat with her husband holding his head, while Herman Gordon knelt in the bottom of the car holding the man's legs over his knees, to make the ride as easy as possible for him. On the way to the hospital, Mr. Dorcey talked some about the shooting, explaining to the occupants of the car the reason he had shot himself was due to "certain affairs". He appeared quite strong and using his hands, pulled himself up in the seat occasionally to ease his position.
A doctor was called from Minot soon after the shooting, but he met the party when six miles north of town and returned. An operation was performed immediately on arriving at the hospital, but the bullet was not located. Little hopes were held for his recovery at any time and he lost consciousness several hours before he died. He told the doctors that he had shot himself but gave no reason.
Mrs. Dorcey is in the hospital where her wound is being treated. The doctor found that the palm of her hand was powder burned, which substantiates her story that the gun was discharged while it was held in her hand. The gun was brot to this city by Jake Gordon and turned over to the officials.
Mr. Dorcey had acted in a rather despondent manner of late. He was a hard working, conscientious farmer, and it is believed that a series of poor crops had more or less to do with his condition. He was in Minot a day or two before the affair happened, and friends say he acted in a listless manner.
Mr. Dorcey was born in Chicago Nov. 12, 1872, and had been married 28 years. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Arthur E. Dorcey, married, who farms north of the Dorcey farm, and William H. Dorcey who owns a homestead in Montana, but some time ago went to Canada where he has been threshing. A telegram was sent to his last known Canadian address, in hopes that he might return in time for the burial.
The Dorcey's came to North Dakota nearly twenty years ago and filed on a homestead nine miles north of Minot where they have made their home practically all the time since. For about a year Mr. Dorcey was engaged in the plumbing business in Minot, being associated with his brother-in-law, but returned to his farm.
He was a member of Star in the West Lodge, No. 33, A. F. & A. M., Tyrian Chapter No. 14, R. A. M. and the Scottish Rite Bodies of Minot.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Masonic Temple and were in charge of the Masons. Interment took place in Rose Hill cemetery.
The untimely death of Mr. Dorcey is most regrettable. He was a fine citizen, an industrious, upright man in every way and his loss to the community will be great. The members of the family have the sincerest sympathy of all.
**The Ward County Independent, Thursday, October 14, 1920, Page 11.
Arthur W. Dorcey, one of Ward county's most highly respected farmers, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital Monday forenoon at eleven o'clock, from the effects of a self inflicted bullet wound, received at his home nine miles north of Minot, at about five o'clock Sunday afternoon. The bullet entered his left side just below the heart, passing thru a loop of the bowels and lodged somewhere in the back, causing complete paralysis of the left side.
The act was committed in a garage at the farm. Mrs. Dorcey who was in the house heard two shots, altho only one took effect. Mrs. Dorcey ran out to the garage and found her husband suffering from the wound, but able to speak. She managed to get him into the automobile, hoping to bring him to the hospital. Taking the .32 calibre revolver from her husband, in her excitement, discharged the automatic weapon, the bullet passing thru the first joint of her index finger on her left hand. Excitedly, she ran to the road, with the revolver still in her hand, and stopped a Nash car in which Jacob and Herman Gordon, Norman Feldman and Louis Sitner were returning from Lansford, and the young men placed Mr. Dorcey in the rear of the Nash car, bringing him to the hospital, a distance of nine miles at a rate of fifty or sixty miles an hour. Mrs. Dorcey sat in the rear seat with her husband holding his head, while Herman Gordon knelt in the bottom of the car holding the man's legs over his knees, to make the ride as easy as possible for him. On the way to the hospital, Mr. Dorcey talked some about the shooting, explaining to the occupants of the car the reason he had shot himself was due to "certain affairs". He appeared quite strong and using his hands, pulled himself up in the seat occasionally to ease his position.
A doctor was called from Minot soon after the shooting, but he met the party when six miles north of town and returned. An operation was performed immediately on arriving at the hospital, but the bullet was not located. Little hopes were held for his recovery at any time and he lost consciousness several hours before he died. He told the doctors that he had shot himself but gave no reason.
Mrs. Dorcey is in the hospital where her wound is being treated. The doctor found that the palm of her hand was powder burned, which substantiates her story that the gun was discharged while it was held in her hand. The gun was brot to this city by Jake Gordon and turned over to the officials.
Mr. Dorcey had acted in a rather despondent manner of late. He was a hard working, conscientious farmer, and it is believed that a series of poor crops had more or less to do with his condition. He was in Minot a day or two before the affair happened, and friends say he acted in a listless manner.
Mr. Dorcey was born in Chicago Nov. 12, 1872, and had been married 28 years. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Arthur E. Dorcey, married, who farms north of the Dorcey farm, and William H. Dorcey who owns a homestead in Montana, but some time ago went to Canada where he has been threshing. A telegram was sent to his last known Canadian address, in hopes that he might return in time for the burial.
The Dorcey's came to North Dakota nearly twenty years ago and filed on a homestead nine miles north of Minot where they have made their home practically all the time since. For about a year Mr. Dorcey was engaged in the plumbing business in Minot, being associated with his brother-in-law, but returned to his farm.
He was a member of Star in the West Lodge, No. 33, A. F. & A. M., Tyrian Chapter No. 14, R. A. M. and the Scottish Rite Bodies of Minot.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Masonic Temple and were in charge of the Masons. Interment took place in Rose Hill cemetery.
The untimely death of Mr. Dorcey is most regrettable. He was a fine citizen, an industrious, upright man in every way and his loss to the community will be great. The members of the family have the sincerest sympathy of all.
**The Ward County Independent, Thursday, October 14, 1920, Page 11.
ARTHUR W. DORCEY DIES FROM REVOLVER WOUND
Arthur W. Dorcey, one of Ward county's most highly respected farmers, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital Monday forenoon at eleven o'clock, from the effects of a self inflicted bullet wound, received at his home nine miles north of Minot, at about five o'clock Sunday afternoon. The bullet entered his left side just below the heart, passing thru a loop of the bowels and lodged somewhere in the back, causing complete paralysis of the left side.
The act was committed in a garage at the farm. Mrs. Dorcey who was in the house heard two shots, altho only one took effect. Mrs. Dorcey ran out to the garage and found her husband suffering from the wound, but able to speak. She managed to get him into the automobile, hoping to bring him to the hospital. Taking the .32 calibre revolver from her husband, in her excitement, discharged the automatic weapon, the bullet passing thru the first joint of her index finger on her left hand. Excitedly, she ran to the road, with the revolver still in her hand, and stopped a Nash car in which Jacob and Herman Gordon, Norman Feldman and Louis Sitner were returning from Lansford, and the young men placed Mr. Dorcey in the rear of the Nash car, bringing him to the hospital, a distance of nine miles at a rate of fifty or sixty miles an hour. Mrs. Dorcey sat in the rear seat with her husband holding his head, while Herman Gordon knelt in the bottom of the car holding the man's legs over his knees, to make the ride as easy as possible for him. On the way to the hospital, Mr. Dorcey talked some about the shooting, explaining to the occupants of the car the reason he had shot himself was due to "certain affairs". He appeared quite strong and using his hands, pulled himself up in the seat occasionally to ease his position.
A doctor was called from Minot soon after the shooting, but he met the party when six miles north of town and returned. An operation was performed immediately on arriving at the hospital, but the bullet was not located. Little hopes were held for his recovery at any time and he lost consciousness several hours before he died. He told the doctors that he had shot himself but gave no reason.
Mrs. Dorcey is in the hospital where her wound is being treated. The doctor found that the palm of her hand was powder burned, which substantiates her story that the gun was discharged while it was held in her hand. The gun was brot to this city by Jake Gordon and turned over to the officials.
Mr. Dorcey had acted in a rather despondent manner of late. He was a hard working, conscientious farmer, and it is believed that a series of poor crops had more or less to do with his condition. He was in Minot a day or two before the affair happened, and friends say he acted in a listless manner.
Mr. Dorcey was born in Chicago Nov. 12, 1872, and had been married 28 years. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Arthur E. Dorcey, married, who farms north of the Dorcey farm, and William H. Dorcey who owns a homestead in Montana, but some time ago went to Canada where he has been threshing. A telegram was sent to his last known Canadian address, in hopes that he might return in time for the burial.
The Dorcey's came to North Dakota nearly twenty years ago and filed on a homestead nine miles north of Minot where they have made their home practically all the time since. For about a year Mr. Dorcey was engaged in the plumbing business in Minot, being associated with his brother-in-law, but returned to his farm.
He was a member of Star in the West Lodge, No. 33, A. F. & A. M., Tyrian Chapter No. 14, R. A. M. and the Scottish Rite Bodies of Minot.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Masonic Temple and were in charge of the Masons. Interment took place in Rose Hill cemetery.
The untimely death of Mr. Dorcey is most regrettable. He was a fine citizen, an industrious, upright man in every way and his loss to the community will be great. The members of the family have the sincerest sympathy of all.
**The Ward County Independent, Thursday, October 14, 1920, Page 11.
Arthur W. Dorcey, one of Ward county's most highly respected farmers, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital Monday forenoon at eleven o'clock, from the effects of a self inflicted bullet wound, received at his home nine miles north of Minot, at about five o'clock Sunday afternoon. The bullet entered his left side just below the heart, passing thru a loop of the bowels and lodged somewhere in the back, causing complete paralysis of the left side.
The act was committed in a garage at the farm. Mrs. Dorcey who was in the house heard two shots, altho only one took effect. Mrs. Dorcey ran out to the garage and found her husband suffering from the wound, but able to speak. She managed to get him into the automobile, hoping to bring him to the hospital. Taking the .32 calibre revolver from her husband, in her excitement, discharged the automatic weapon, the bullet passing thru the first joint of her index finger on her left hand. Excitedly, she ran to the road, with the revolver still in her hand, and stopped a Nash car in which Jacob and Herman Gordon, Norman Feldman and Louis Sitner were returning from Lansford, and the young men placed Mr. Dorcey in the rear of the Nash car, bringing him to the hospital, a distance of nine miles at a rate of fifty or sixty miles an hour. Mrs. Dorcey sat in the rear seat with her husband holding his head, while Herman Gordon knelt in the bottom of the car holding the man's legs over his knees, to make the ride as easy as possible for him. On the way to the hospital, Mr. Dorcey talked some about the shooting, explaining to the occupants of the car the reason he had shot himself was due to "certain affairs". He appeared quite strong and using his hands, pulled himself up in the seat occasionally to ease his position.
A doctor was called from Minot soon after the shooting, but he met the party when six miles north of town and returned. An operation was performed immediately on arriving at the hospital, but the bullet was not located. Little hopes were held for his recovery at any time and he lost consciousness several hours before he died. He told the doctors that he had shot himself but gave no reason.
Mrs. Dorcey is in the hospital where her wound is being treated. The doctor found that the palm of her hand was powder burned, which substantiates her story that the gun was discharged while it was held in her hand. The gun was brot to this city by Jake Gordon and turned over to the officials.
Mr. Dorcey had acted in a rather despondent manner of late. He was a hard working, conscientious farmer, and it is believed that a series of poor crops had more or less to do with his condition. He was in Minot a day or two before the affair happened, and friends say he acted in a listless manner.
Mr. Dorcey was born in Chicago Nov. 12, 1872, and had been married 28 years. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Arthur E. Dorcey, married, who farms north of the Dorcey farm, and William H. Dorcey who owns a homestead in Montana, but some time ago went to Canada where he has been threshing. A telegram was sent to his last known Canadian address, in hopes that he might return in time for the burial.
The Dorcey's came to North Dakota nearly twenty years ago and filed on a homestead nine miles north of Minot where they have made their home practically all the time since. For about a year Mr. Dorcey was engaged in the plumbing business in Minot, being associated with his brother-in-law, but returned to his farm.
He was a member of Star in the West Lodge, No. 33, A. F. & A. M., Tyrian Chapter No. 14, R. A. M. and the Scottish Rite Bodies of Minot.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Masonic Temple and were in charge of the Masons. Interment took place in Rose Hill cemetery.
The untimely death of Mr. Dorcey is most regrettable. He was a fine citizen, an industrious, upright man in every way and his loss to the community will be great. The members of the family have the sincerest sympathy of all.
**The Ward County Independent, Thursday, October 14, 1920, Page 11.
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