Kauai County HI Archives Obituaries.....Morich, John September 30, 1918
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The Garden Island, Lihue, Kauai, Tues., 10-8-1918
MORICH, JOHN
FOUND DEAD IN CANE FIELD.  John Morich, a 17-year-old youth of Kekaha, was found 
dead in a cane field, having been shot in the head with a 45-70 caliber rifle that 
lay at his side. The boy had been in the habit of taking the gun to work with him. 
His parents, who were against this practice, had forbidden him to take this gun 
and had hidden it away from him. On last Monday morning, he managed to get 
possession of the gun, and unknown to his parents, took it along with him when he 
left home to go to work in the field. When Morich did not return for his breakfast 
at the usual time, his parents expressed anxiety for his safety. Meanwhile, some 
laborers who were applying fertilizer in the cane field came across his body. The 
bullet, which had gone through the top of his head, made it difficult to identify 
the youth, but upon inquiring at the camp who was missing, Morich's identity came 
to light. It is believed the gun was accidentally discharged. 


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