Payette-Canyon County ID Archives Obituaries.....DeMoss, J. Henry 1920 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com December 13, 2005, 12:45 am Payette Enterprise 2-5-1920 Payette Enterprise Payette, Idaho Thursday, February 5, 1920 MURDERS WIFE THEN SUICIDES CALDWELL MAN MURDERS WIFE THEN SUICIDES Caldwell, Feb. 3 -- Henry DeMoss well known citizen of this city, early this morning fired two shots into the breast of his wife and then turned the 38 caliber revolver on himself, blowing out his brains. Mrs. DeMoss was dead when Sheriff Geo. W. Froman appeared on the scene a few minutes later. Mr. DeMoss died an hour and a half later. He never regained consciousness and the cause of the tragedy is still a mystery. The shooting occurred between 7 and 8 o'clock at the DeMoss home on Aven street. A daughter and son, in adjoining rooms, were startled from their slumbers by the shooting. Rushing into the room occupied by their parents they found their mother lying half on the bed and half on the floor a stream of blood gushing from her breast. The father was but a few feet away on the floor, apparently dead. Sheriff Froman was notified immediately. DeMoss who frequently was employed as a sheep herder, returned from a ranch about two months ago. It is said by many that ill feeling existed between the couple, and it is believed that the shooting was the culmination of a quarrel. Mr. and Mrs. DeMoss have three children, the oldest son being an enlisted man in the navy. a daughter, 18 years of age, attends school here as does the youngest son, aged 12. It has not as yet been decided whether an inquest will be held or not -- Capital News. Mrs. DeMoss was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Smith who reside two miles southeast from Payette. Her body was brought to Payette where the funeral was held at the Christian Church this Thursday forenoon at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Adams, Pastor. Additional Comments: Note: According to the Idaho Death Index, Adeline Josephine DeMoss was born 10- 25-1884 and died 2-3-1920. J. H. DeMoss died 2-3-1920. No birthdate was given. ch File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/payette/obits/d/demoss829nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb