Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Wallace, Joseph M. 1930
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The Payette Independent 2-6-1930
The Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, February 6, 1930
 
FRUITLAND MAN COMMITS SUICIDE
 
KILLS TWO COWS, WOUNDS ONE HORSE THEN TAKES OWN LIFE
 
Joseph M. Wallace, 62 years of age, committed suicide by means of an automatic 
shotgun.  The rash act was committed at the ranch home of his son-in-law, 
Willard Lynch, three miles south of Fruitland, Friday January 31, where 
Wallace had been living in a tent for the past year.
 
A note addressed to his daughter, Mrs. Corda Lynch, found on his bed indicated 
there had been some dispute over money due him from the daughter and demanding 
immediate settlement with compound interest or there would be something 
doing.  From information gathered, the note was given to one of the Lynch boys 
to deliver to his mother, but the boy became afraid and refused to do so.  It 
was also reported that Wallace had made threats against the life of the entire 
Lynch family and growing alarmed at his actions they went to the home of a 
near neighbor and shortly after, four shots were heard.  Upon investigation it 
was found that Wallace had killed two cows belonging to Lynch and wounding a 
horse, then with the fourth shot killed himself by flowing off the top of his 
head.  His body was found by the hay stack near the barn.  It is also reported 
that there was no money owing to Wallace by the Lynch family.
 
Sheriff Stewart and Coroner L. H. Adair were called and the boy removed to the 
Paterson Funeral Home, where the funeral was held Tuesday morning at ten 
o'clock and interment at Nyssa where Mr. Wallace formerly lived.

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