Elk County KS Archives News.....Ralph Dewey A Suicide November 10, 1927
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Howard Courant November 10, 1927
Ralph Dewey A Suicide

Hanged Himself in His Garage Today, Just Before Noon

Ralph E. Dewey, ex-clerk of the Court, hanged himself in his garage at about 
11:30 today.   He had been indicted for embezzlement of funds as county 
official, and his trial was to have been begun this afternoon in District 
Court now in session.

This case has been much discussed and an auditing company had estimated the 
shortage, but Mr. Dewey has maintained that he could account for everything, 
claiming that several thousand dollars in the Moline National Bank at the time 
it was closed would let him out.

Mr. Dewey leaves a wife and two young chidren in this city, and an aged father 
and unmarried sister at Berryville, Arkansas.  He was about 44 years old.

Additional Comments:
For additional information, please see his obituary, that is also posted.

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