OBITS: Robert Atchison, 1938, Bath Co., Kentucky ----------------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: From: "Darrell Warner" Date: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:33 AM ------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. **************************************************************************** Robert Atchison Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, January 6, 1938 Prank Ends Fatally For Salt Lick Man Taken For Burglar; Shot By Sister-In-Law Mistaken for a burglar, Robert Atchison, 21, Salt Lick, was fatally wounded by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Catherine Atchison, at the home of the latter last Thursday night, December 31. He was taken to a Lexington hospital but died from loss of blood. According to reports here, Atchison and his wife had gone to call at the home of his brother, Emmett Atchison, on the evening of December 30. Shortly after they arrived, Atchison excused himself and went out, leaving the two women alone. He returned to the home shortly afterward and in fun attempted to frighten his wife and sister-in-law by knocking on the windows and doors. The two women became frightened, it was said, after Atchison failed to answer when they called to ask who was there and Mrs. Emmett Atchison fired through the window at close range with a shotgun, striking her brother-in-law in the arm and shoulder. Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Atchison and besides his wife, is survived by several brothers and sisters. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon followed by burial in the Salt Lick cemetery. No complaint has been made to officers here, it was said today, in regard to the incident and no move has been made to hold any kind of investigation into the circumstances surrounding Atchison's death. It was said, however, that some sort of investigation will be made later in the month.