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James Dell McConnell

Birth	:	29 Jun 1877
Death	:	4 Jul 1910 Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Chisago Lake Cemetery, Center City, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.3969002, -92.8135986
Plot	:	SE Corner, Row 2 #1+
Description	:	TRAGEDY IS ENACTED WHILE WE CELEBRATE Dell McConnell Shot to Death By Total Stranger Hot Words, a Blow, Then Leaden Message Leaps From Deadly Pistol and Another Murderer Walks the Face of the Earth A shooting effray, which resulted about 25 hours later in the death of Dell McConnell, a farmer living about 10 miles Northwest of town, occurred in Colfax while the celebration was in progress on the afternoon of the Fourth. From the start the affair has been enveloped in mystery, the name of the murderer, who escaped in the confusion, being unknown at this time. Rumor has... Read More	TRAGEDY IS ENACTED WHILE WE CELEBRATE Dell McConnell Shot to Death By Total Stranger Hot Words, a Blow, Then Leaden Message Leaps From Deadly Pistol and Another Murderer Walks the Face of the Earth A shooting effray, which resulted about 25 hours later in the death of Dell McConnell, a farmer living about 10 miles Northwest of town, occurred in Colfax while the celebration was in progress on the afternoon of the Fourth. From the start the affair has been enveloped in mystery, the name of the murderer, who escaped in the confusion, being unknown at this time. Rumor has it that several parties witnessed the deed and know the man who did the shooting, but are shielding him and refuse to talk, and so far the officers have failed to secure any definite information. The shooting occurred at the entrance to the toilet in the New Castle Saloon, situated on the west side of Main street. Many conflicting stories of the tragedy are afloat, but as nearly as can be learned the facts are that the men met as McConnell was emerging from the toilet, some words passing between them as to the time he had occupied it. An instant later McConnell remarked he believed he had been shot, and raising the front of his shirt disclosed blood trickling from a bullet wound in the left side of his abdomen. He walked to another part of the room and sat down on a box, afterward lying on the floor, and shortly after the arrival of a physician was taken in an automobile to the hospital. McDonnell stated that the man was a total stranger to him and that he saw no weapon, from which if is concluded to be shot that proved his undoing was a "pocket shot," that is, fired from a pistol held in the pocket. Immediately after the shooting a man, hat less, was seen running north on the river bank behind the buildings, and it is supposed he was the murderer, who dropped out of sight, probably jumping to the ground from the rear door of the saloon, which is several feet above the bank of the stream. His hat is in possession of the sheriff. The search for the murderer was begun at once by the officers and various clues have been followed, as yet without result. In an effort to save the life of the wounded man he was operated on at the hospital, disclosing a condition that could not he overcome, and he died at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The operation disclosed that the bullet struck the lower rib and glanced downward and backward. Since the above was in type it is learned that McConnell's story of the affray, told at the hospital after he came out from under the influence of the anesthetic, is that he met his slayer in the passage way as he left the toilet, was accused of having occupied it longer than necessary, which he denied, saying it was not a place a man would want to stay in longer than necessary. This brought a response from the unknown man ending with "You are a slow s— b— anyway." The words were no sooner spoken than McConnell struck him in the face and knocked him down, and as he arose the shot was fired. Dell McConnell was the son of James McConnell, a well known pioneer of the county. He was 33 years old and leaves a wife and one child. Funeral arrangements will not be completed until the arrival of the father, who left Indiana Tuesday morning upon receipt of a telegram and is expected to arrive here Friday. Every clue obtainable has been persistently followed by the officers, but at this writing the identity of the man wanted is as much a mystery as ever. Jud Ping of Diamond, who answers closely to the description of the murderer, was taken into custody Wednesday by the sheriff as a suspect and is now held in the county jail pending identification or developments. Three or four others detained on suspicion were released. The Colfax Gazette, July 08, 1910

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Where is James Dell McConnell's memorial?
James Dell McConnell's memorial is located at: Chisago Lake Cemetery, Center City, Chisago County, USA.
When did James Dell McConnell death?
James Dell McConnell death on 4 Jul 1910 in Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, USA
Where are the coordinates of the James Dell McConnell's memorial?
Latitude: 45.3969002
Longitude: -92.8135986

Family Members:

Parent

James M. McConnell

(1845 - 1919)

Spouse

Siblings

Charles Alexander McConnell

(1871 - 1942)

Lulu Melvina McConnell Stipe

(1875 - 1913)

Rollie D. McConnell

(1879 - 1902)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Chisago Lake Cemetery
Center City, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3969002, -92.8135986

2. Chisago Lake Hillside Cemetery
Center City, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3983994, -92.8143997

3. Methodist Cemetery
Center City, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3888016, -92.8217010

4. Fairview Cemetery
Lindstrom, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3899994, -92.8349991

5. Glader Cemetery
Lindstrom, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3706017, -92.8217010

6. Chisago Memorial Park
Chisago City, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3534012, -92.8824997

7. West Green Lake Cemetery
Chisago City, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3527985, -92.9135971

8. Panola Cemetery
Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3181992, -92.7727966

9. Franconia Cemetery
Franconia, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3792000, -92.6939011

10. South Green Lake Cemetery
Chisago City, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3283005, -92.8966980

11. Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery
Shafer, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3146400, -92.7523000

12. Almelund Cemetery
Almelund, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4916992, -92.7845001

13. Kost Cemetery
Kost, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4892006, -92.8696976

14. Kahbakong Cemetery
Taylors Falls, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4193993, -92.6632996

15. Mount Hope Cemetery
Osceola, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3223500, -92.6976670

16. Stacy Cemetery
Stacy, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4113998, -92.9788971

17. Poor Farm Cemetery
Sunrise, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.5203018, -92.8470993

18. Peace Lutheran Church Cemetery
Dresser, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3625690, -92.6414430

19. Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
Osceola, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3175011, -92.6738968

20. Ramsey Cemetery
Osceola, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2960600, -92.6869510

21. Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery
Dresser, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3547800, -92.6295400

22. Saint Croix Falls Cemetery
Saint Croix Falls, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4071999, -92.6200027

23. Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery
Wyoming, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3432007, -92.9959030

24. United Methodist Cemetery
Wyoming, Chisago County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3423004, -92.9978027