Melvin Spaid
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Name Melvin Spaid Gender Male Court Apperance 11 Jun 1930 Centreville,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States [1, 2] Death Yes, date unknown Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Notes - (Medical):Suffered a gunshot wound by George Hafer on 10 June 1930 [2]
Person ID I26301 Rgstrong Family genes. Last Modified 23 Jun 2020
Father John Spaid, b. Abt 1865, ,,Michigan,United States d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F9414 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Click to display Court Apperance - an assault to do great bodily harm - 11 Jun 1930 - Centreville,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend
Sources - [S1225] Michigan., Ludington Daily News, 23 Jun 2020, "State Briefs: Centreville," 11 Jun 1930, Wed, p. 7, col. 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 23 Jun 2020), citing Historical Newspapers. (Reliability: 3).
Centreville - Accused of shooting his brother-in-law, George Hafer, a farmer, was in jail here today on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm. Hafer was captured in a wood near Burr Oak Tuesday afternoon. The shooting occured at the home of Melvin Staid(sic Spaid), Hafer's brother-in-law, with whom Mrs. Hafer had beent staying since she left her husband three weeks ago.
From "The Ludington Daily News", June 11, 1930, p7, c4, State Briefs article:
Centreville - Accused of shooting his brother-in-law, George Hafer, a farmer, was in jail here today on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm. Hafer was captured in a wood near Burr Oak Tuesday afternoon. The shooting occured at the home of Melvin Staid(sic Spaid), Hafer's brother-in-law, with whom Mrs. Hafer had beent staying since she left her husband three weeks ago. - [S1226] Michigan., Marshall Evening Chronicle, 23 Jun 2020, "Centerville Man Ends Life in Jail," 10 Jun 1930, p. 1, col. 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 23 Jun 2020), citing Historicle Newspapers. (Reliability: 3).
Centerville Man Ended Life in Jail
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Centerville, Mich., June 11, --(U.P)_
Oscar(sic George) Hafer, 52, who was captured in a swamp yesterday evening after he had shot and wounded his brother-in-law Melvin Spaid, ended his life in his cell in the county jail here sometime during the night.
His body, hanging from the top of his cell, was found this morning. Hafer had used chains from his cell cot to form a noose. A stool, on which he had stood while preparing the noose, had been kicked aside.
Sheriff James E. Correll said Hafer tried to end his life when he and his deputies surrounded him in the swamp last night. Hafer was to have been arraigned today on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm.
When arrested Hafer told officers he blamed his wife's relations for trouble they had been having.
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from p. 1, c4 of the Marshall Evening Chronicle