Charles F. Mason Dies Mysteriously
Lifeless Body Found In Home By Wife - Accidental, Says Coroner

Charles F. Mason, real estate broker, associated with the C. B. Stone Realty company, No. 8 Robinson avenue, was shot and killed at 6 o'clock Wednesday night at his home, 329 West Ninth street, by a pistol held in his own hand. Mr. Mason was alone at the time, and details of the shooting are not known.

The deceased reached his home at his usual hour in the evening and after shaving, discussed with his wife the possibility of burglars entering the home during the absence of the family. Mrs. Mason left the room, after producing a pistol she kept hidden and a few seconds thereafter the sound of a shoot in the front room caused Mrs. Mason and a number of the neighbors to rush to the room, where the deceased was found lying on the floor dead with a pistol wound in the right side.

Mr. Mason was in his usual good spirits all of Wednesday and had planned an automobile ride for the evening. Besides the widow, a father and sister residing in Des Moines, Iowa, survive.

No funeral arrangements had been announced at a late hour Wednesday night. Coroner Hawkins, who conducted an investigation immediately after the shooting, declared that in his opinion death was accidental. No inquest was held.

Contributed by Marti Graham, October 2003. Information posted as courtesy to researchers. The contributor is not related to nor researching any of the above.