FORMER LEGION COMMANDER SHOT BY STENOGRAPHER'S HUSBAND
Grand Rapids, Michigan (JFK+50) On October 22. 1924, the former national commander of the American Legion*, Col. John G. Emery**, "was shot and slightly wounded" in the left shoulder "as he sat in his office here in Grand Rapids."
44 year old Chedell Simpson, husband of the Colonel's stenographer, is being held for the shooting.
The Evening Star reports "a divorce action is pending" against Mr. Simpson.
*The American Legion is an organization of U.S. war veterans. Its headquarters are located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
**John G. Emery was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan & served in the 1st Division of the A.E.F. in WWI. JGE fought on 4 fronts in France, was wounded in the Argonne, & was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross & the Silver Star. He was successful in real estate in Grand Rapids.
SOURCES
"Col. John G. Emery Shot by Husband Of Stenographer," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., October 22, 1944, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"John G. Emery," The Hall of Valor Project, www.valor.militarytimes.com/
"Will Succeed Next Time Says Emery," The Hutchinson News Herald, Hutchinson, Kansas, October 3, 1921, www.newspapers.com/
