July
16, 1911 – Because his wife would not go home and cook him a
meal, Charles Chaboillez, grandson of the famous Hudson Bay trader, drew a
pocketknife and stabbed the woman five times and then plunged the bloody blade
into his own throat, missing the jugular vein by the closest possible margin.
The murder/suicide attempt was made at her brother’s home on the Red Lake
Agency.
Mrs. Chaboillez was first felled with a blow from the fist of her husband and was unconscious when the murderous assault began. Agency policemen ran to the rescue of the wounded woman and placed the man under arrest.
Dr. R. J. Cullard, Agency physician, was called and found that the injuries of both were serious, a deep gash in the small of the woman’s back was particularly alarming, while the flow of blood from the man’s wounds made his condition critical.
Chabillez, 38, was said to have been drinking. He was employed as a clerk in the Chippewa store at Red Lake ever since the store started and is considered an honest and trustworthy employee when sober. His wife is 32. They have one child.
Both Mrs. and Mrs. Chaboillez are confined to bed, but Dr. Cullard feels safe in predicting their ultimate recovery.
Chaboillez feels the disgrace of the episode keenly and has said that he sincerely regrets his actions and that he beseeches reconciliation with his wife.
The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Strikes and Stabs Wife; Wounds Self. Charles Chaboillez, Angered Because Woman Refused to Cook, Makes Effort to Take Lives. Arrested by Agency Officers. Both Found to Be in Precarious Condition But Physician Says They Will Recover. Husband is Now Repentant. Regrets His Action, Hopes Wounded Companion Will Grant Him Forgiveness.”; July 19, 1911; p. 1.
Mrs. Chaboillez was first felled with a blow from the fist of her husband and was unconscious when the murderous assault began. Agency policemen ran to the rescue of the wounded woman and placed the man under arrest.
Dr. R. J. Cullard, Agency physician, was called and found that the injuries of both were serious, a deep gash in the small of the woman’s back was particularly alarming, while the flow of blood from the man’s wounds made his condition critical.
Chabillez, 38, was said to have been drinking. He was employed as a clerk in the Chippewa store at Red Lake ever since the store started and is considered an honest and trustworthy employee when sober. His wife is 32. They have one child.
Both Mrs. and Mrs. Chaboillez are confined to bed, but Dr. Cullard feels safe in predicting their ultimate recovery.
Chaboillez feels the disgrace of the episode keenly and has said that he sincerely regrets his actions and that he beseeches reconciliation with his wife.
The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Strikes and Stabs Wife; Wounds Self. Charles Chaboillez, Angered Because Woman Refused to Cook, Makes Effort to Take Lives. Arrested by Agency Officers. Both Found to Be in Precarious Condition But Physician Says They Will Recover. Husband is Now Repentant. Regrets His Action, Hopes Wounded Companion Will Grant Him Forgiveness.”; July 19, 1911; p. 1.
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