Extracted from The Abilene Morning News (Abilene, TX)
Midland County Man Fatally Shot
STANTON, March 16. -- Pete Crudup, 38, of Germania, Midland county settlement, was accidentally killed by a 30-30 rifle shot about noon today near Tarzan.
Crudup and his brother-in-law, Lawrence Monkern [sic Mohnkern], operator of a store at Germania, went after some mules early this morning in north Martin county. As they were returning home, Crudup, driving, saw a coyote and told Monkern [sic Mohnkern] who was sitting in the back seat to shoot. As Monkern [sic Mohnkern] was getting the gun in position it accidentally discharged, a bullet taking effect in Crudup's head.
His wife and two small children survive Crudup.
Saturday, March 17, 1934