Show KILLED ON THE TRAIN Pinkliani an ACCOIH May flliss pii Eicti Sacrament Girl KtcetJ a Sail 2rut Yesterday the DEMOCRAT briefly stated that a singular accident had occurred on the train which brought the California schoolteachers to this city resulting in the death of Miss Slay 1inkham aged Further particulars state thirteen years that the unfortunate young lady was I traveling with her mother and at the time the accident took place she was reclining re-clining on a pillow three seats away from I the opposite side of the the closet on I couch A pistol shot was heard from the closet and Miss Pinkham exclaimed I 0i It was at first supposed she and but on attempting to I fainted from fright give her a drink of water her life blood I found to be oozing from her breast was entered just below the a bullet having heart causing instant death On investigation it was found that a had into the closet and er gone passenger supposed it in handling his pistol it is accidently discharged producing the was immedi result staled A man was seen afterwards running down the track i ately his head and with blood on but of sight It he passed is conjectured that he jumped in out of the window and was injured falling A detective and a sheriff started he had in pursuit but up to latest advices detained not been captured The car was and a coroners inquest held A telegram was also sent to Dr Pinkham who came on and took back the remains of his I daughter I t A short time after this sad occurrence a I j I lady named Johnson a San Francisco teacher who was traveling on the same I of the train but who was not a member became demented Her insanity I party insan-ity is supposed to have been caused by I above related in the sad occurrence addition to a fright she had received I while at Truckee by a man jumping upI and peeping in the car window at her I side Miss Johnson was left at Reno I Nevada and will be returned to her home in the Bay City I |