| Show SH SAD ACCIDENT eleven year old boy instantly killed by the otin gun that was not loaded mat johnson the oldest son of mr air and mrs mra willis willia Joh johnson ngon was aa shot and killed by a gun in the hands of francis caldwell jr a boy fifteen years old and son of frant caldwell about 6 thursday evening the accident occurred at the home of the johnson boy north of maeser several boys were present at the time and they had just returned from the field where they were shooting birds two guns were in the crowd a 22 call calibre rifle and a shot gun all of the 22 shells were shot away and then the boys boya took turns firing the shot pun gun they had returned to the johnson home and the shotgun chot gun vas N as held by francis caldwell who was sitting bitting on the ground and mat johnson was just coming up when the gun was vas discharged the load of shot entered the mouth tearing a hole through the side of the head and killing him almost instantly the Caldwell boy is nearly frantic over the tragedy lie ile says he did not know the gun was loaded the eight year old brother of the boy who was killed says saya caldwell had been trying to load the gun and that the shell had become lodged at the breech while caldwell was pointing the gun towards johnson some one on suggested that it might go off but caldwell is said to ha hae e remarked that he thiril think so as the shell was lodged the mother of the dead boy has not been feeling well A ell fora few days and she la is now almost prostrated the father who had started to blue mountain to look after his cattle was sent for hy by a mes messenger Benger |
