Show SHOT I A ThreeYear Old Child Shot Dead by a FiveTear Old Boy I Yesterday afternoon one of those accidents of each frequent occurrence I of late took place Mrs Dave Williams blame was visiting her friend Mrs uuwas jtraracns in Commercial street Between 3 and 4 oclock she was sitting in a room and her child about 8 year old was standing in the doorway a few feet from her wbea a 5yearold toy of Mr Parsons came close up to him with a hula breacb loading pistol in his hand pointed it at him fired and ebot lbs child dead Mrs Williams saw the pistol pointed at bar little son and aid take care but the words bad hardly left nor lips when cue pisioi went oti The ball entered tbe loll breast just above the heart and down berc aD ranged it is supposed entering the heart as the child expired almost instantly An inquest was subsequently held i over the body at the place where tbe accident occurred Tbe facts brought out were C the affect that the mile boy had found a small pistol which belonged to an older brother behind an old counter in his fathers place He took it out cocked it and fired it coce with the result stated He told mm self that he did not know there was any powder in it and stated that be hal once had a little one of nIsI own and fired at himself and J dia not hurt him Tbe jury returned a verdict in accordance with the above statement and held that tbe little boy I was not accountable for the occurrence occur-rence rncMr Williams was nearly distracted at the occurrence this being her only child having lost the others by diph Iberia lien husband was at the mines and was telegraphed for Mr and Mrs Parsons are also terribly distressed over tbe occurrence The i little boy could not possibly have any i knowledge of he danger and is yet unable t realize what he has done He is in elicit clothes yet and was playing about the bause in the evening frequently referring to the matter but in such a manner that showed he was unconscious of any wrong wh itever While no one can be bed responsi ble tor this occurrence there is still blame Mr Parsons states that he bad no knowledge of the weapon being there at all but whoever placed the pistol where it ceuld obtained by carelessness tbe little boy ia i bhmable for great |