Show OGDEN BOY iS t i Iv > SloT 1 vr 4 Jesse P Forbes Is Fatally Wounded While Out Hunting Huntg i I In I Pulling a Shotgun Toward Him the t Weapon Is Accidentally Discharged the Charge Striking Him in the Abdomen Caus 3 ing i Injury Krom Which He Died TW tours Afterward J r i TUNE SPECIALJ Osden Dec 1A terrible accident occurred oc-curred about 2 oclock this afternoon Just west of Ogden by which Jesse P Forbes was fatally shot by the accidental dental discharge of n shotgun The young man was immediately conveyed to his home when he died about two te hours later WHERE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AB near a car be learned young Forbes and a lad named Morrison had drived out to the sand ridge just west of the riser hunting rabbits Morrison says that he cautioned Forbes to unload un-load his unns he had done but they had but a short distance further to go and It I was not done MORRISON LEAVES WAGON After reaching their destination they stopped and Morrison got out of the wagon and walked along ahead loading load-ing his gun In the meantime FORBES IS SHOT While doing this he heard a report and looking around he saw Forbes who was standing In 3 stooping position grasping his gun by the garrel lurch forward across the seat PULLED GUN TOWARD HIM f 1 He had evidently leaned over and pickedvup the weapon by the barrel mind ashe drew lt toward him the hammer ham-mer struck the seat pulling It back wardJand a It slipped the gun was discharged gn ie CHARGE ENTERS ABDOMEN The1 entire charge entered the boys bodyjust below the navel making a ghastly wound WGuid Young Morrison and Lee Harris who I happened to be near rushed to his aid and making him as comfortable as possible hurried him home and Drs Powers Joyce and Perkins were hastily summoned PRESENTED HORRIBLE SIGHT The body presented horrible sight the eutlre abdomen was shot away and all that earthly power could do for him was to make his last hours as easily borne us possible which was don and he expired abOut 115 oclock The young man was conscious almost to tho last and spoke to his relatives who gathered about the bed bidding they = all goodbye WAS POPULAR YOUNG MAN Jebse P o Forbes a about IS years old the son of HQrace B Forbes and a brother of County Physician Forbes Ho was a student In the second year oC the Ogden high school where hew he-w s very popular among his classmates |