Show A serious accident on friday night last a colored iia lia ananin kin nin the thi service of IV A hickman esq residing about ten miles south on the west side 0 of f tre the jordan just above taylorville Tay lorville came to the city in great haste for doctor dunyan stating 0 that mr ickman hickman JI had bad been badly wounded that evening and was not expected to lire live from the varied statements made by the negro to sundry persons on the street about the altair addair several stories we were e in circulation next morning concerning the occurrence one that hickman hackman had been shot by some unknown person another that the negro was suspected of having baving done the deed and a third that it was the result of an accidental discharge of his bis own pistol which on the return of the doctor was ascertained to be the true statement of the cate cabe it seems that hickman had been out with his family that day on a visit or to do some business and on his return home while un harnessing a his bis horses he stooped down to pick up some portion of the tackling and while in that position one of his pistols dropped from the belt and went off the ball striking in him on the right side between the two t 0 lower ribs and coming out at the back passing 0 square through a the body inflicting a a dangerous if not a fatal wound |