Show KNOW IT WAS LOADED ANOTHER of those most distressing and fatal events resulting from we the careless handling of firearms fire arms occurred at boston mabs mass may uny 31 As ars miss misa laura isabella whittier eighteen years old was wash standing with her bister slater in the drawing room mrs thomas banford a friend and border boarder stepped softly into the room with a pistol which she did not know was loaded cocked the weapon close behind the ear of misa miss whittier and with the intention of giving her a momentary fright pulled the trigger the pistol exploded and the bullet penetrated the brain of miss bliss whittier who fell dead without a word several physicians were called in but without avail the young lady was engaged to bo be married shortly mrs banford bunford sank into a bordering on insanity this terrible accident occurred through ignoring the very first rule to be observed in handling firearms never to point them at any ariy person whether they are loaded or not mot if this simple and sensible rule had been observed by mrs banford danford her friend miss misa whittier alight still have been living even thought the had bad been discharged unexpectedly in the act df of giving the girl a momentary fright we believe it is made a crime in some portion of the unions union except under r pachal circumstances to point a firearm tire fire arm loaded or unloaded in jest or earnest at any perron it Is a good law and ought to be uni universal vereal |