Show HORRIBLE TRAGEDY BRIGHAM MURPHY accidentally SHOT shoe AND INIST ANTLY ally A horrible horri ble bie tragedy occurred about noon today to day in the fields a short distance south of the second ward three boys boya all residents rea identa of that part of the city caty jamea johnson brigham murphy and gus J peterson had procured shotguns shot guns for the purpose o of engaging in duck hunting according to a statement of the last panl pani named ed lad johnson and murphy playfully I 1 jay f ua ly presented prevented their guns at cacti oiher others baying in sport suppose pa e w wa a have a gun fight peterson joine joined ain din in the play and springing between the pretending combatants said hald 1 41 I guess ill iii get between you two and atop stop this fight unfortunately i a had his finger upon the trigger of hib his gun causing the hammer hammor to accidentally fall and the piece to 10 be discharged the content contenta of the barrel struck young murphy behind the ear and he fell to the ground dead without a movement or uttering aD admund a und ao aa soon as young peterson feterson saw the result of his hia thoughtlessness he was rea dea seized ind imd with horror and affright he threw down his gun and rushed from the spot with all the speed he could command weeping as ha went and spreading the news newa of the accident he reached the city hall as soon boon as pos poi elble elbie and told his story to the officers he told the tale with great difficulty as he ha walked to and fro wringing his hla hands and bursting into able exhibitions of grief that affected everybody who witnessed his hla condition the boy who was thus suddenly berett bereft of life was the only bon son of a respectable widow who doted upon her boy and she Is 13 thus plunged into the depths of borrow sorrow by having her chief comfort of lire ilfe thus abruptly torn from her the dec deceased emed was waa sixteen years of age I 1 and bore hore an exemplary character 0 J peterson is aged 17 years and also bears a good character arrangements were made by coroner taylor to hold an inquest at half four this afternoon |