Show SHOCKING FATALITY A young MAN mah accidentally SHOT AND KILLED KILI kini ED BY lly ms nis COUSIN coc coi raia wilile WHIM DEER DEEB HUNTING A brief item appeared in the NEWS a few days ago stating that a young man named ferguson had ben been shot killed billed by his brother who mistook him for a deer whilo while the two were out oat hunting since then the particulars of we tle painful affair have come to hand from a correspondent spon dent mr B goddard from whose account of it we deduce the following the event occurred about eight miles from kanosh millard county on friday november 2nd and william ferguson of meadow creek was sheep herding in the mountains south of kanosh and on the morn ing of the day in question he and his hib cousin not brother georgeh george Q ferguson of kanosh a young man about twenty yearb yeara of age decided to go and hunt deer they thes started out together leaving a younger boy in charge of the sheep and atter atten going a short distance stanca di decided to separate and hunt in different directions george ferguson went along for quite a way and was chas ehas ing a deer when he perceived what ho he supposed was the hunted animal creeping amongst the brush about a hundred and thirty yards distant he shot and was horrified to hear a human voa vol voice volee lee exclaim oh dearl it proved to be his cousin william george at once started on horseback for lor the nearest settlement kanosh for assistance on had happened justice of the peace james li ju dor rity bishop kimball and several other citizens repaired with withal all ali speed to the scene beene of the accident the unfortunate young man however had expired he was shot in the neck and death appeared to have been instantaneous A jury was summoned and an inquest held on the following day euli euil inquiry I 1 was made into the circumstances and at after atter ter a careful investigation the jurors returned a verdict of accidental death the deceased was the oldest son of william and elizabeth edwards ferguson forguson and was nineteen years of age his father died about two years yearb ago and the widowed and bereaved mother Is now well nigh brokenhearted broken hearted the scene at tiie tile funeral was heartrending the young man who was the unfortunate cause of his cousins usina co death is the son of jacob and frances hum always manifested great regard rard for his departed relative he he la Is steady and respected and is quite depressed in spirits over the sad bad occur occurrence rence lence in his grief he wishes himself dead it is pitiable to notice the chang change in his naturally cheerful demeanor bince binca the accident following Is ia the verdict of the coroners jury territory of utah county of millard ran kan manosh kanosh osh precinct an inquisition holden in kanosh precinct millard county on the soi sol day of november 1883 before jas jj dorrity justice of the peace pence upon the body of william ferguson ferguso there lying dead by the jurors furors whose names are hereunto subscribed bed the tho said bald jurors furors upon their oaths do say bay that the deceased wm ferguson was waa accidentally shot and hilled killed by his bis cousin george ferguson while engaged in deer hunting and that the evidence clearly proves that no blame or censure can be ba attached to the bald baid george ferguson in testimony whereof the bald baid jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and year aforesaid JAS H foreman WILLIAM GEORGE GEOEGE 0 A AN anderson demong DEMoNs jur jurors Tur ors orb attested by JAS L JP |