Show BOYS BOY'S LIFE IFE TAKEN 7 BY HIS HIS HIS' BROTHER 0 Kenneth Kenneth Gregory Killed by Accidental Accidental Ac Ae- of Discharge I Target Rifle DIDN'T KNOW LOADED Archie Thirteen Years Old Sn s k i Struck Against the tile Door us usHe usHe f He lie Was as Carrying It 4 K Kenneth G. G Gregory Gregor a boy of or 10 S years met with an untimely death ath shortly before 9 o'clock yeste s 's e lla daY morning at hl his home 1215 1216 Eat East Seventh So South street treet b by the tho accidental dl discharge rg of oC a 22 caliber rifle which 4 was wal not thought to be loaded In the han hands of oC his brother Archie Gregory 13 years t Cl ol old The Thc unfortunate lad bl bloc bled d to death within ten minutes after the ther discharge of the gun tho the bullet severing sever sever- r ing ingan an arl artery r on the lilt l left ft side Ide of the neck at the base of tho the skull hull C As soon on as ns the tra tragedy ey became Dana T. T Smith anti and known wn Coroner Chief Chic of Police Pollee Sheets hurried to the scene cene and made mad a thorough tion Uon The circumstances connected 1 with the death ath of the boy 0 made mao it clear that the tho shooting had been n purely purer pure pure- r- r ly 1 accidental anti and an Inquest sl was deemed mcd unnecessary I Archie who was greatly r dl distressed by hy till the fatal accident acci acel- dent was not taken n Into custody rh The rite fun funeral funera tal of the unfortunate boy hoy probably t abl ably atly will wille be e In held ld Friday though no nod d definite arrangements had hall been made malle madea a Wednesday a night Were 1 Alone J I Boys Bop S. S Th The two ho boys were alone aIne at nt their home ill at th the time of tho fatal Catal accident their mother Mrs Ir Annie Gregory who I li is compelled to work to support th the family being at her place of oC employment employ employ- ment ident about two blocks away awny She reached rached home within live five minutes after I. I the thc shooting occurred d. d and attempted to stop the how of blood from rill wound In the lIw boys boo neck but to no noS S avail She was wa not aware of oC the fact i that tho the boys pool possessed o the rifle and ami was wal prostrated h by the he tragedy According to th the story of Archie ho he and the lI dead u bo boy purchased the rifle la last t Sunday for 50 10 0 cents from front Herman l Keeley residing reidIng on Seventh South street streel between Eighth and I Ninth East streets street Ih They had hall bl been en saving th their lr mono money with the Id Idea a of oC buying a aS S sled led f for r Christmas However r they t I learned that the tho Keeley Keele bo boy would sell the gun which Is a cheap affair an and despite the fact that their mother ha had frequently foi forbidden bidden them to make ninke such uch a n purchase they bought it and e hid It In a barn In tho the rear of oC their home The They handl handled i H It several ev ral times t- t Sunday and fitted In the barrel several several- of oC the he 22 caliber cartridges which they hey ha had found at at various times lion v Accident Occurred While the time two boys bos wert preparing i for tor school yesterday morning Kenneth Kenneth Ken Ken- t. t neth according to the stor story of ot Archie 4 requested the latter to go to the barn burn barny burnand y- y and get the rUle nib saying he lie wanted wante to toIe Ie see if If It the tho barrel was clean an Archie hurried huri to the barn and returned to top p the hou house c with the rifle balanced In his left han hand As he entered the thc door the gun went ore oft and the bullet struck Kenneth In the back ack of tho the neck nl Kenneth Kenneth Kenneth Ken Ken- neth who was sitting silting on the floor lacIng lacIng lac- lac Ing lag up his shoes slices wh when n the gun was discharged fell en back his head strikIng striking striking ing the door sill After giving the wounded boy O a drink of water vater thinkIng thinking think think- ing It would help him Archie ran to toJ J th the homes of aral and told of the shooting He then ran to the place pIsco where his mother was workIng working work- work Ing and summoned her Sh She in turn t. t summoned monE d Dr PI C. C J. J Plummer r. r The i wounded boy however died In iii a few Cew minutes Speaking of or the shooting Archie I said I I I did I not t know now the gun was loaded loade I J p think Kenneth must have put the hulet In H lit He a asked l c me mo to get the gun and I got li It from the tho barn harn The trigger was down but when I J went In Inthe jt the door It went off I must have tr struck cl it fl against the time hide Ie of oC the door or ormy m my leg I did lid not point it at my I I brother k k JIn In In his statement to Coroner Dana T. T 1 f. f Smith h however wever Archie said Id that ho hoj j rif dl did point the gun at his brother roth I an and u. u f f pulled the trigger but ut that he lie did dill not vt S know It was wag Joae loaded |