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Show Fatal YOUNG MAN IS FATALLY SHOT Careless Handling Pistol Causes Wound and Death RUSHED 120 MILES TO MILFORD FOR AID DIES IX SIGHT OF TOWN A most distressing and fatal accident ac-cident occurred away out on the sheep ranges of Nevada this week. G. F. Burnham, a young man 22 years old, was the unfortunate victim. vic-tim. According to the testimony given at the coroner's inquest, young Burnham dropped a pistol from a scabbard which he was picking up off the ground and the weapon was discharged upon striking the hard ground and the bullet entered the young man's abdomen. The story as near as can be learned learn-ed at this time is about as follows: On April 21st last, Burnham met L. C. Winder, superintendent of the Big Spring ranch. ' The meeting was at Newhonse in this county. Mr. Winder was needing scone sheep herders. He employed Burnham and his companion, a young man named Ezra Baker. They were taken to the camp about ten miles south of Burbank, Nevada, and given charge of herding separate bunches of sheep on adjacent range. They came together to talk frequently as they were apparently close friends. They were thus engaged idly lying on the ground on last Tuesday afternoon, af-ternoon, May 7, about 4:30 o'clock. Baker was showing his friend a 32 calibre revolver which he was considering con-sidering , purchasing from another friend. After a time Burnham rose and stooping picked up the holster from the' ground and the pistol dropped drop-ped from it striking the ground and exploded the bullet giving the young man what proved to be his death blow. Baker, who is described as being be-ing little more than a boy, states that Burnham exclaimed "My God, I am shot," and sank to the ground. Baker rushed for help and found L. A. Copeland, a distant relative of the injured man who hastened to reach the side of the sufferer. He had first notified Mr. Winder who arrived at the. place a short time ahead of Copeland. Burnham was conscious. His whole conversation-about conversation-about the accident seemed to be concerning his anxiety about the result. re-sult. He did not make any statement state-ment as to the manner of its occurrence. occur-rence. He heard it discussed however; how-ever; by the others and heard Baker's Bak-er's story. The wounded man was carried for a mile through the sage brush and then taken on an automobile auto-mobile and rushed to Milford an rapidly as possible. An extra auto also made the trip to assist in case of delay for repairs and the party traveled all night arriving at Mil-ford Mil-ford about 5 a. m. Burnham complained com-plained of the rough roads and only a few miles from Milford his position posi-tion on the stretcher was shifted to make him more comfortable. He did -not move again and it was not discovered that he had passed away until he was being lifted from the machine after arrival here. A" physician phy-sician had been summoned but it was too late for his services and the body was turned over to Undertaker Jorgensen. The three men who rushed the body here are enlitlei to commendation for their tireless and desperate efforts to save the life of their fellow workman. They are L. C. Winder, Earnest Hampton nn! L. A. Copeland. The mother of Burnham lives at Orderville in Kane County. She was wired of the sad fate of her son. the message being relayed many miles by special messengers. She directed that the body be sent to her via Marysvale. Tt was ascertained ascertain-ed however that a whole day would be saved by taking the body in a machine via Beaver and Panguitch and the journey was made that way under the direction of Mr. Jorgensen. Jorgen-sen. The coroner's jury consisting of J. A. Ingols, E. Fonts and Myron Lewis await further Information be- fore giving their verdict though there is no suspicion of any foul play. It was undoubtedly an accident acci-dent for which the victim alone was responsible that caused his death. It is learned that the mother of the boy is prostrated by the sad news so unexpectedly received. County Attorney Parsons conducted con-ducted the examination before Judge Nichols. Sam Cllne acted as stenographer. |