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Show PEGGY LXARSH'S MATE LYING. :7?A LiTH PIATT8BUIl, N. Y., Sept. 2. I A. M. (Buddie) J0hnao, husband of "I'eggy'' .Miirth. actress and dancer, is near death ia the Chumplaln valley val-ley hospital here, having .shot himself accidentally through the breast In the camp of "jack" Clifford, former hus-hund hus-hund of Evelyn SCeabU Thaw, ohj t'hatoaucay Lake, .i rn. Johnson who li.-oueht iji! ir.iluil Field. Ill ; of Chicago, tor rscbgmition of her child, was with h r hush ind. Phyel-clans Phyel-clans hold little hope for Johnson's recovery. Mr. and Airs. Johnsun and her son had cor.ie to the Oil' r I amp fur ;i lew days' vacation. The party bpent .urt of Thursday morning at target 1 practice with sin. ill calibre revolvers. Thursday Olght Mr. Johnson had cleaned the rovoher ho hail u.sed and . was preparing to put It away, no ord-, ord-, ln to an account given hospital au-Ihoritles. au-Ihoritles. when It suddenly exploded. The bullet penetrated his chest Just helnw Ihe heart tool: a down course mil! passed out the l.nck. The Clifford camp Is isolated anJ can be rem bed -al, by boat. This hampered efforts tj get speedy medt-ei medt-ei attention for Mr. Johnson. Dr.1 Qhner T. llurbcr of Chateaugay Iake :.:iended him but later ho was brought b re ;" 'h hi sjpdtdl, h h re Dr. R. s. MacDor.ald. of l'laUsoprg, performed :. n 'pi ri' hmi Mr. Johnson Is the 'n of the late A. L. Johnson, former president of the B o lyn Rapid Transll company, nnj q phewf uf Tom Johnson, former mayor may-or of Cleveland, Ohio. |