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ILawrence Jeffers, 20, Victim of Accident atArmory Here.LEAVES BRIDE OFV K 5II nut1 lies)j t ion ; cnn to ri h a sj RT j'Jtdecjt ho: offtlomIt how a s as jA FEW MONTHS.non• 4unisortAccident Resulted from '»vDropping of Weapon Upon Ground« COt iche rThe expected tnulo or sale of a ^vonrevolver that was never consutn-Th (mated and the absence of one slnd’abl from a new box of cartridges are held to ho the contrlbuting factor®' in the death of Lawrence Hnrwvjtior Jeffers, aged 2 0, of Hrookvilb*, a J fed member of (To. L( 10fth Infantry at the Armorv in Athens Tuesday evening at f*: 1 0 o'clock by the accidental discharge of a revolver.The fatal shooting occurred when Jeffers dropped his revolve r, which was discharged, while he was at- }lt;V* tempting to place a target.Jeffers spent Tuesday in Athens.expecting to complete n deal forthe disposal of his revolver, a .2 2 calibre Stevens special, built along) the lines of a .4 5 calibre (dolt Aufo-Imatte, according to his explanationI to Joe Kd Inman. caretalo r of th*Armory, before the accident Tueuj day evening. He was In Kdieman’sj • juarters in the basement of thebuilding at the time and was show- Neing some boys how his revolver, a single shot, worked when he offered to shoot it. Kelloman proton!-I led against shooting In the buildingfiand J offers left the caretaker hJroom and wont into the hall, fol(Continued on I'age Five )1t liebuiato'Id uscabT1con*Idle\ V v (
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Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio, US
Wed, Jan 10, 1923
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Andrew C.
OH, USA 03 May 2023
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