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A Bad shooting accident occurred in Fernie on Saturday evening lust when John McLeod, a boy of 1(5 years, was shot in the back with a 22 rifle.The victim of the accident, who was employed in the office of Herchmer Herchmer, in company with another lad, Chapman by name, employed by P. Burns Co., were out in the latter firm’s stable behind the store and, ae cording to Chapman’s story, were play ing with the rifle which had been k fi out there, when in.some way it exploded, McLeod being shot in the back. Chapman went for help and the doctor soonarrived, who had the injured boy takento the hospital, where the lower part ofthe body was found to bo paralized from the wound down, the bullet havin' em tored from behind and shattered the spinal cord. Little hope is entertained for the boy’s recovery, and he is expect to die at any time.The boys do not tell the same story of the gun discharging, McLeod tating that he was looking out of the back win dow and knew nothing about the rifllo being out there.The unfortunate boy’s father, John McLeod, was killed in the explosion two years ago, and this incident is in a lo all the more sad on that account.
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Morrissey Despatch
Morrissey, British Columbia, CA
Fri, Apr 29, 1904
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