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BROUGHT TO HIS HOME NEAR THIS CITY LAST NIGHT. (From Friday‘s Daily.) Walla Werkly, while hooing on the William Dickman farm, near Lew is Creek, now minutes before noon yesterday, had his right hand and wristen badly facerated by the acci dental discharge of the old shot-gun s that It had to be amputated between the elbow and wrist. At the time he was loading one of the barrels, the ieapon being a breach-under. During the morning Mr. Weakly, George Schvelch, George Dickman, Mr. Miley, Adan Schroeder, Valen tine Schoelch and William Dickman, who were at the Dickman home for the day, decided to go hunting. There were only three guns in the crowd .An old muzzleloader, which was own ed years go by the late Peter Seitz, let this city, was in the house. [t was ‘being kept at an old relic by Mrs. William Dickman. The party took this old weapon with them, thinking it might insist in kMling game. Some time was spent by the men jin hunting. They were returning to the house when Weakly, who had the old relic, started to load it. One barrel was already loaded, and while he was loading the other barrel, the one having powder in was accidental ly discharged. Weakly had his hand s on the end of the barrel. It was ho rshly mangled, parts of the flesh and sbone scattering among his compan ions. He fell to the ground and was pick ed up and carried over th a fence cor ner, while other members of the party ran to the nearest house for a horse and buggy. They soon returned and took Weakly to the Dickman home. Dr. Perry, of Lewin Creek, was call ed, find he arrived at the house a few minutes later. Mrs. Thomas Kennedly and W. C. McFadden, of this city, were called and they arrived about two o'clock. It was found necessary to amputate the hand. Weakley says the hammer of the sun was not cocked at the time the load In the barrel was discharged and he does not know what caused it Weakly resides one and one-half miles from this city, his home being on the Knightstown pike. He was brought to Shelbyville at five o'clock yesterday evening on the train and taken to his home in aeath. A few years ago he was a resident of this city, being a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Weakly. He is a broth er in law of Mr and Mrs. George Scheelch, of South Harrison street, having several years ago married Miss Bertha Dickman.
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Shelbyville Shelby Republican
Shelbyville, Indiana, US
Tue, Dec 01, 1908
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