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Harney Lad of 15 is Shot and KilledSTEPFATHER ADMITS DEEDnBURNS, Oreg., (Times-Herald.)— Ab the result of a gun shot at the homestead of Ira Bond, some t8 or 20 mile* vast of Harriman, Thursdny, Melvin Bond, a boy about 12 or 14 yeans old in dead and bin ntep-ffcthar claiming it accidental*Admits the responsibility, althou ghThe shooting occuml about noon and Dr. Denman was ; ummoned from Hurriman to aid the wounded boy but he found him dead upon his arrival at 6 o'clock.The report of the affair was telephoned to Burns and District Attorney Sizemore began an investigation and from information he secured decided to go to the scene* He found there had been some trouble between the boy and his step-father and matters connected with the affair seemed to warrant a thorough investigation.Sheriff Goodman, who was at Riverside yesterday morning mi route home from Vale, called Mr Sizemore ever the phone and said he had conversed with Bond over the phone ami while he els'mod the shooting was accidental, th^ sheriff ml vised Mr. Size-more to lo^k into the oircumstimrri very thoroughly.Mr, Sizemore, Coroner Clevenger and Dr, Saurtnan left for the scene yesterday morning to hold an inquest and secure what evidence from eye witnesses they could. There were several witnesses, the mother, a son-in-law and other members of the family.The party arrived back from the scene of the trouble last night and 1 reported that the boy who was killed bad been in a scuffle with u ounger brother over a pencil. They broke
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Vale Malheur Enterprise
Vale, Oregon, US
Sat, Feb 05, 1916
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