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of 15 is Shot and KilledSTEPFATHER ADMITS DEEDBURNS, Oreg., (Timos-Hernld.)— A* the result of a gun shot nt the homestead of Ire Bond, soma 18 or 20 miles east of Ilarriman, Thursday, Melvin Bond, a boy about 12 or 14 years old is dead and his stp-fathlt;r claiming it accidental, admits the responsibility, althoughThe shooting occurod about noon and Dr. Denmon wan Mimmoned from Ilarriman to aid the wounded boy but he found him dead upon his arrival nt ft o'clock.The report of the affair was telephoned to BurnB and District Attorney Sisemore began an investigation and from information he Hccured decided to go to the scene, lie 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 anrouta home from Vale, called Mr. Sir, cm ore ever the phone and said he had conversed with Bond over the phone and while he cla'med the shooting was accidental. th~ -heriff advised Mr. Fire-more to look into the eiecumatnnces very thoroughly.Mr. Suemore, Coroner Clevenger end Dr, Saurman 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 reported that the boy who was killed bad been in a scuffle with a ounger ‘ brother over a pencil. They brok* it and the younger boy told his bro-| Iher he would have to give him 10 cents to get him soother but he refused. Finally Ira Bond, who was lying on a bed in another room called to them to stop their quarreling or he would whip them. Thlt;’ mother t-lerferred saying he could not whip | them aa he was entirely too eevr w ' on such occasions. Bond is said to have resented this interference and i e-marked that If she intended to alley/ the children run the place he would show her what he would do. With this remark he reached up and took down •t gun b*n«dn«r on the nesM v ' i be did »n the Oft ttt ' «rt|s .yip (‘he hull eft '•assing through the w ill into the r- *m i »and out through the wii ww. T n ’■ mother called for th- ho,- to In k out and at Bond started in* ■ ha rm .1 she followed, Urgethci v ]« *i -in-law and all engage I in ' ,pl lt;with the gun, Bond told thm to h k out aa the gun — • n■ on « lt;*might go off It war dlscH vged mediately after this remark a id atni k ; th boy.The coroner’s Jury brought in a 1 verdict of involuntary mu slaughter against Bond.
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Vale Malheur Enterprise
Vale, Oregon, US
Sat, Feb 05, 1916
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