Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-25

Friday afternoon, Jesse Freeman was rid
hk aiong fore street in Portland, and In
turning corner the seat slipped from its
place, throwing Mr.. Freeman out and break
ing two of his ribs. 80 -..-Tl
The ladies' relief society of Bath have
sent off one box of goods to Chicago, and two
foxes OF similar articles, now await shipment
| for the sufferers by fire in the northern dis
| tricts of Michigan and Minnes sofa. The good
work still goes on. .e-"... :
Mr.. II. F. Adams of Kingman, writes the
Bangor Wing full particulars of the shooting
accident near Kingman, mentioned in these
columns last Wednesday morning. The let
ter 10 as follows gr, . &HuE r..
Tuesday morning, Henry C. Saunders 0
Bangor, Charles Il. Bishop of Fort Fairfield
and Moses Jones crossed the Mattawamk Gag
river above Shaw & Kingman's tannery and
went into the woods hunting for game. Bish-
op hred twice at squirrel but failed to hit,
when Saunders fired and brought it down
Bishop then loaded his revolver, and while
putting on cap the hammer slipped (the
tumbler of the lock being worm and came
down, discharging one barrel, the bullet from
which penetrated Saunders left breast and
eutered his heart. He expired in a few min
utes. There being no coroner within call, l
tened to the evidence in the case and returned
verdict that deceased came to his death by
the accidental discharge Of pistol in the
hands of Charles Il. Bishop"
Saunders was about Is years of age and
belonged in this city, but had worked at King
man since February last. During the war he
was private in Co. "B," Goth Maine Regi-
ment and was twice wounded, once at Gettys-
burg and once at Five Forks-the last time
by rife ball which destroyed one eye and
was still in his head when he died
The number of through passengers from St.
Jonn to Bangor, has averaged 100 on each
regular passenger train during the seven days
on which trains have been running over the
+. & N. A. Railway.
The Wing gives the particulars of dis
tressing accident. Monday morning Frank
Crane of Lincoln, a lad of Is years, took his
fowling piece and said he would 90 out and
hunt snipe before he went to the Academy.
His parents saw nothing more of him during
the forenoon and supposed he had gone to
school without coming home first, but when
his brother returned from the Academy and
reported that he had not been there, their
fears were aroused. The father set out in
the direction Frank took in the morning, and
had NOT gone far into the woods when he
came across the body OF his son lying dead
in pool of blood upon the ground, his gun
by his side, discharged, and CHASTITY wound
in the left side of his neck, showing the d.
rection Of the fatal shot. Appearances indi-
cate that the lad saw a snipe or some other
game, and was creeping up to obtain a shot,
dragging his fowling behind or beside him,
when the hammar was caught by stick and
pulled back sufficiently for it when released
to explode the cap and thus the charge, which
passed through his neck, half severing it |
from the body, and cutting all the import
ant blood vessels, so that the poor fellow
could not have lived not more than few
seconds at the most. The tragic end of
Young Crane deeply effects the whole COM
munity as well as his distressed parents, for
he was bright lad and had won many warm
friends by his genial disposition and upright
character.