The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-04-29

The Pistol.
The regulir weekly shooting affair in the
neighborhood OF summit Hill took place at a
small village called Bpcktown. on Saturday
evening last. The following particulars Of the
afflir we clip from the columns OF the Shenan.
doah Evenme Herald, OF Tuesday last:
The scene OF tho almost tragedy is at Buck
town, a village situated between Coal Dale and
Genrytown, and about three and half miles
from Tamaqua. Edwa o. 0'Donnel, the wOun-
ded man, familiarity known as " SEQ oh Ned
die" is man OF about fifty years OF age, aud
terno1n after returning from No 10 or Bull
Run where he worked rs miner, and eating
his supper he indulged his rustic tastes by
working in the little garden at the back OF his
house. When darkness became stronger than
light he betook himself to the house. and like a
man who wishes to appear at his best on the
give what happened afterward in his own
words:
About ten O'Clock in the evening / got o
tablo and fixed 1t IN front'of the window that
faces the road, and about SIX feet away from IL.
L snaved over one-half OF my face, and just
turned my head to shave the Q, her side wnen
somethinR struck me behind the ear. and
knocked me of the chair, thought at hrst
WAS struck with stone, but soon found out
my mistake Just before was hit 1 heard a
step outside the widnow but thought 1t wa, one
OF the children" This is about all 0'Donnell
shot, rushed into the room and found him living
bleeding on the floor. Several OF the neighDOrs
heard the shot, and besides heard o crowd OF
men who stood In front of O'Donnelps house
veil out, Come out here, YOU id Mollie," but
O'Donnell him self says he did not hear them.
Medical assistance was al once called In. but
the ball was not found uuti ye,terday about
twelve O'Clock. DR.. Schreiner OF Tam qua, was
sent for. and upon his arrival he administered
an anBsthetc and while the patient was under
the influence Of the drug the physician removed
that which must have fe tdeoid ,dly unpleasant.
fhe ball which weighs half an ounce-stfuck
O'Donnen on the mastOid process OF the tempo
raj bone, then passing DOWNWARD three inoheg
and backward an inch lodged near the base of
the braln-In its course 1t clipped off portion
OF the night ear and had II gone an inch further
20 the right II would have made such an appen-
dage as an ear useless to OOOnnel. II was q
peculiarly narrow shave, and, con sfdering The
disadvantages under which the person who
hfed the shot laDored, IT was not bad attempt
at murder. O'Donnell-thouRh weak from the
shock aud from the loss Of Dlood-will recover,
and IL ID probable that he will be ns well as
ever IN a couple OF weeks.
The window IN 'front.' OF which ODonnen sat
was open. as tho marx Of the ball can be traced
on the bottom OF the sash, showing thai II
grazed the woodwork on its passage, and II may
be that the slight contact with the wood threw
the ball just enough out OF Its course TO save
his life. OF eourss there are many surmiees as
10 who the guilty parties are, aud one young
man(we Mithho d his name lsays that he saw nVe
men within few hui rdred yards OF the scene OF
the shooting, and just q Few moments aner IL
happened but he also SAYS that he is afraid TO
tell what their NAMES are for fear OF meeting the
same fate that o'Donnel so barely escaped.