New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-07
NEW ULM AND VICINITY.
FATAL SHOOTING ACCIDENT.

A most deplorable accident, if acct
dent it can properly be called, hap
pened in the lower part of town last
Sunday evening, at $50, by which a
little son of Jos. Baar lost his life. We
made ,diligent inquiries and we give
the facts as near as we were able to
gatherstliem. In the first place, in
order to get thorough understanding
of the case, we would state that Mr..
Baar, the father Of the victim, is day
laborer, living in Baumler's old build
ing, not far from the Eagle Mill. The
little fellow, who would have been 4
years old next November, was left in
charge of an older brother while their
mother went out to assists Mr.. Baum
Ter in hauling hay. When Mr.. Baum
Ter was returning with a load Of hay,
on which were seated Mrs. Baar and.
Mrs. Gede, the boy ran out to meet
them expecting, no doubt, to get aride;
the older one at the same time calling
on Fritz Beinhorn, all year old son of
Fir. Beinhorn, and two other boys, that
were passing down Sd North'street, to-
wards the river. to drive him back. The
three boys told the little fellow to go
home, one of them at the same time
tramping on the street in order to scare
him. At this juncture it appears young
BeinhorI, who was within 3 or 4 yards
of the lad, pointed a small pistol to-
ward him and said: go home" and at
the same time fired. The ball entered
the little boys forehead about one and
a quarter inches over the left eye,
passed through the brain and lodged in
the back part of the head. The anguish
of the mother, who had been an eye
witness to the whole proceeding, upon
seeing her darling boy fall pierced by
a bullet, may better be imagined than
expressed. The little fellow was ten
derby carried into the house, and DR..
Muller was hastily summoned, who
upon his arrival, pronounced the wound
fatal. He fingered however in a state
of Inconsistencies until s o'clock Mon
day evening, when he quietly passed
away, never having once spoken from
the time of the fatal shot. He will be.
carried to his last resting place this
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The coroner
held an inquest over the body yester-
day at 10 a. IN. and examined witness
SEES, but the evidence adduCeu elected
no other facts than we have above
given. The following is the, verdict
of the coroners jury:
STATE OF MINNESOTA, l :.
COUNTY OF Brown. 80
An inquis:tion taken at the house OF Joseph Baar
In the city of New Ulm, u the county Of Brown, on
the 9th day of August, A. D. 1873, before c. H.
Christensen coroner of the sud county Of Brown,
npon view of the body of George Baar. lying there
dead, by the oaths of the jurors whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who being sworn toinquire on
behalf State Of Minnesota, when, how, and by
what means the said Geo. Baar came to his death
upon their oaths do say, we find that the said Geo
Baar came to his DEATH August 9Th, 1875, from the
affects Of bullet fred from pistol in tho hands Of
House belonging to Peter Herrian, that said Bein-
horn fired the pistol to simply scare said Baar and
not with any intention Of killing him. [said George
Baar.1
In testimony whereof, the said coroner and jur-
of the inquest have ereunto set their hands the
day aud year aforesaid.
C. II. CHRISTENSEN Coroner.