Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-28
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Charlie IIearne Killed by Ills Own Pts.
tol Exploding In His Pocket.
Sent Into Eternity without Moments
Warming.


A fatal accident occurred four mile
south OF the city about o'clock ycster
day morning, In which s. +, Hearne
universally known as "Charli,
Htarne,n was almost instantly killed
by the accidental discharge OF his own
pistol, which was in the right hand
pocket OF his coat. He, in company
with his brother, r. w. Ifearnc, his
nephew Gus Chitwood, q boy ten
years old and u, a. Ro.s, hired man,
had started from his home, one and
half miles south of Foit Worth.
to drive u flock Of sheep and goats TO
his ranch on Rock creek. When
about four miles from the city Mr..
| Hearnc noticed that one of the goats
had broken n leg; he asked the boy
Gus to get out of u wagon In which
they were diving, and catch the AMI
nal aud put II In the wagon. The
goat was driven up TO the side OF the
wagon and liearne put his right foot
outside on the wheel, and stopped
over To lift IL in. As he did 50 his ris-
tol a No, 10 Gets, which was In mis-
rihgt hand pocket exploded, and the
bali entered his side just above the
lIgH mp IlastcI tli"upn MS bVuy
IN icime cur under the left arm. He
got down of the wagon and IA his
com panlOns came towards him he em-
cd unconscious but after few seconds |
he called his brother and said, oval. |
ter, come Kiss me; am dying" and a
few minutes iaIer said again, ~ am
shot In the back, and am dying At /
this instant he Iell to tie ground, and
"A n Il. mi n La |
placed In the wagon aud brought back
10 his home, where hl, wife was fran.
lie with gticf over the terrible news.
DR.. w. \ Adams WAS summoned ~
oolS ut the body, aud Justice j. +.
4 mn was notified, WHO at once. with
lie assistance OF Deputy Sheriff Rig
sles, cmpanut lleds'a Jury, consisting =,
Il John Flint, s. Gibsrt, s. +. Mad ,,
l0X, j. = Loving, j. & Riley and w
u. llidrrbrant, aud with them pro.
teded to the home Of the deceased aud
leld an inquest over the remains.
The testimony of the three witnesses !
vas heard, aud the jury found that /
the deceased came to his death by an |
occidental pistol shot white attempting |
o get ont of n wagon, said pistol being Il
II his coat pocket" 9
The testimony and verdict were f
called and delivered to the district y
'lerk preparatory for going before the 4
,rand jury NJ the law directs.
THE DEAD MAN
anne TO Fort Worth about seven or \
light years agG from Dallas, but origin n
lily came from the stale of Georgia, +
where his relatives occupy high social /
'osltlon. He was n man of generous |
impulses when not under the Influence \
{ strong drink, No man would do J
more for friend than Charlie lItarne, s.
MT hls pr'judices Were strong and 5
'hen under the influence of liquor he 81
vas a dangerous foe. d
some time aiterhis advent into Fjrt .
\ otth lie got into difficulty with
IT. A1e woody, who was policeman "
I That time, IN which he slightly cut a
lr, Woody, and IN urn was shot but Il
ut seriously wounded by the officer, N
le was put IN jail ON the charge of rs Il
inlting Mr.. Woody, bnt the matter
rs SUI 'quciltly settled, and he was
'le0scd. Last tull he had II Difficulty
it'll Mr., sam Evans, which brought
I'M again into uutoHety. He had 80
ANY warm friends in this city who
ere dcvottdly attached 10 him aud
no VIII mourn his untimply cnd. a go
legram was sent to Eaton, Ga, in li
r.ning his mother of his death. aud ~
Is expected eho viii order his In
Wy sent there for burial AZ
Is death was the one topic of CONVEX n'
zion ON the streets yesterday after IL
on, and many expressions OF sympa- We
" were heard for his vito, ia whom pr
, was dcYottdly attached. He was a a
Jung man, cut down In the prime OF W
q, victim of the II fortunate habit 10
carrying IA siX-shooter. tel
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