The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-12-12

Last Thurs ay afternoon the highway, in the
town q >orhport, a 10Y accidentally shot ami
killed lis playtellow While returning hone from
canning. Last spring MI and Mrs. John J jane
son, Of l:ockhnd, came to Lincolnyille, and ook
charge Of the Eeach House. They have three
chillren, the oldest boy OF fourteen named Ran
seear L. Jameson. lie is an unusually prcpo--
se~siug hpy Of kindly disposition. Nearly oppo
site the hotel lives an old gentlemen named MI.
Thomas /. Frohork, aud living with him was a
grandson Of ten years, named Frank p. Frohock.
The hoy was a son of Mr., AMI Mrs. Charles \.
Frohock VITO live about ono mile from the Beach.
The boy, however, mas lived with his grandfather
since he was one Year old and The cid gentleman
loved him dearly. There sprung up great in
tmacy between the Jameson boy and the Frohogk
hoy. The two were almost inseparabe, and Frank
passed much Of his time At the hotel amt frequent
u slept there. On Thursday morning last tia, tWo
boys STATED on cunning, each having Il nullle
loading shot gun. They went along the shore past
Knight Point fired at some wild ducks and then
went inland in search of small birds In the after
noon about hree O'clock they were returning home
by the highway. When twenty five or thirty rods
below Capt. Elisha ". Grnns house. ii North
port, the Jameson boy sars that Frank suggested
Jameson said they started along and were wall ing
about four feet apart engaged in COM cr,atjo..
jameson saws that after l)aling he threw the gun
across his lett arm, capped it, put down the ham
mcr and struck it twice gently. He then put his
right hand in his pocket. The next moment his
gun went of, kicking him almost around. lie
thought himself shot, at first, but looking at his
companion him fall in the road. Thc muzzle
"a. ..,I
two rom young Frohock and the entire charge Of
shot struck him square in the face just below the
nose, cutting the upper lip in two. The change
passed directly back anG lodged in the spinal col
unin. The upper teeth and roof of the mouth
were Shot away some Of the shot glancng up
ward lodged near the left eye. Death must have
been Instantaneous. Jameson saws he rushed to
his conlra'e, Spoke his and kissed him Zee
tonately, but there answer. 4 large dog
with them Tapped tie dead boys face and stool
over the body while Jameson ran for help. MI
Albion X. Hart, who was at work for Mr. Geor.-e
> AmeS, Capt Elisha W. Griffin, and George Alex
ander, were notified and went to where the body
lay in the road. Mr. Hart the first to reach the
body, SAYS young Jameson cameo running to him
AMI SAID, "oh, come quick, / have shot frankie
frohock." The men found the body at one side
where young Jameson had moved it before lie ran
Tor hcp ana carried ii to the home of his parents
Coroner }. ID. Tucker of this city, was sent for
anu accompanied hv a journal representative
drove to l-mconvie Friday afternoon. Mr.
Augustus Hahn, chailma of the board of select
men, and Mr. Jameson both wanted an inquest
held. saturday morning Mr.. Tucker empaneleo a
jury as follows =. =. Hahn, William Il. Matthew's
l'r I. f. Brown, F. L. Duncan |. 5. Adams and
Joseph Gould. After viewing the remains, the in
quest WA held at the Beach House. Ransrleu e.
jaime son, Cart. Elisha W. Griffin, A lbion d. Hart
Geor-e Alexander DR.. Brown, Charles a. Fro
hook and Thomas L. trohock were examined ties
ufylng IN substance as above. The jury returned
a verdict of accidental shooting. No one attaches
any blame to the Jameson boy.
Immediately after the accident, Mrs Mary H.
Jameson, mother of RanSelear, drove to Mrs Fro
hooks and rendered every assistance She then
went to Camdeh, bought and paid for suit OF
clothes in which to bmy the boy, procured flower-
Ne. No one feels worse over the sad a N;tir than
MIR. ami Mrs. Jameson. Ranselear while giving
testimony, would break down and cry and in fact
the boy was almost crazcd. Young Fruhock was
buliet. sunday, Eansecar Jameson acting as one
of the bearers Mr.. Thomas L. Frohock the grand
father excited the pity of all. He has had the
care OF the boy from infancy, and his grief was
intense. The old gentleman is almost insane bv
the loss of his grandson.
strange shooting fatality seems to pervadc fine
jameson family. One year ago the second son
shot his three years old sister with a revolver
The bullet struck the child in the chin ana en-
bc'ded itself III the muscles of the necl where il
now remains, Tue child recovered and apparent
ly has no inconvenience from the wound.