, 1889-11-28
AN AFFLICTED FATHER
The Jury Declares That the Kill
ing of Ezra Baxter Was
Accidental.
The Stricken Parent Will Be Sent
Back to His Horne In
Pennsylvania
He Was an Old Soldier, and the
G. A. r. Veterans Are Act
ing Nobly.

a jury at IL o'clock yesterday to in
quire into the circumstances Of the
death of Ezra Baxter, the 15-ycar-
old boy who was killed Wednesday
evening by the accidental discharge
of II Winchester rifle In the hands OF
his father, Harmon Baxter. The
inquest was held mt the Office of
Bicksler & Webster, the jurors being
l.. +. Boyd, w. A. Lathrop, Il. Il.
Smith, John Nester, II. j. Hamlin
and George Holloway.
THE FATHER PROVIDED FOR.
The heartbroken father of the
dead boy, who had borne up nobly
under his great misfortune, burst
into tears when asked by u REVIEW
reporter what he intended to do.
~ don't know what to do or
where to CO." he said. ~ have
nothing In the world to live for. l
only cared to live for the sake of my
boy, and now he's gone. And "A
nobler boy never lived. He never
spent cent of his earnings, but
gave every cent to me, and said
that as long as he could work his
father should he we'll provided for.
II l could only get back to my
brother, who lives on the old home
stead In Pennsylvania, | would go
and live there for the short time l
expect to live. But have no
means to pay the expenses of the
trip, and shall go mad If I go back
to the lonely cabin; oh IL dont:know
what to do and the poor man
wept like child.
a dozen men were standing by,
and the tears welled up in eyes un-
used to tears.
Let's raise a subscription and
send him back TO his brother" some
one suggested, and the proposition
met with unanimous favor.
Then 1t was learned that Mr.. BaX-
ter was an old soldier, having been
member of company A, Forty
fourth Pennsylvania volunteers. He
had put in three long years In de
fense of the old flag, but had never
joined the G.. A. H.
He was at once escorted to the
Office of City Treasurer Watson, the
commander of Reno Post, G.. \. r.,
who upon being informed of the
situation took his old comrade by
the hand and said:
eyes, sir, we will help you,
whether you belong to the order Oh
not. The object of the q. A. X. Ii
to assist veterans who are In dis
tress and we will start a subscrip.
ton for you"
Mr.. Watson at once hunted ur
Commander Connor of Sedgwicb
Post, and before night the q. a. r.
had raised $50 for Mr.. Baxter and
provided lot In their plat
In Fairmount cemetery In which
to bury the remains of the dead boy
Fred G. Lavigne had generously of
fcred to donate lot, but Mr.. Wat
son said that hc was the son of q
veteran and should have a place
within the sacred circle of the G.. A
II. Bicksler & Webster have do
mated the funeral expenses, and the
remains will be decently inferred al
= o'clock this afternoon.
The G. A. II. has already
denoted literally toward alleviai
ing the suffering condition o
the heartbroken father. To
day Mr.. Watson and Chic
of Police Warren will circulate q
subscription among our citizens fol
the purpose of raising the balance
required to send him to his brother
About $40 is yet required, and 9
small donation from each one asked
to subscribe will soon supply the
amount needed,