Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-04
FEARFUL FATALITY.
ALittle Girl KILLED BY ths Aecidessal
Dlscharge Of Q Riaes

A horrible tragedy occurred q
Moroni. Sanpete County, on Sunday
afternoon. In which . LITTLE girl b.
the name Of Marks, II yean old,
was shot and instantly killed.
Our informant, Charles Abbott,
conductor on the g. P. v. Ry., 10
lated the account Of the sad affair to
an Ensign representative - follows
II seems that the unfortunate girl,s
brother, Phillip Marks, had been
out hunting, having with him .
team and wagon. When he had
returned home his older ulster,
Tiilie, went out to meet him. TAX.
ing his rife frofn the wagon, he
Offered 1t to his sister with the no
quest that she carry 1t In the house
for him. She, however, pe-
fused to touch the gun, and
asked her brother II II was
loaded. In . careless, off-hand
manner, which seems to be his Gus.
tom, he answered her that there VA
no load in the gun, and again urged
her to take 1t in the house. LosipR
ali fear OF the weapon upon her
brothers. assurance that II WA
harmless, she took 1t, threw It caro-
lessly over her shoulder and saup.
tered into the house. Just a. abe
stepped into the door her little sister
who was standing near the cup
board, was heard to remark that she
would get a piece Of bread and pre-
serves. These proved to be her last
words, for just as the knife was
thrust into the bread, the sharp re-
port Of a rife rang out upon the air,
and the little girl fell dead, without
3 groau, amidst the terrified shrieks
,f her now haif-maddened sister /!
When the smoke from that fatal
,hot cleared away a fearful sight
met the Mortified gaze Of those
spectators, which no pen can
describe, and nc mind can
imagine, unless 1t has experienced
Iimilar scenes. Stretched upon the
ioor, weltering in her own blood,
ay the liieless and almost headless
,ody Of the unfortunate child, while
he floor, cupboard, walls and cell.
ng were smesrcd with blood and
rains, mingled with PARTICLES Of s
kull and locks of hair which the
eaden messenger of death had
trewn ruthlessly about.
Assistance was Immediately sum-.
n0ned, but all to no avail, rs death 1
'as instantaneous. IT was found | .
hat the ball had entered Mt the
PIPER parLof the forehead and, as 1
be child's head was bent down.
ard, had ranged toward the base l 7
the brain, tearing the upper ana ),
ack part Of the head to atoms, :,
1t seems that just rs TiIlie, the :,
irl who carried the gun, entered :
lie house, the hammer OF the wea. :.
on caught the door frame and drew :
back far enough to cause the fatal "
scharge as recorded above. -
The parents and other relatives :
&c almost heartbroken over the =
re1dful catastrophe, and the whole y
ty seems to be wrapt in gloom.
he funeral at 10 O'Clock yesterday -
orning was extremely solemn. T.
Our informant further says that !.
out a month ago the came man :. =
me very near shooting his little =
other on account Of carelesenees,
gun having been discharged acct. ..
'ntally while he was in the gran. :,
Y, the ball from which barely ~
Used the boys face. The care ~
.suess of fire arms Is hecomioD far | "
, common and laws restricting the IT
e OF the same should be made and ~
,ictly ..enforced.-Nephi Eaagn. =