The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-27
KILLED AT THE TARGET.
A TURKEY SHOOTS FATAL ENDING
AT POOLER-

Charles q. Rice Accidentally Shot
Through the Body by q Wild shot
from a Rife in the Hands OF Willie
Cook-The Dead Man Acting as
Marker When He Was Killed.
Charles II. Rice, member OF the Chat
ham Rife Association OF Poolsr, was acci-
dsntally shot and killed yesterday morning
at turkey shoot in Pooler.
Rice was acting as marker, in company
with J. II. Grady. About eight feet from
the target IVES a large oak tres. bshind
which the markers stood while
the shooting was going on.
The second team, composed Of young
men and boys of tbs association, had begun
its shoot when Willie Cook, a 16-year-old
boy. took his turn. Scorer 5. L Patterson
called to Rice to look out, as he was
exposing himself rather too much.
WARNED TO LOOK OUT.
Cooks first shot missed the target entirely
and struck the tree near which Rice and
Grady were standing. Grady remarked to
Rice that he had better stand closer
to the tree, as the man at the range was
shooting wild. Rice took his suggestion and
got in little more behind the tree. Cooks
second shot struck the bark Of the tree on
the side from the target and blowing
through the bark struck Rice In the right
side going entirely through his body and
coming out under the skin on the left side.
Rice staggered out with his hand to his
side exclaiming "I'm shot. o Pm shot"
Grady thought he was only joking and ex-
claimed to him to stop his fooling. When
he saw Rice fall, however, he ran to him
and found that he was shot in the side.
SHOT CLEAR THROUGH.
The wounded man was Immediately
taken to his home and Drs. Bleakdey and
fsrver and Rev. w. r. Mcdonald were
called in. DIR. Bleakney cut the bullet from
under the skin on the left side. But little
else could be done for the wounded man.
and he died in about an hour after the
Winchester rife.
Rice was about % years Of age and
leaves a mother in Savannah and q wife in
Pooler. He was painter By trade and
had lived in Pooier about two years. His
widow has been very unfortunate. Is was
just two weeks ago yesterday that their
only child died, and her brother was
stricken with paralysis a short while ago.
THE CORONER NOTIFIED.
]. n. Grady and 8. L. Patterson, MEM
bers of the Chatham Rife Association,
came to the city yesterday afternoon and
arranged with Undertaken Henderson q
take charge of the body. They also notified
Coroner Dixon OF the accident, who gave
permission 70 proceed with the funeral
arrangements.
The funeral will take place this afternoon
at 4 O'Clock, at Pooler.
AS soon as the death of Mr.. Rice was made
known. the Pooler Rife Club, who, with
their Guyton guests. were having turkey
shoot on the south side OF the railroad track
discontinued their shoot, and with Grape on
their rifles called at the residence OF Mr..
Rice and rendered their services.
President Grower of the Chatham Rife
Association is very much distressed over the
shooting, as Mr.. Rice was one Of the Chat
hams most active workers. President
Bevans of the Pooler Rifle Club rendered
the services of the club to attend the
funeral, and Ordnance Sergeant Dave L.
Christian put the club flags at half-mast In
respect to Mr.. Rice's memory.