Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-27
PIERCED BY A BALL.
Terrible Accident in Allegheny City
Early Sunday Morning.
ISAAC MOODY FATALLY WOUNDED
He Makes Statement Generating His
Friend From Blame.
DOCTORS CANNOT FIND THE BULLET

Isaac Moody, who was shot in Allegheny
early yesterday morning, is still at the AL
legheny General Hospital Last evening he
was not expected to live through the night.
The shooting was accidental, and in depo-
sition made by Moody yesterday he exoner-
ated Whitehead from all blame.
Mr.. Whitehead, who is employed at the
brass works, went to the Office on Saturday
night to do some work. While there he
heard somebody moaning out in the yard,
and investigating the cause of 1t found the
watchman, John Dempster, lying in
drunken sleep, with a revolver in his
hand. He took the frearm and wakened
Dempster up, and told him he had better
make his rounds of the works. Dempster
wanted the revolver, but Mr.. Whitehead re-
fused to give it to him, and went back in
the Office.
Shortly afterward Mr.. Moody came in,
and the twomen went out together to get
shaved at a neighboring barber shop. While
there Whitehead told Moody of taking the
revolver from Dempster, and asked him to
60 back with him to return it. On the way
they decided to remove the cartridges from
the revolver, as Dempster was drunk and
not responsible. They stopped on Lacock
street while Whitehead took lead pencil
and showed the cartridges out. Moody
stood in front of him, holding his hand to
catch them as they fell.
HOW MOODY WAS SHOT.
The last cartridge was hard to remove,
and Whitehead placed his thumb on the
hammer of the revolver to raise it and
allow the chamber to turn around, but as he
did so the hammer slipped, fell on the cart
charged and entering Moody's stomach.
Police Officer Shoemaker was near at
hand and hearing the shot ran to the men.
He knew them both, and Whitehead said to
him: 81 shot this man accidentally"
Moody replied: "No, I'm not shot," but
both were taken to the patrol box and the
wagon sent for While waiting on it
Moody took sick and said he had pain in
his stomach, but still declared he was not
shot When taken to the lookup Superin-
tendent Muth examined him and found q
wound just below the belt.
DIR. E. G. Huselton was sent for at once
and promptly ordered the mans removal to
the hospital, and in half an hour he was at
that institution. Mr.. Whitehead was de-
tanned to await the result of the injury.
Mr.. Moody sank steadily through the night
and yesterday morning DIR. Foster, who
took charge of him at the hospital, said he
would positively die. Then Mayors Clerk
Hunneshagen and Superintendent Muth
/ took his deposition. In effect he said he
saw Mr.. Whitehead at the latter's Office on
Sandusky street about IL o'clock on Satur-
day night.
KNEW IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
Mr.. Whitehead showed him a revolver
which he took from the watchman, who was
intoxicated. They left and went to a bar
Der shop on Federal street. Mr.. White
head took the cartridges out of the revolver
and he (Moody) put them in his pocket.
Mr.. Whitehead was looking at or playing
with the trigger when it was discharged.
Moody walked away saying, "My God! I'm
shot" He did not feel it until sfterward.
He also stated he was satisfied it was not
done Intentionally, but was mere accident,
as they were the best of friends, and he
fully exonerated Mr.. Whitehead from all
blame in the matter.
Moody has been boarding at 80 Robinson
street for the last two months and asked
Superintendent Muth to telegraph his wife
of the accident, at POI Eighth street, Troy,
n. Y Last night the telegram was re-
turned, saying Mrs. Moody was not known
there. When that was told to Moody he
then asked that word be sent her at Stan
fordville, N. Y. Up to IL o'clock no an
swer had been received from there No
body seems to know anything of his home
or friends 1t was expected he would die
this morning. as his pulse and heart were
very weak and failing rapidly. He was
being relieved of excruciating pain by NOR
phIne.