The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-05
AN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
Son Of a Prominent Citizen Has q
Close Call.

Close Call.
louisville. Ga, Sept 4.-This quiet
town was thrown into considerable ex-
citement Saturday night about Q O'Clock
by the accidental shooting Of Eddie
Stevenson, a boy of Is years of age by
his friend Master George H. Harrell,
youth of Il or Is years son Of @. Ii. Har-
rell, one of the leading citizens. 1t APP
pears that George, who is assistant cashier
in the bank here, went 10 the bank about
dark to light the night lamp, which he
does every evening, In leaving he put
the pistol belonging to the bank in his
pocket. About 9 o'clock he and several
other boys, among whom was little Eddie
Stevenson, were in a little clothing store
kept by Max Cohen. MdN's command of
the English language is not of the best,
but he is fav0rite with
the boys who assemble there. They
were looking at the pistol which George
had in his hand, which is 3s-Caliber
Smith Il Wessou. BY some means not eX-
actly known the pistol was discharged,
the ball entering just above the outer edge
of the left eye of little Eddie. He fell to
the floor The boys. being scared, all ran,
George running to find a doctor MIR. @.
w. Stevenson, father of the boy who was
shot, was on his way home. coming up the
street, and only twenty-five or thirty feet
the report and saw the boys all running
and heard one boy say 'Eddie's HIT He
FASTENED inside and found his boy uncon-
scious on the floor with the blood pouring
from hole over the eye. No other man
being present, he lifted his son
in his arms and started to carry
him to the drug store Some friends met
him a few steps from Coheus store and
helped carry the boy, who was laid on
the floor in the back room of the drug
store Ia a few minutes Drs. Wright,
Ike lie ?, johnson and Hubert came in and
, examined the wound. They all thought
the boy couldn't possibly live very long,
as it looked as if the ball must have gone
into the brain. Upon hearing this the
father started for home to prepare his
wife, who is herself an invalid After
Mr.. Stevenson LETT DR.. Kelley, who, it
seems, 1was s5ill examining the wound
| turned the boy on his side when he re
turned to consciousness and said
'"Let me lie or turn on my side"
| The doctor then sent after the
boys father,s who came at once,
| but his son had relapsed into unconscious
ness. They constructed a litter and re-
moved him to his home, a distance of five
or six blocks, where they arrived and the
child was laid on the bed. His pulse was
so feeble that nearly all thought the end
was near. DR., Kelley, however, thought
the wound was not so bad as at first APP
peared and that the boy might pull
through. He remained with him all
night and had the satisfaction TO see his
patient return to consciousness before
day Sunday morning ne recognized DR..
Kelley and his father
The ball, instead of going straigh t
through into the brain, as was at first
thought, was detected and went round
! the front part of the head under the skin
and lodged about an inch or less under
! the surface on theright side of his head.
| 1t is thought that the left eye viii be per-
manently injured, if not lost entirely.