The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-24
LARNED SHOT HIS FRIEND,
AND, THINKING mrs ACCIDENTAL
sHOT FzTAL, KILLED HIMSELF.

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sHoT FxTAL, KILLED HIMSELF,
ANer wsnasrine for Tventy.Four Hour.
Throueh Storm, ara Cold In New Jersey
woeds-TousE Kitteridec May Recover.
BARNpokT PARK. Nov. 23-Behlnd the cot
tsses which stand along the main road here.
facing seward. pine woods and bsrrens
stretch gloomy and trackless for nearly forty
miles Into this wilderness Choutro Larned.
lad Of 10 years. stricken with grief at tho
thought that he had accidentally killed his
friend. rushed In the storm Of Tuesday night.
and. like a wild animal. wandered aimlessly
through the woods and over the barrens
All the night long he roamed around in the
storm. Then the dawn came and IL grew bitter
cold. but without seeking food or shelter he
continued TO wander about in those endless
woods. At niRhtiall his steps brought him
back to his house. And upon the porch OF his
mothers house he drew the revolver with
which. By accident, his friend had been shot
and blew out his brains.
The Larneds came to BarneRat Park about
three years ago. The father. Col. James =.
Larned. had been Paymaster in the United
States Army. He had eight daughters and
two soma Choutro was the younger son. or
the daughters only Bertha. the seventh, was
at home when this tragedy happened Two OF
the daughters are in convent near Phila-
delphia. where one OF them. Phlo Larned. took
the black veil yesterday.
Choutro. who was 10 years and Z months old,
had been studying ship architecture for sew
eral months. He spent last winter at one OF
the trade schools in New York. and had already
begun to make preparations to return to New
York to continue his studies. He was OF
taciturn nature. and was ford OF solitude.
His greatest pleasure was TO lock himself In
his workshop aud spend the day there. TN
molested. In making models OF ships. In
person he was tall. standing nearly feet IL.
with a swarthy complexion and with coal
black hair.
His only companion here was young man
OF his own age named c. Harry Kitterldge.
The two youths frequently went hunting to-
sether and when the accident happened were
planning another trip.
Kitteridge went to Larncds house on Tues
day night to discuss the proposed trip. They
were In tho sitting room the greater part OF
tho evening. rummaglng through old game
bags examining odds and ends OF hunters
OUTFIT. cleaning and nilng their guns. and
doing q hundred other little things in prepara-
Mrs. iairned and Miss Bertha Iarned had
Il was between 4:l? and 1880 when this. that
follows happened. kitteridge was examining
that belonged to Larned. 1t is not known yet
yhether either OF them was aware that the re;
Solyer was loaded or that me ne, Trigger moved
'e Tyy,S Sa ~ M v,nmant ~; transfer or nt Til,
moment when Ki,teridee relin1ulshed his
ccartridg. eaglTHsen i h's shast le 10 'he
h9", m yn,, bnrt ~ No - '"eN' ~
81 am dying" Kitteridge answered.. raising
himsell slowly from tho floor. Go for the
Iarned. with tho revolver in his hand. seized
an oilskin jacket that hung near the door and
sain nn, ersr eincs sunset hut toward X o'clocE
sinlng eyer since nesd IT, gale and ,be rain
was pouring down in one heavy mass.
the rsvniyer' ran down stairs and found Kit.
teridge sitting In an armchair pale and gasp
co. tbn d Snot ~, Wv "'"'' ' '"''' -'NN
ioI Sne JIe ra o.rosa tho road to "Tbe pinsa"
- evofu aanrga IL Hoimnn what had han
nnn SoiI He ran 10 her house and tore open
Rgn ,e,id gas sbirt "ef hou'e anu WV o''"
You 70 ali right. my boy" he said. reassur-
LEY. MI ;'st .np n ain nnner III n1tn iii
nes TX Soc,or ""'' AeoD '''" "'''' '' ""'"
81 ban he birrisd to bis stable and seddled
hia horsa ne snd rode dawn The turopiks TO- Toms
hver ne rode ny seop 'GE tfssiass
wons aie rho distonee WAS six miles and
the heEss gsopea evers ,nen o. and was told
how I nrnsnt the ease was He responded
nnoi.rIy and in an hour he was washing the
Hood from Kitteridge's breast lilo found
that the hniiet naf pSsseH n0on' ah s anen
apS ha tbnmght tbat unless pneumonia act in
h Ei.t ny ~ ,snIh racuxar Vith Mr. HoIman'a
sasists ~ he "a rried the Young man IN stairs
80 niacaJ hin In beh There he lies at nres-
III ~ sa,inna thnu1h NOT n dannerous CON
Through all the plight they heard and saw
nau gone LOT I,e uoeot. ,,nant hovnrsr We" ~