New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-02
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY HER SISTER.
LITTLE PAULINE HARRIS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
WHILE PLAYING WITH REVOLVER

LITTLE PAULINE HARRIS Seriously WOUNDED
WHILE PLAYING WITH REVOLVER.
Pauline Harris ten years old, accidentally
shot and seriously wounded by her sister Cecilia,
hfteen years old. al their home. No. 50 Thompson
ST.. az 9:45 O'Clock yesterday morning The victim
of this carelessness IS at ST. Vlncents Hos
pitai where the physicians say that she may die.
Hyman Hariis and his wife, Esther, the parents
of the children keep a small grocery store at No.
SO Thompson-s;. They live the second floor OF
the house. and besides the two children they
have "A baby but five months old. The father has
a fear of the many Italians in the neghborhooi.
and some time ago he purchased a .SS-calibre
revolver. This he in the habit of keeping
locked in his bureau drawer. The revolver was
usually unloaded. but yesterday. by some mis-
chance. ne drawer not only left unlocked. but
there was one cartrld.e left in the weapon.
Early yesterday morning while the parents were
absent and Cecilia was In charge of the children.
Pauline was rummagng around in the haf-opened
drawer and came across the weapon. She started
to play with The revolver, and in way managed
to pail back The hammer half-cock. This
frightened nor. she supposed that she had broken
IT, ana she 10 her sister Cecilia to see il 1t
could be mcndcd.
Cecilia holding the fve-non his old baby with
one arm but taking the pistol from the little girl
she examined Il. and finally decided that If she
would pull tie trigger ihe hammer would return
it's original position. and the revolver, being a
was standing directly IN front of hCr sister and re-
ceived the bullet IN the LETT side Of her abdomen
She fell ,he floor. and IN" mother. who had
heard the shor. came running into The room, 10 find
the gn with the smoking revoye- in her hand.
Pauline was conscious. and between her means she
told her mother that Cecilia had shot her while
they playing. The mother was almost crazed
by the accident. but Or. Joyce, VINO was with the
ambulance which came from 81. Nincents Hos,
pital administered sGne sedatiVes TO the hyster cal
woman. and then examined the child. He told
the erief-stTicker woman that her enid would be
brought back TO the mousse but TO the policeman
who was standing beside him he added that he was
afraid that the little one would be dead when she
brought hone
After the child had been taken 10 the hospital
Policemen Neuhann and Firneisen, of the Mac
dOugal-st. station. Who had summoned the ambu-
lance. placed Cecilia under arrest. The girl had
already been hysterCal, but at the sight O: the
uniform OF Policeman Neuhann she went into
greater degree OF excitement. She refused To go
with the policeman, bat Fifneisen, who was In
citizens clothes. persuaded her 10 go with him
At jefferson Market Court Magistrate Simms,
when told the nature Of the case. said that he
would make bail IA light possible. and held
Cecilia In S3oo for examination to-day. The girl
afterward baile1 out hy an old friend of the
family.
Al the hospital the surgeons said yesterday after
noon that while the childs condition was critical.
there Vas a chance that her life mgh, be saved