Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-26
SHOOTING.
Fred Neckerman Wounded.
Walter Suartz Shot Accidentally
While Hunting.

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his own hand
With bis wife. Mr.. NeckeTman left
salem Sunday morning at
0-cl1rk. for weeks =oj0lrn al
that popular watering place aud spent
the remainder Of the DAY there ia sq-
parent good health and spirits Nj.
and Mrs Neckerman retired at q rea-
Synably early hour at the McLaren h0-
tel and all was quiet
Shortly after midnight, however,
the landlord heard three shots fired
from the room above. He supposed
Mr. Neckerman had become angry az
a dog barking outside and shot at il.
but upon making inquiry at the room
could get no reply. He then heard a
struggle. and realized that somstbin 2
was wrong. He forced his way into
the room and found that Neckerma
had shot himself in the
neck. His wife was still
fast asleep, and the hrst she knew
that anything was wrong was when
the landlord awpke her. The injured
man was helDed into as comfortable
a position as possible. Upon examiD-
alton il was found that he had shot
out the three loads in his revolver.
and Immediately asked Mr.. MaclareD
% reload II for him. which be Of
course, refused TO do The most seri-
Gus wound is said 10 Be from a bullet
that entered under his chin and came
out in his mouth, the other wounds
being slight.
A doctor was Immediately sent for
10 Molalla 10 miles away. but il is
impossible to learn any later particu-
lars, as il is over twelve miles TO the
nearest telegraph or telephone. Mr.
Ne-kermaD's partner John P. Rogers,
left Salem for the scene this forenoon.
The real cause Of this strange
action is not known, but his friends
were aware that he has labOred under
a severe mental stress for some days.
1t was undoubtedly for this reason
that he wanted to take a rest in the
mountains Saturday evening late,
at his residence, in the Avert house.
corner High and Trade streets, MT.
Neckerman acted somewhat strange.
From his front door he shot at some
object when a neighbor passing by
said:
Hello, Fred, what's the matter -
He was then heard TO say: If you
don't get back I'll give you another"
but it is not known whom he ad-
dressed. He then fred another shot
and went into the house. Later he
thought he heard someone at the
window, and fired a shot into the
darkness, after which he retired. AT
that time he muttered some strange
things, as also after the shooting at
WilhOit, which 60 TO show that some
thing was wrong with him.
The information concerning the
shooting at Wilhoit was brought TO
the city by II. W. Sutton, who came
in from there early this morning. 1t
is expected that further information
will be received this evening,
SHOTGUN ACCIDENT.
Sunday, about noon, while hunting
in the vicinity Of the SwartZ Mills,
about miles east Of Salem, Walter
Swartz vas accidently shot in the
back by companion. The wound,
thoughI not so serious as it might be,
may yet cost the young man his life.
Young Swartz accompanied by Ar
thur Clark and Dan Geric were out
hunting when the accident occurred,
Swartz was walking a few feet in ad-
vance OF his companions, Arthur
Clark following next. Clark was
carrying his gun in his hand, the fire
arm being cooked, when, accidentally
the gun was exploded, the entire
chare Of No. 6 shot striking Swartz in
the back, at a point just between the
shoulders. Owing to the short dis
tauce between the two boys the shot
did not scatter to amount 10 anything
but caused very ugly wound about |
the size OF a mans hand. Ii Is esti. |
mated that fully fifty shot entered the
the boys back, large number pene-
trating his lungs.
DR.. b. III. Bradshaw ana DR.. j. d. |
Shaw were summoned during the af-
ternOon and attended the injured |
boy, whom they found resting quite |
comfortably considering the nature Of
the wound. DR.. Bradshaw visited |
the'bOy this morning and found him
doing very nicely. While his recoy-
cry is considered doubtful by some, |
yet his being Of vigorous constitu-
tion is sufficient reason to encourage
his intimate friends ia the belief |
that his recovery may be expected.
The exact condition OF the boy and |
the seriousness OF the wound cannot |
be easily determined for a few days. |
Walter is the II year old son OF Lou