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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

Christina day. urird hard not 10 ~ tho
rest OF tho company Her now I fclt. but
thcrc was a lump In my throat Just then
thni was giving mo an awful Tot Of trou'
hln, u was 70 chrlHtmns day with vcnge-
uune. For Christmas dinner We dryoufud
the last lew cans of baked beans that were
on ihe train. That evening the track was
clslrod aud we started on our trip again.
only To have the engine break down and
drop us nt u little way station. A. the
mhnaFer OF the company had gone with
our press axe a. ahead. 20 as 10 get into
san Francisco early. We were left almost
entirely without iundH. except lust what
lhu people had with them, Thi' nd all
been expended IN food. ana wa were IN
consequence almost ponnilesH
We were holding meeting, deciding
what was tho best way TO cook n chrlHt.
mas turkey-each had different method.
ana 40 doubt they would have an been
equally puod-and an that was lacking
was tho turkey Wen, 10 return To mo
story. the limited pulled In. and We an
ROT on board, thankful that AZ last there
was some chance OF reaching home. We
an made "a hye line Tor tho dlning car ana
were ukurlnr un Just what sort Of din.
ner We were going 10 eat when the con.
dnctor OF the car came TO me and asked
who was going 10 settle FOR tho dinner
We had MI been admlriur him-he looked
hu nice nnd fnt aud cnntnnied-hut Our ul.
miratiuu ION away down when he came 90
mo and asked mo that question. FOR none
OF uH hld anywhere near enough to- nay
for the meal. I tried 10 toll him thai 10
would b. al rlEht ana that II would DO
paid n1 soon uH We got 10 Frisco uut ho
wouldn't agree 10 anything like that. lIli
terms were &C., q. ~"
Finally by giyiug him my FUR lined
coat M rocurlty Do agreed in let us have
dinner, ~ tho next station he received
orders TO tnk' care OF ~ until We rot
home which hc d'd. ln tow days we
reached San Francisco but my homo
coming WIS not what { expected. We
were nlmWy ihrrr days late, an dead
tired but. thanks 10 Providence and mn
FUR lined cont not hungry.
IELIEnAON DE ANlEIIa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17
FROM OLGA NETHERsOIE.

Ms most Intereatinr Christmas memory
concerns a little Old mnn IN London. I
was 10 al the time. Tho man kept "a
small cohhlnR shop. Ito was pale. wiz
.ned and bent aud must have bcon near
the fourrcorc mark. Tho iittic two nt0tlci
house In which h. lived and worked had
hecn bis from hoyhuod lnnrmity had
confined him 90 the house az child and
strangely retiring deposition kept him
IN and about his rhup me- youth. m nc
cldrnt 90 "a limb nt this time hrouFh, him
years OF inactivity. Middle nru found him
martyr TO poverty and Industry, and nt
the time ] nrrt rnw him hs was unique
IN tho ntlghhufhood ne u man who 40
fournccrc had newer been farther than u
square or two FROM his little shop In the
heart Of ierming London.
In hts later years ID was reported he
had taken largely IN his reading to out
door subjects. illa shop was decorated
with water coiorr OF woods. river nu1
fields, brought TO him b. CuftnmrrH who
had discovered hla fonduoHH Tor counter.
feitn OF rural nature. sinruinrly. durlnr
his long and busy lifs no had never seen
enrth's hcautlef In their primitive wealth
n veriuro and flowers u was nlld thar
many an old shoe had been rraiounly
hcoled, Hoicd or patched for rose.
FILLED with descriptions OF natures
wealth IN rolling Fields nnd running
brooks, Il remained f1r bis oighurth yrnr
'ure- writer's had been rcCroatlug him
with for ycau.
ON the Christmas morning ~ this mar.
thtivu he declared 10 hlH ueiuhhnrH that
he who had uryrr in nii hls NE been
more than sluIro from the house which
INV hts birth would That day humnr him-
Holf With vision of nature IN ita first
state. Tho dcclafiiion recall. created a
sensation In the nHiEhborhood. ilundrrds
~ Nilling Hulign offered thrmHnivrr. The
old rnhhirr declined nii uf the kindupnses
with The statement That h. would choose
hlH own conuHninuH Gathering about
him durru 1r moro children nf HON I
outskiriF
on the why ne Oh man ~ N IN rim.
rlclty ~ rntorh nnd subject might have
been child. 90 heartily "a no enter into
our trnllca on the rlp. THE year offered
late winter Thern had been no frost
The little man had been given directions.
ana ! nniirri az We began 10 reach the
suburbs ihni he closed hiH Dyes.
WHOM thr conductor called OUT tho end
or or Journey, our host nruHn. aud I e..
member even now tho Increased unliur of
hi striking face. iio buudiHd us from tho
uAm before him Whom hH had ni.rhtel.
hr WIS in ihr rfntrr ~ tho wild nature
Of llpmWicnd hfath that clrei,s london
on tho north
rhlil mover forget tho emtlon or the
oil euhhlrrH face. iIiH bent form shook
with what I AurH kUoN tn hu intense
emotion For several minutes hr survey.
Ell tho rolling hoIdH uud hDirrH Then
tears came 90 h'H ewes DC lunit down
ard frlt ihr FrafH lI hc might NJ u weu
velvet Thcu ho pluciuh o. handful ava
inhaled lir fragrance. NeNt BE- tasted H.
conscious of our h.Wldurmfnt tY OH
'onduri hr One, more became q child
unl pruuu"Hi H sImuOi Later ha conn
NO B. Al ia.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17
LAURA BURT'S
THREE CHRISTMASES.

have had three Christmas days In my
Mo that have lot an indelible Impression
unon my mind.
Tho nrHt WA when. aH child, I made
my debut before the footllghiH a. fairy
queen M Christmas pantomimo NJ
ilkeH thenter, Cincinnati, where ! made
my appearance IN n golden chariot drawn
hY four white ponies caparlaoncd In tho
most gorgeous OF trappiner. with little
boys us coachmnn. fooimen and ouuid.
srs Al tho Sitter and glamour nnd
beautiful music were 10 real TO mo then
that I renlly thought l was a true queen
ol falryluud.
Ny most unhappy Christmas day was
EE years nro, while I was playing IN tho
west. ana la addition 10 having u part l
did NOT like I was receiving almost hour
~ telrgrnmH from the doctors attending
mr mother who was dangerously w and
not expected To I've 10 make matters
worse. tho day was stormy and raw. with
nlt o. hit OF snow on the Fround-onr OF
those green Christmas days that they say
mako cot ohurchyards- the hotel, II
% could be- called such was the very
worst i'huNe ever seen In my varied eN-
porlnnce with bad hotels, Had II not been
ior a hopeful telegram I received regard
ms ny mother Just before dlnner I know
! should have never been able 10 cat a
mouihul. for II consisted Of one course
only orncd beef AMI cabbage
Last year ! enjoyed nm IDEAL Christmas
I WIS abroad with my mother, ana We
were invited by some relatives to spend
the holidays In the mountains Of Wales
on glorious Christmas morning We
were awakened by the singing Of christ
mas carols hy "a splendid chorus OF - or
more men, who were making tour OF
the village, From thon ON the dAy was
celebrated with the customs that for nun
drrdH Of years have been In vogue, IN.
c'nding tho famous hoar'a head. roasted
p.polak IN fun plumnge, waHsnil In "a
huso loving cup ana old fashioned Eamef
LAURA BURT
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17
FROM VIOLA ALLEN. THE STAR
or "THE CHRISTIAN"

Christmas ~ to me the most
delightful holiday of tn. year
because of la. Significance. It,
recurrence hrinus hose 10 the
heart fuller appreciation OF ~"
divine Hnodur-. of Him q"
whose great and un-ein-h love
the world owes 80 much.
socially the ,hristmn- anal
>~rsnry Hnth.rs about the
besrth-tonr nbsrnt ones. leads
To evidences Of love between
relatives nnd friends shown by
nifts. the most humbi. present
heinz made beautiful b., the
sentiment u ."nNet.i To deeds
Of charity prompted by the
.pirit Of the tim- nrd To- kind
Tier feelings toward ones fri-
iows--t" Eood win toward all
men.
The world "a bcttered each
year for christmas.
VIOLA ALLEN.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17
FROM ANNA HELD.
1.-THE FRENCH MAID"

shull mover forget my nrst Christmas
In America all the more significant to
me perhaps because Il was really the nrst
holiday time that I had ever spent away
from Paris. You may be- sure 1 was most
Wruiched and unhappy when that day
dnwned gioomIly IN murky. smoky pitts.
burg where was appearing incidental 10
~ Pnrlor Match"
~ ! thought OF my fnroff homo ana the
dear ones whom | could picture in Tho
enjoyment OF their festivities and merry.
making, great sense OF loneliness and
oesolaiion orept over me. ANA I am not
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

playing decidedly burdensome. Now.
don't suppose that MT Jefferson would
wish To keep az II ON the basis Of $40 a
week Just for the sake ~ art"
Charmiuna Indecent dlffnhIns act on
the trapeze, which was not intcrlcred
with In New York WAS much modified
in London lest the authlrluc, might pee
woke tho license OF tho music hall in
which she appeared, and now Il hu,
been prohibited in Berlin pltog thpr.
David Gnrrlok was woh ku0Nn 10 be
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17
ACTORS AND
CHRISTMAS.
LI0Aaay Sentiments and Experiences From
Some P'omiNeM AmeylcaN and
Foreign PayerS.


afhnmcd to confess that my eyes were
tor, red and my heart very heavy. was
DO % strange hand. surrounded uppn every
hand by strangers ana % seemed to me
that wa the most miserable little Fart
firnn0 IN tho whole wide world
Aud. aa " TO mock my own wrrichtds
noes nature put on her most smiling 49,.
poet nH tho morning advanced. The Hin
cnme ont hrighi uud clear. There wis
champagne w the uir. Il was no Keen ana
frosty ard invigorating. Everybody, I'M
bued with tho Flad spirit Of ChriHtmna-
tide. reemcd OVERLOOKING with Happiness
ard good cheer
Tho prospect OF two performances did
not inspire me- nnd then, too I had
promised 10 sing In tho streets for char
ity. something ! had often done IN tho
we'll beloved Paris. fear I was but a
melancholy supplcant when ! cssaycd
this task. Hut. presto. no sooner was l
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

p'clalIN has just divided among lts
hloekh1lders he last years clear profit
or 100000 after paying the manager n
salary Of $1,000 and gratulty OF $3.50,
The more artistic but less popular
Enfnbcthan stage society. which has
given " performances OF unfamiliar old
plays, has lost $500.
Sarah Bernhardt has celebrated her
hflY fourth birthday.
blanche Walsh n 10 appear In new
drama with Melbourne Mcdowell. en-.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

We had hardly rcachcd tho train. when
thrro was a holt aud hang ada We
started ON our Way We reached Nsw
York IN couple Of hours In time W Kiss
our loved uuuf and open the many huns
lins before going Ia the matinee. for ln
the thtntrr Dol where thn player spends
most OF biz merry christmas.
ROBEnr EpESOS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

acting a part which the late Fanny
Davenport was Ia have assumed,
rheatofa In Spain have no pro-
eummes, a bin In the lobby SOME
times gives the cast. but most OF me
actors remain unknown by name, The
cwtula is devoted to advertisements
ana IN Madrid thenters advertising
cards an, affixed with the numbers on
lhe back &C ,ach seat,
The late william g. Macrendy' Eng
lands leader vi the stage during the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

larger part Of his ne, scorned the ''u M
der hy which he climbed to lp i'.'.,,,sl
other wordn he was an uninl''H'1 s
snob. and he lcspised the thea1' IA
once declared that he wouldn "a n,
heaven n he thought there Nou''
theateN there ,n.n,s re.
M Is asserted that Viola Men ..The
N,oi,,ts nam her performances ~
Ehrlstian" exceed $4,000 we.h ,,,,
Nance OMAN has some to iiono''
with a company.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

expected Tor the other. The audience
saw the point of the former scene when
u recognized III results Ia tho latter
when men reach the age that Mr.
Jefferson has ana that / have, they do
not work solely for the love NJ art"
SAYS penman Thompson, I'VE have had
our day ut that, ana ms the enthusiasm
coolA We begin 10 lind the EFFORT OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17
SADIE MARTINOT's STORY.

The met Christmas day distinctly i'm.
pressed upon my mind aa child deter
Wn.l my luiure step into the artistic
world. a curly hHlred mite. ROBBED In my
WpN 'u|ghto' my arms laden with toys
um sits M 90 descriptions. 1 Tezcd from
Che Old fashioned French windows OF our
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17
ACTORS CHRISTMAS STORIES ILLUSTRATED

hut uH nn helrlfs I knew why iho urrtty.
hazel hatred dark eyed chorus girl had
been rnd that day, I had heard her
story, She WuH thinking or broken
hrurird mother M home lamcntIng hcr
absent husband who lru her and WAS
found again on Christmas eYr.
hE WOLF HOPPER
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17
FROM A FAMOUS OPERA SINGER

Christmas, the seHson Of TIE
year when nsprriiic- nrc for-
g"i'cn aud the world ~ brlii-
ming aver Win good cheer,
jessie nAnTLEIer DAVE.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17
A NOTED WITS VIEW.

Christmas IL the cord that
blinds ~ closer % those we
love. wrrrii, yours,
MARSHALL q. WILDER.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-08-19
rday to attend the regatta and bowl in

ferday to attend the regatta and bowl in
the tournament in that city. Besides
Pur team the Multnomah, Oregon Road
Club and the Astoria teams will take
part. The Dalles team is composed of
Hred Houghton, Judge Bradshaw, Vic
SShmidt, N. j. Sinnott, Gary Ballard,
and H. NJ. Ogden. VIM. Ketchum ac-
companies the team as substitute.
Two carloads of hogs from Schuyler,
Nebraska, passed through the city re-
Gently en- route to Seattle. It looks that
if the farmers of the northwest would
turn their attention to this prcfita BILE
industry it would not be necessary to
ship hogs all this distance to supply the
Seattle market. II there is money to be
made by the people of Nebraska in rails
ing hogs and shipping them this far our
farmers Of Oregon and Washington
should certainly be able to make the
business pay.
Yesterday when ]. H. Gross entered
his grocery store in the Vogt block he
found that the side door which opens on
Federal street had been forced during
the night. After entering the burglars
tore open the money tills but were dis
sapointed by finding but small amount
OF money as nearly all the change had
been removed on the previous night be-
fore the store was closed. After finding
no money in the tills they walked out
without taking anything in the way of
goods. They were evidently not pro-
fessional safe crackers or else they were
scared away before they got chance to
make an attempt to force the strong
safe.
The funeral of Miss Percy Wing. who
was drowned at Seaside Monday, took
place from the residence of her widowed
mother, Mrs. Lorinda Wing, at Wash
ougal Wednesday. Fully 800 relatives,
neighbour and friends attended the brief
funeral services at the residence and
cemetery. The funeral procession was a
a half mile long. The services were
conducted. by Rev. Mr.. Baker, pastor of
the Congregational church at Washou-
gal, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Hosford, of
Portland, and Rev. T. W. Butler, of
Oregon City. In accordance with an
oft-expressed wish of the deceased, the
public was not permitted to view her
features after death, onlymembers of the
family and the children OF the neighbo
hood, who were her pupils, being ac-
corded that privileges. There were
many beautiful floral tributes. Each oi
Miss Wings pupils deposited a bunch oil
flowers upon the grave. Miss Wing was
for years prominent in church and social
circles in her neighborhood, and was q
universal favorite.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-08-19
WILL DREDeE FOR GOLD.
Barges to Be Built to Work the Snake
River Bars.

f. S. McComas, well-known min
ing man of Baker City, was in Portland
Thursday on an important mission. He
came for the purpose of contracting for
the shipment to Palmer on the Snake
river, of about O,OOO feet OF red fir
lum ber, to be used in the construction
of seven mining dredges. These dredges
are to work mining bars in the Snake
river, about five miles above the Boise
crossing. Red fir is the best material
for the purpose, and Mr.. McComas ex-
poets to chip the lumber from Portland,
if he can secure favorable terms.
The minining enterprise which MIR.
McComas represents seems to be one of
the most extensive character. He states
the barges will cost $4,000 each, and
the building of one will require 10000
feet of lumber. 1t is proposed to ship
the lumber direct to Palmer.
For the past four year Mr.. McComas
has been engaged in prospecting the
bars in tbs Snake, and he is confident
sions. He has disposed of considera-
BILE portion of his claims to some mon
eyed men, and now the intention is to
dredge the bars he has secured.
''Mining experts examined bars on
the Snake river" he said, ''and report
ed forty to fifty cents to the yard, which
is more than I expected could be Sc
cured. 1 think the gravel will yield
twenty-five cents yard. Now dredge
can be operated on these bars at a
profit is the yield is only ten cents to the
yard, as it has been done. With the
fine prospect before US we anticipate
good income.
"These dredges will be constructed
with an eddless chain and bucket in
front, which will scoop up the material
and carry it to the sluices on the barge.
A dredge of this kind will cut right
| through gravel bar, making a channel
for itself. The front end may be shifted
around and everything scooped mp and
washed out. I regard this scheme as
highly important and one OF the most
extensive in the Northwest. I have
given four years to a most careful and
searching Investigation, and 1 base my
conclusions on what have found N.Y.
self. The Yukon country is not to be
compared with the Snake river dis
trict.
''At Baker City things have been very
quiet, owing to the closing down of the
Virtue mine. but the recent transfer of
the property to some other parties, who
have rich collateral vein, which means
a general revival. The tunnel will be
extended to this vein, which is very
rich, and the plant will put into ope-
ration. There is some apprehension at
La Grande over the effect the annexa-
tion of Hawaii will have on the beet
sugar factory. On the whole country
east of the mountains is prosperous"
Mr.. McComas is an interesting char
ter himself. He has been in Eastern
Oregon since about 1860, first living in
La Grande, where, in company with ].
Jeffries, he started the La Grande SEN
tinel. For the past few years he he has
engaged extensively in mining. AL.
though the frosts of many years have
whitened his locks and grizzled his
moustache, he seems as full of energy a.
he was when he edited the first Demo
cratic paper published IN Eastern Ore
gon.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-08-19
PERSONAL MENrIoN.

Frank Gabel, of Wapinitia, is in the
city.
U. T. Crane is in the city from Day
vile.
G. NJ. Cornett, of Prineyille, was in
the city yesterday.
Robert Smith, of Grass Valley, is at
the Umatilla House.
1Hood River yesterday.
Mrs. I. Booth left for Portland yes
terday to visit friends.
w. R. Mccall, Dayville wool man,
is in the city on business.
Judge and Mrs. A. S. Bennett are
back from their trip to Newport.
Sheriff L. D. Holder, of Sherman
tcounty, spent yesterday in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Schanno and Mrs.
H. Maier are back from trip to the
coast.
Alseor McLennon, well-known An
telope sheep man, was in the city yes
terday.
W. NJ. King, of Wasco, was in the
city yesterday attending to business
matters.
Carey Ballard and Charles Frank left
yesterday for Astoria to be present at
the regatta.
+ Walter Johns was among the Dalles-
ties who left yesterday to attend the
Astoria regatta.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Learned returned
last evening from a ten-days outing at
Collins Landing.
Miss Minnie Michel left yesterday
for Clatsop beach to spend the remain
der of her vacation.
r Henry Bills returned yesterday even
ing on the Dixon from camping trip
ito Stevenson, Wash.
Fred w. Wilson returned yesterday
from four weeks outing near the Three
Sisters, in Crook county,
Kenneth McRae, of Dayville, returned
from Portland yesterday and stopped
over in the city for few days.
Mrs, George Watkins, of Spokane,
who has been visiting relatives in this
city, left for her home in Spokane yes
teaday.
j.. sV. O'Leary, one of Grass Valley g
enterprising young stockmen, was reg
istered at the Umatilla House vester-
day.
Mrs G. A. Borders leaves today for
Moro to attend the marriage of Flora A.
Dellinger, only daughter of A. A. Del
&nger, of that city.
Mrs. D. s. Mcdonald and daughter, OF
Portland. returned on yesterday morn
ing's boat, after visiting Mrs. McDon.
AIDS sister-in-law, Mrs. A. Frazier, on
Smile.
Miss Zoe Patterson, daughter of Re-
ceiver Patterson of the land office, ar.
rived in the city yesterday morning
from Walla Walla, where she has beer
visiting relatives.
Y Miss Cora Pattee, who for the past
two weeks has been visiting the family
\ of Mr.. Allaway in this city, left fol
her home in Portland yesterday. Miss
1 Daisy Allaway and Miss Hill accom-
Y panied her as far as the locks, returninS
on the Dixon last evening.
Mr.. Wright, of Nansene; was in thu
city last evening. He informs. us tha
he and a number of his neigh bors arr
about through with their harvest, bu
are scrupulous about making an esti
mate on the turnout of the grain befor,
it is threshed, as he fears it may b.
somewhat disappointing.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-08-19
APPoRTIoNMsNT OF FUNDS.
Amount in the Treasury August 1st, and
the Amount Coming~to Each Dis
trict Throughout the Country.

superintendent Gilbert has appor-
toned the school funds, county and
state, in the treasury on August 1, 1898,
amounting to 1854. So, $2657 .S5 county
funds and $49O6S0 state funds, among
the 4,089 children of the districts of the
county.
The apportionment was on a basis Of
65 cents per capita county fund and 81. %
per capita state fund. The amount ap-
portioned to each district was as follows
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-08-19
Murderer Arrested.

Sheriff Davidson, of Helena, MonA,
was in Portland yesterday on his way TO
Oakland, Or, to take into custody Joe
Allen, who is wanted in Montana for
the murder OF ]. s. Reynolds on July
Path.
Allen was arrested at Oakland several
days ago by Constable Ruth. and is now
in Jail at that place. The circumstances
attending the crime go to show that it
was committed for the purpose of rob-
berry, and it was most cold blooded af-
fair.
Reynolds was a sheepherder, and he
and Allen travelled together as partners,
Allen, who was not en- adept ct shearing
putting In his time filling sacks and
loadingswool, and acting generally as
helper. The two men came to Montana
together from Shoupe, Idaho, and
worked during the spring clip.
They last worked about twenty five
miles from Helena, and on getting
through spoke of trapping for the rest
of the summer. They were last camped
near Mr.. Martins place, where Rey-
nolds and Allen were seen Sunday
night, July Oath, lying down, both ap.
parently asleep. The following morn
ing Steve Arnold found hat near the
camp which had been worn by Rey.
nolds, and also observed some blood or
the ground. He at once instituted &
search, and discovered the body of Rey
yolds in the bushes wrapped in blanket
Reynolds had been shot in the top of the
head with Winchester, and judging
from the location of the wound, tn,
shooting was done while he was asleep