Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-15
ALeADHD PISTOL.
Fatal and Startling Accident at Santa Fe
Indian School.

indian ScnOOi.
Juan Bsptiste Wall, a Nambe pueblo
boy, aged IL, was Instantly killed at 4
o'clock Monday afternoon In his dormi.
tory room at the Indian school by the
accidental discharge OF q gun In the
hands OF = room mate, James German, a
Navajo boy, aged 10, says the New Mexi
can.
The facts az CLEANED are as follows: A
b y named Robert Manning had a rum,
an old Enfield, muzzle loading rife, 10
shoot at birds and jack rabbits, and In q
careless moment lett the weapon loaded
and lying on a bed. at noon. In the room
where the accident subsequently, oc.
Cured. but he had taken the cap off the
nipple and had thrown II away. and II
was the absence OF any cap that lei the
other boys to think that the rife was not
loaded. About $3.50 Vigil. German and
n or two other boys came into the
room, AMI seeing the gun, German picked
IL up n went through the manual OF
arms with II az the same time snaDpin g
the hammer q number OF times. There
was no explosion, but some time there
after, while holding the weapon care
lessly In hts bands, German again pulled
the trigger. This time the muzzle was
pointing directly toward young Vigil,
and a report followed, The charge OF
bird shot went straight through the I'M
fortunate lad's head and he fell dead by
the stove, where he had been standing
warming himself.
As soon az the confusion was over and
the body taken charge OF, a messenger
was dispatched 10 the Nambe pueblo TO
BeQuaint the family with the eircum-
. ..A uuaelaa HfUual OnrmaU waa
notified. The justice summoned as n
Jury, MPssrs. Isaac Harrison, Abe Gold,
A. z. Hogle, COrine Salas, A. z. Hull.
The Jury, after hearing all the evidence
In ne case. decided that the shooting was
accidental and 20 arrest was made.
There has been some criticism OF the
management OF the institution for allow
ing tile boys 10 have guns. But a repre-
sentative OF the school says that the last
superintendent OF the institution. Colo
mel Jones, had made II a practice TO al
low the boys the use Of a small but mis-
cellaneOus collection OF firearms OF anti
auated pattern 10 shoot birds and such
With. II was the intention OF the new
management 10 put q stop 10 this, and
take all the firearms away. But there
have been quite a number OF other re-
forms in prospect, and In view OF the
prOcliyity OF Indian boys 10 get up and
travel when anything happened that did
not Just suit them, the proposed changes
have been made one at q time, and this
matter Of firearms had not yet been
taken up. However, there will be no
firearms allowed around, and no canse
for further apprehension.
There should be a large audience pres
ent 20 hear Mrs. COTbin lecture on The
Dawn OF a New ETa" at Odd FELLOWS hall
next Sunday evening. Besides being an
interesting lecturer, Mrs. Corbin IL
greatly In need OF the money and dc.
serves the support OF the public In her
endeayOT TO support herself,
Mrs. Simon Neustadt. wife Of the post
master and general merchant OF Los
Lunas. Is here on q visit to her sisters,
Mrs. l.. r. Levy and Mrs. Louis frauer.
Lace curtains and portieres left from
the stock OF ufeld Bros, sold &C cut tire
sale prices at May 4 fabers.
For the best Rock and Rye" whisky
cali at Bacheehi & GiOmi's.
A new line Of Cyrana chains at the
Economist.