The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-11

Room, Infictins Fatal
Wound.
telegram IN the G o of yesterday
from Nickerson, MIMI announced the
accidental killing of a man at that point
by DR.. w. B. Green, of this city. The
dispatch contained no details of the ac-
cident, and it was not until last evening
when DR.. Green and the hunting party
of which he was a member, returned to
the city, that the facts were learned
Saturday last DR.. Green, who IS a dem
fist. with offices at 364 Robert street, ac-
companied by DR.. F. A. Xanten, left for
a deer hunting trip on the Eastern Min
nesota road. Sheriff Wagner and Henry
Haenel a saloonkeeper. preceded the two
professional men, and Sunday the quar-
tette met at Kerrick, Il small town Ia
Pine county, 140 miles from ST. Paul
The party proceeded to a camp about
three miles west of Kerfick On the
way to the camp deer was seen about
sixty yards from the road The hunters
We're not prepared for game at such an
unexpected point. and before the rifles
could be taken from the cases and the
ceptacles the buck disappeared 1t was
decided then and there by the hunters
that it was best to be ready for deer at
all times and it was due to this unex-
pected appearance of buck that the ac-
cidental killing occurred.
The hunters proceeded to the camp,
and the next three days put in the time
hunting. Three deer were killed and
very pleasant time enjoyed. Thursday
morning DIR. Green and Henry Haenel
decided to return to st. Paul, and
wagon was secured to take them to Nick
erson. Recollecting the experience on
the way to camp DR.. Green put four
cartridges in his Colts rifle to be used
IN case a deer should be seen on the way
to Nickerson. DR.. Green had no chance
to get a shot on the way from camp, and
on arriving at Nickerson he with Mr..
Haenel stepped into a saloon near the
depot for drink.
While in the place DR.. Green decided it
would be good idea to remove the car
tridges from his rifle and proceeded to
do So Those familiar with the mechan-
ism Of a Colts rife know that in order
to eject a cartridge it is necessary to let
each cartridge Three of the cartridges
were thrown from the rifle, but in eject
ing the last shell the trigger slipped and
the weapon was discharged. Dr.. Green,
at the time, was standing a short dis
lance from the front door. and the only
persons to be seen about the place were
Mr.. Haenel. the bartender ard Two 9TH
ers. Simultaneously with the discharge
Of the rifle there was a faint moan from
the rear of the saloon, and then it was
discovered there was man named James
Feeney lying on the floor under a table
about fifty feet from where DR.. Green
stood. Investigation showed that the buf-
let from the rifle had struck the man
Feeney in the right leg near the knee.
A local physician. DR.. Belts, was sum-
moned. and after a hurried examination
declared that Feeney's injury was but a
flesh wound, and as soon as he had re-
covered from the effects Of the liquor
which he had drunk would be all right.
a closer examination of the injured man
revealed, however, that the bullet had
struck his right leg near the knee,
glanced to his left leg, and passing up
into the groin had severed a large ar
tSIy. eeney Q1Su from loss OF DlOpQ
half an hour after being shot.
Word was at once sent to the coroner
Of Pine county. advising him OF the acct
dent, and Thursday evening Coroner
Weisman arrived from Pine City. After
hearing the statements of DR.. Green and
Mr.. Haenel, as we'll as the others present,
Coroner Weisman decided an inquest I'M
necessary. Feeney, who has been employ
ed as a lumberman by Mcleod & Hertz
for the past twenty-five years. was forty
nine years of age, and had no relatives
50 far as known. He had been on a pro-
longed spree for several days, and short
ly before the shooting had entered the sa-
loon and went to the back part of the
room, where he threw himself on the floor
to sleep off his rotations.
DR.. Green was completely Frustrated by
the accident. and, although realizing that
the death Of Feeney was an accident for
which he was not responsible. he was in
such a nervous condition that Dr. Kan
ten. who had been sent for, was obliged
to remain with him during the night and
administer medicine to quiet him. Feeney
will be buried today at Sandstone, the ex-
pense of his burial being borne by DR..
Green.
When the party reached ST. Paul last
evening DR.. Green was in such q condi-
ton that he was unable to give an ac-
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nervous state and had apparently aged
ten years in the last thirty hours. He
declined to discuss the accident, and on
the advice Of his friends denied himself to
reporters.
Henry Haenel who was with Dr. Green
when the accident occurred, gave the
facts as outlined above.
Il am through with deer hunting" said
Mr.. Haenel. No, it is not so much the
accidental killing of Feeuey continued
Mr.. Haenel. but a little experience l
had the day before Feeney was shot. DR..
Green and myself started out from the
camp, with view of getting q shot at i
deer had left DIR. Green about an hour
and was walking through the underbrush
when l heard a sound of breaking
branches just ahead of me. I thought it
was deer and walked cautiously for
ward. In less than minute l saw in
front of me young fellow with his rifle
at his shoulder aiming directly at me.
Well, partner he said, in minute more
I would have shot you; I thought you
was a deer. That settled It with me-"
said Mr. Haenel "and although it was
only o'clock in the afternoon I returned
to the camp and did not take any more
interest in the sport.
DIR. Green feels awful about the shoot
ing" continued Mr. Haenel, land he looks
ten years older than he did Thursday
noon. His hair is white. and he looks just
like dead man In the face. I guess he
feels like me, and in the future will pass
up deer hunting"
Sheriff Wagner. seen last evening, said
he knew nothing about the shooting of
Feeney until word was sent to the camp
that Dr. Green had accidentally shot a
man. He hurried to Nickerson. accom-
panied by DR.. Xanten, and rendered what
assistance he could to DR. Green who