The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-07
a SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
Rev. John Gwen Killed by Friend
While Hunting.

A dispatch from Johnston to The
Safe says: The Rev. John Owen
drove out to Mr.. Gamewell NJ. Smiths
to get some rough forage for his stock.
He brought his dog and gun to kill a
partridge fora sick FREUD. When reach
ing Mr.. Smiths and finding him gone
to Edge6eld, he and Mr.. Walter H.
Smith, the youngest son Of Mr.. Game
we'll Smith, went out hunting. In 9
few minutes they got into drove Of
partridges and began shooting Mr..
Smith vas loading his gun in hurry
and a partridge feT over his head.
Smith went to cock his gun, when the
hammer slipped out of his thumb be-
fore it got locked, and the entire load
entered the right side Of the Rev. Mr..
Owen about the vest pocket. Mr..
Oven stood still for a minute, help
ing Walter pull the wsds out, then he
fell, begging Walter not to leave him,
that he would be dead before he could
return.
However, Mr.. Smith became alarmed
and soon assistance arrived. He was
carried to the residence Of Mr.. Game
we'll Smith In short Will; DIS.
Mobley, S.rotber and Cox were with
him and after consultation, D.s. Wright
and Moore of August were telegra 2hed
for, who came on the midnight train
Tae train stopped at Mr.. Smiths place
for them to get of There is no possible
chance for his recovery. Though he is
a man Of poseful will power, his time
is short. He called his wife to his
side during the nighs, and talked to
her about his business Affairs, telling
her he knew his time was close and
never to thick hard of Walter for it was
a pure accident.
Everything is being done that can be
done both medical aid and loving
frieods The accident took place about
$50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon OsS 30
Mr.. Oxen is thou shtto be dying at this
hour, 9 . m All of his family has
been teleeraphed for. The Rev. Mr..
Oven is pastor of the Johnston Metho-
dist circuit, aud is devoted man to
his family and work. Everybody ex-
tends sympathy to both families. y
Another dispatch says: Mr.. Owen
died at 6 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
All Of his family was present. Revs.
Hodges, Robinson, Hudson, Davis and
Anderson were with him in his last
moments. He suffered very little pain
since he was shot. At II o'clock
Thursday he made statement in writ
ing, stating that Mr. Walter Smith was
not to be blamed in the lesst-thst it
was an accident. 1t is one Of the sad
dest accidents that ever happened in
this community. Mr.. Oxen was per-
fectly conscious until the lsss minute.
He expressed himself willing and ready
to go.
A dispatch from Johnston says "the
remains Of Rev. Johu OSsn were in
tered in Mt. of Olives cemetery at 2
o'clock Friday afternoon. Every eye
Of the saddened throng that gathered
to pay his 30 ly their last respects looked
through mists of falling tears, and every
heart went out in deepest sympathy to
the beraa7ed families. The funeral
services were held at the Methodist
church and were conducted by Presid-
ing Elder i. T. Hodges, assisted by
Revs. Davis, Anderson and Hutson,
aad the request Of the deceased to the
people Of Johnston, told by Rev. Jona-
than Bsll, was to thank them for the
kindnesses shown him and family since
being here. His words to his young
friend when shot were: You are no.
to blame. All | ask Of you is to meet
me in heaven. God bless you"