Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-13
An Accident Ends the Life
Of Mrs. c. S. George !,
HUSBAND ARRESTED.
But Soon Released. He Has
tho Sympathy Of All

G. S. George granite polisher In
the employ Of Imlah & Co., and re-
siding at the corner of West and Sum,
mer streets shot his wife Ruth Sun
day morning killing her almost in
stantly.
The shooting was an accident pure
and simple and one of the kind that
are not likely to happen again for
many years. Mr.. George was the
first up, having risen about O'Clock
to build the fire. Shortly afterwards
mis- wife rose and proceeded to get
breakfast ready.
The husband was around the house
doing odd Jobs until about 8 O'Clock
when he got small Flobert rifle, be-
longing to his young son, and with
the intention of practicing shooting,
placed target on the wall in the
kitchen and then went into the dining
room to shoot at it.
Before going into the dining room
he ascertained if all was clear and
that there was no person around. His
wife having gone down stairs and
there being no one else up as yet he
got ready and in order to be able to
hit the target more accurately he
rested the rifle against the side OF the
door between the dining room and
parlor, the dining room, parlor and
kitchen being in direct line. In the
meantime his wife had come back in,
to the kitchen and being ia her stock.
ing feet Mr.. George did not hear her.
Instead of coming into his range OF
vision she stopped at the kitchen stove
to look after some thing she was cook
ing, but Just as her husband pulled
the trigger, stepped from the stove i'm
mediately in range of the shot.
The ball struck her in the left side
OF the neck just above the collar bone.
She fell to the floor and before aid
could reach her had expired. George
upon finding that he had hit his wife
instead of the target stood as if spell
bound for minute or so, but recover
ing his senses rushed to her aid, but
finding her unconscious and bleeding
profusely rushed upstairs for Petel
Marion. This gentlemen immediate
iy notified his wife and then rushed
down stairs to see If he could do any
thing for the unfortunate woma IN bu,
when he arrived life was extinct.
Neighbors were not long coming tt
find out that something was wrong
and soon the house was crowded will
many anxious to aid, but all need o
help was past. Before going up
stairs Mr.. George had stepped to tn
door and said to a young man named
Morris who was standing outside {"
have shot my wife" and then rushet
for Mr.. Marion. The Chief of Police
Patrick Brown was notified and will
Officer E. E. Perry arres, ed Georg
until an enquiry could be made. AT
ter putting him in the lookup Chic
Brown notified States Attorney Hoa
and Mayor Phelps who immediatel
res ponded and with Drs. .lMcSweene
and Nichols enquired as closely a
possible into the cause of death.
AS near as could be aScertaine
from DR.. McSweeney, who was on tn
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fair, the cause of death was NOR
from shock than from the effects o
the bullet, as the bullet was one Q
those small Flobert bullets, and coul
not ordinarily do much damage, le
alone causing death, and as the lad
was very heavily built and trouble
with her heart it is considered tina
the shock caused the heart to fail
The wound bled rather freely but in
robust person bullet Of that calibe
could not have killed so instantly a
in this case. The enquirey lasted 70
about three. quarters of an hour an
the facts of the case were so plai
that Mr.. George was Immediately re
leased in the custody of Emory L
Smith and Attorney W. W. Lapoin
without bail.
! The rifle with which the shooting
was done belonged to the younges
son of Mr.. George, and the father wa
in the habit of practicing shooting i
the yard and in the house, and it wa
nouhing new for him to place tai
get in the kitchen and shoot from th
other two rooms at it. This time hi
wife did not know he was doing sc
and as a consequence was walkin
about as usual, and as stated steppe
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