The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-04-05
WAS FATAL ACCIDENT
a Shooting Gallery Was Started in the
Bowling Alley Last Saturday
Evening.
About the First Thing Happening Was
the Fatal Shooting Of Little John
Gregory.
The Boy fingered Until Tuesday Noon
and Died-The Coroner'S Inquest
Held.
BOY SHOT IN THE HEAD.
Little John Gregory Accidently Shot
in the Head While in Shoot
ing Gallery Saturday.

About s O'Clock Saturday evening
John Gregory, the sixteen-year-old son
of VIII. Gregory, division road master of
the Milwaukee, road, was shot in the
head while seated in the shooting GAL
lery. When Fox s. Waite established
that adjunct to their bowling alley they
little thought of the sad accident that
was in store for them. MIR. Fox bought
the gallery OF party outside Of Mitch
ell and brought it here to run in con-
nection with his bowling alley. The
gallery was fixed up Saturday afternoon
and was op ned to the public in the
evening. There were but four or five
men who shot the rifle when the un-
fortunate accident happened, which
will end in the boy dying
The bowling alley is located in the
north side of the building at No. los
Main street aud partition runs halfway
the length of the building, with row
of benches along side for the use of
spectators. In the partition are several
glass windows and in front of one of
these John was sitting on the bench.
In convers alton with Mr.. Fox he stated
that the gallery was conducted by A. P
Pixley in the tenn porary absence of Mr..
Waite, and during q lull in shooting he
proposed with Pixley to shoot few
rounds. Mr.. Pixley acquiesced ard
picked up the gun or rifle to load. 1t
is a lever gun and after inserting the
cartridge he started to hand it to Mr..
Fox, whose back, however, was turned
the other way. While Mr.. Pixley was
doing this the gun in some way was dis.
the window in the partition and at the
She ball went tearing through
the window and struck the boy. At
the crash uf the glass Mr.. Fox turned
and run to the other side only to find
the suspicion confirmed that somebody
had been hit, and 1t was none other
than little John Gregory. The boy fell
from the bench and on the track of the
alley. Mr.. Fox at once sent for
physician and DR.. Bobb arrived shortly
after the shooting. He tied up the
boys head and took him home in the
carriage. with the assistance of Mr..
Fox. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory were
partially anprised of the accident to
their boy and were in way prepared
for the arrival of the party. 1t was a
sad home coming but the parents met
the situation with fortitude that
showed great control. The little fell
low was made as comfortable as possible.
DR.. Crane was also called in and an
effort was made to find the bullet by
probing for it but it was unsuccessful.
The ball, which was a number %, en-
tered his head through the ear and
passed in an upward direction. Under
the circumstances DR.. Crane thought it
better to leave the ball where it is for
the present. Many inquiries were made
OF the parents SUNDAY as to the condi-
tion of their son but there was no
marked change, he remaining in the
same unconscious condition as from the
first. Sunday morning his right side
became paralyzed.
Mr.. Pixley was greatly affected by
the accident and during Saturday MIG ht
he was prostrated over the aft air. He
called at the home of Mr.. Gregory Sun
doy to see the little boy and seeing him
lying in his helpless condition Mr.. Pix
ley burst into tears. The father and
mother comforted Mr.. Pixley with the
assurance that they did not want him
to take the matter so seriously to heart:
they realized it was simply an accident
which might have happened anywhere
and that they did not blame him for his
connection with the unfortunate acci.
dent When asked TO make statement
of the accident Mr.. Pixley was so
affected by the thoughts of the affair
that he was unable to say anything.
DR.. Crane feels that there is not the
slightest hope for the recovery of the
boy although there are cases where the
patient has fingered along for some
time and regained the possession of
| their faculties.
From the position in which the boy