Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
BROTHER KILLS HIS SISTER
He Trips With Gun in Hand and
She is Shot in the Throat,
Lad Rid-s riv~ Miles Rsr-bscs< rc, u,.
Father. But Th.i- Return
Finds Her Dead.

N"S"'r~ton y. I-Sfth his siSt%r
Wing dying in thpr Home-sh,t bv
himself-little Fred Stnp,ev had 10
leave her and ride to End aiS In
that ride he covered tan miles OF
rough country in thirtv-hve minutes.
But. swift rs he went. deatL was
swiftcr. When he md his Father
re'ched homo. after tho second mad
"al'oD. the girl w"S dead life must
have left he~ within a few minutes
after th" frightened lad started on
his crrand
James STANLEY IS n farmer ncar
IohnsonhurC. Frances his daughter.
was eighteen rc?rs Old. mud tbe bov
boy Fred Is Fifteen. Fred alwags has
been fond Of cunning. aud has henn
'.pre careless than the avera GO boy in
tho nse or firearms. A vear :iCo he
banded n shotgun so clur'silv one dav
that II was discharged, and his ia ther
wnS shot in the leg.
The warming effect o' that Incident
was only temnorarv. and recently Fred
hnS shown his old carelessness with
his gun. 4 few davs nyo he started
out after rabbits. his sister warning
him iokip"ly not to shoot any COWS or
blow off his fingers. Srort was good
and Fred's hag WAS 0lled when he
got home at G o'clock
Frances was living on sofa. asleep.
with her baby sister on her arm.
"Hcv. Fannie! See what rot!
ran't shoot straight. can't II" shouted
Fred. ms he ran into the room, In
flated with his success
She was rising to her foet with n
warning, "Sh. don't wake baby"
when tho eager bows toe caught I'm 4
rim in the carpet He Ditchcd headlong
toward her. Tho gun flew from his
hands. In graS0in% at Il he clutchcd
the trigger There was Il report. trc-
bly, loud In the small room. n cry Of
'"o0N. and Frances. eiill with the
baby in her arms. fell back upon the
sofa.
Fannie, Fannie" he cried. drop-
ping on his knees bv her side. Fan
mic. I didn't mean to - honest. I
Gidn't"
Her eyes already were Glazing MS
she looked Mt him. The only answer
10 his words was the babv's wall.
crying. Don't die. Fannie-please
don't-Tn he back in minute with
father" the hoy ran out and TO the
barn. He felt that there was no time
to saddle horse. He simply united
old TOMS halter. iumped on his bare
back and away they went.
TIL" boy knew that his father was
In BlsrStown. five miles away. ID
down the road Ia that Mace he Sent
old Tom at speed the nAc never had
known before. Frod met his father in
front of the rostohice. One gIance at
tho boys face was enough for the
c'dcr
"Faunic-' he hccan.
ar
ihep with hovish hona. "Oh but she
aiu't dying. l know she won't die"
In second the father was on the
Tatient back of cid Tom thrusting the
hoy in front of him. ard the horse
hearing This lou''" burden -alloued
back aS best nc could. sometimes con-
in" to walk in his weakness. only
10 bc "oaded on hy the father. whose
ono thought was OF his daughters
suffering
Stanley threw himsoir and the hoy
off ut the gate. daehing TN to the
house. leaving Old Tom TO sink. ex-
harstcd. in the road.
I'm here. Fannie" shouted the
father. "I'll have you all right in
minute. Ill"
Then he stopped. The figure on the
sofa spoke no word. made no stir. A
great hole was in her throat The
raby crawlcd toward him. wailing
He snatched the little one 70 his breast
md droDped beside the girl He put
his hand across her mouth: no breath
stirred. He clutched Mt her heart: IL
gave no heat. Then he know his loss
The girl was buried withont an in
quest. the Coroner not thinking one
necessary. One mou"ner was young
farmer OF Independence Township.
who was to marry Fannie Mt Christ
mas