Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-29
SHOT WHILE HUNTING
TWO YOUNG MEN, OF R1CHMoHD
ACCIDENTALLY WOUNDED.
ONE DIES FROM HIS INJURIES.
Mr.. Albert Sheppard Killed Near
Highland Park and Mr. era ma nj
Hob.on Hurt in Gooch1nnd-The
latter Will Recover.

One man killed and one seriously
though not fatally injured. is the recoil
OF yesterdays hunting parties 6otn the
unfortunates were young men OF Hlch-
mond with wide connections. ana the
news OF the shooting in each case caused
much excitement among the respective
| families.
Mr. Albert Sheppard about ~ years VI
age, who lives at 50 north Fourth street
shot himself in the abdomen WINE on
hunting with friends near Highland Farh
about 3 o'clock yesterday AFTERNOON
| While passing through leid, me uos
suddenly flushed lark, and the youhG
man took a shot at it. and then passed
! his gun to a nearby companion IN the
, act the gun, which was hammerless, pre-
maturely exploded the whole LOAD tear
| ing it's way through Sheppard's side Inc
| wounded man was taken to the CITY nos
pital with all possible haste, Where ne
died about an hour later.
Dr. Morriss of the ambulance corps.
! attended the young man, ana ala az.
in his power to save his life, though II
was thought from the first that the wound
was fatal.
TRAINING A DOG.
1t seems that the young men had gone
out tc train dog. which Mr.. Sheppard
wanted to teach not to flush until Did
den. This was the reason for passing MS
gun to his companion. Mr.. Tony LieseIs.
Both young men were standing IN some
brush, and it is thought the spring OF
the gun caught against tWlg, causing
it TO go off.
The young man was nephew of Cap
tain J r. Sheppard. For some time ne
was IL the editorial rooms and business
office of the Leader, where he was highly
thought of.
The funeral will take place from the
Seventh-Street Christian church at 8
o clock tomorrow afternoon.
THE OTHER ACCIDENT.
Mr. Graham 8. Hobson was accidentally
shot by his brother. Mr.. de Gratfenreldc
Hobson, while bird-hunting. on the Hob
son farm. in Goochland county, yesterday
His wounds. though painful. are not con-
sidered serious, and he will be out IN q
fortnight.
The group of hunters had flushed a
covey of cartridges, and were following
them through the bush. Mr.. de Gra1ten-
re1t Hobson, who was about fifteen feet
from his brother. had just brought down
a bird. and was reloadng his gun, when
1t went off in some unexplicable way,
striking Mr.. Graham Hobson in the alb
domen. Fortunately he was so standing
that the shot did not penetrate the body,
but cut away the flesh from the front OF
the abdomen.
DOCTOR SUMMONED.
| DR. Holman. the resident physician OF
the State Farm, was summoned, anu the
young man moved to the home OF MS
| father which was nearby. and his wounds
treated. There is not thought to be an!
danger of blood poisoning or other com
| plicatiOns.
| DR. Edwin L. Hobson, Jr.. the patient
| brother. left for his home Immediately
and will stay with the wounded man Tor
! the present Mr.. Hobson will be brought
| TO Richmond as soon as he is able &c
! travel.
| Mr.. Hobson is a son of Colonel Edwin
| Hcbson, and is well known in Richmond
| He is connected with the Tredesar iron
| Works