The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-02
LITTLE Girl SHOT BY
BOY FIRING AT
TARGET
Nine-Year-Old Daughter of
Richard Kirkwood of st.
Anthony Park Receives a
Probably Fatal Wound
While Watching Boys at
Rife Practice.

Little Annie Kirkwood, the nine
year-old daughter of Richard Kirk
wood, assistant auditor of the 500
road, is dying at st. Mary's hospital,
Minneapolis, from the effects of a bullet
wound received last evening While
watching couple of boy friends shoot
at a target in the woods near Ray
mond avenue, north of the Como-Ha
riet line. The fatal shot was fired by
Daniel Mcclellan, a school boy who
makes his home with p. J. Kennedy,
1876 Keston avenue.
The bullet, which was shot from
22-caliber rifle, entered the little girls
right side below the ribs, lodging in
her stomach. She was first taken to
her home, 2267 Carter avenue, st, An
thOny Park, and DR.. G. M. Cannon was
called. Before he arrived Annie be-
came unconscious and suffered several
internal hemorrhages. When the
doctor came he at once had the girl re-
moved to st. Mary's hospital, Minneap-
oils. DR.. Cannon remained at the girls
bedside throughout the night and at an
early hour this morning it was said at
the hospital that the child could live
only few hours.
Shortly before 6 o'clock last night
McClellaG, a boy of thirteen, and a
companion of about the same age went
to the Goods north of the Como inter-
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We're soon Joined by Annie Kirkwood.
She pleaded to be allowed to try the
rifle, too, but the boys refused, saving
that she might shoot herself Both
lads alternately took turns firing the
gun. When Mcclellan had the rifle
pointed toward the target preparatory
to shooting, 1t is said the little girl
got in range of the gun. Just as he
pulled the. trigger. He was on his
knee aiming at the time, so the rifles
range was just about on a level with
the girls abdomen.
Too Late to Warn Her.
Neither boy had an opportunity to
shout warning to the girl, for the
fatal bullet had done it's work before
they realized that the girl had run
within the rife range. When Nc
Clellan knelt to take aim Annie was
standing to the north of the range
The next instant she darted away to
the other side, just in time to be laid
low by the bullet.
When the ball struck her the girl
threw her hands in the air, shrieking
plutully. Both Mcclellan and his COM
panlon rushed to her assistance. She
was bleeding profusely, but was still
conscious. The boys carried the little
girl to her home, where she soon he
came unconscious. A hasty examina-
ton showed the wound to be one of ar
extremely dangerous nature, So Dr.
Cannon ordered her removed at once
to st. Mary"s hospital.
So completely prostrated was young
Mcclellan last evening that he was un-
able to give a coherent account of the
shooting.
1T all happened so quickly" said he
that 1 can't tell just how it did occur
All I know is that Annie tried to cross
the range just as I shot and the bullet
struck her. 1t was just at dusk. sc
I couldn't see as plainly as if it had
been broad daylight
At o'clock this morning Miss Kirk
wood was still alive. although very low
Her parents and DR.. Cannon were al
her bedside expecting death every mo-
ment.
Young Mcclellan was not placed m
der arrest last night.