The Globe-republican., 1906-10-25
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Everett Talon Killed Saturday by
Accidental Discharge Of Gun.

Accidental Discharge Of Gun.
Everett Ia lion, sixteen year old boy
whose home was In the east part Of town
WAS accidentally shot and killed while
out hunting on last Saturday. AT the
time when the accident occurred he was
driving in buggy with two other boys.
He was carrying the gun on the left side
and the other boys we're citing to the
right of him. The muzze Of the gun
was upward and rested against the boys
breast just how the gun happened to
be discharged will never be known.
Neither Of the boys with him knew
whether or not the gun was cooked. or
how 1t was discharged. The Talon boy
owned the gun and was carrying t. The
boys were on their return from Duck
creek, and were driving In the vicinity Of
the Alex Stone place, about three and q
half miles from town, where they had
left the road to look over pond for
ducks. The two boys who were In the
buggy with Everett Talon. were Paul
and jamie Russell, sons Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Russell. The hrst the Rassell boys
knew Of the accident was the muffled
report Of the gun. The end Of the
barrell was evidently resting againt the
Talon boys breast and the report was
not loud. Following the report Of the
gun came the words from Everett Talon,
"Boys, I'm shot" The gun was single
barrsled shot gun and the entire load had
entered the boys breast. He retained
consciousness, and told the Russell boys
to drive home as fast as they could. He
seemed to meet the awful accident very
bravelv. He told the other boys that he
was killed, but begged them not to cry,
and to hurry to town with him. Paul
Russell, the older Of the two, held the
wounded boy in his arms and supported
him In the buggy, while jamie tried to
hurry the pony homeward. The pony
was one which Everett Talon had been
using In driving the town herd, and was
vsry slow and lazy. To try to urge 1t on
faster, jamie Russell climbed from the
buggy to the horses back and rode II
into town. It was slow trip, but
Everett was still alive when the boys
reached town and stopped at the office Of
Drs Milton and Thompson. and lived for
come moments afterward, remaining
conscious almost to the las.
Everett Talon was boy who had an
unhappy history 10 some ways. His
mother died when he was small. Later
his father married again and two families
OF children we're brought together.
There were domestic troubles and Mr..
Talon and his second wife separated,
and the father and son were left alene
again. The father has worked for the
Santa Fe company and the little boy has
been herding cattle and doing other work.
In many ways be was manly fellow
and Of late he had been wanting to man.
age someway to 20 to school to prenare
himself for other kinds of work. A
short time ago he united with the Chris
tIan church. Those who have noticed
the boy closely believe that he would
haye made a good man had bis life
been spared to him.
A few days before the fatal accident
Everett bought the gun from which be
received the fatal wound. He had been
planning a great deal on having day of
for hunting. After taking the town
herd to the pasture Saturday morning
he hitched his pony to buggy and came
by for the Russell boys. Mr.. Russell
advised the boys not to 40 hunting that
day, and thought that they had given
up the the trip. Everett wanted to 60
so badly however that the others conclud-
ed they would go with him.
The body of Everett Talon was ship.
ped on Monday night to some point In
the Indian Terfitery, where his mother
was buried.