Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-18
BULLET IN BACK.
Fatal Shooting In Barton
Neighborhood, Saturday.
Waller B. Seekins Of Windsor
Almost Instantly Killed
BY Charles pinkham Of vassaIboro
shooting Accidental.

the woods about eight miles east of the
clty Saturday afte rno"n when Rober,
u. SeckinS. aged 10 years and the sou
of Mr.. and Mrs. Addison w. Seekins
who live on the Taylor road in West
Windsor.WaS shot and almost instantly
killed by The accidental discharge of 4
rifle in the hands If his friend and
companion. Charles Pinkham of East
\dSSalbGrO. while the two were on:
hunting in the woods in the Barton
neighb,rhood The tragedy is all the
more terrible. coming as it did Within
but little more than two GEEK; of an
other o. the same type. when the LAT
William f. Hisler was accidentally
shot AMI killed by Philip c. Boynton in
Windsor Nov. l.
The scene of the shooting was in Il
WOodlOt near the North Belfast road
and about 80 feet this side of the Wind
sOr town line. The two young men were
out hunting together. Pinkham. VINO
had been at the Seekins homestead over
night and was going home Saturday
morning. having Staid over for the sake
of going hunting in the afternoon. They
had found game scarce and at about
, O'Clock in the afternoon were shoot
ing ut Il mark on Il tree, Pinkham using
a $3.50 Winchester rifle. while Seekins
WAS armed with a shotgun. Pinkham
had bat one shell left III his rifle and
as he raised the piece for Il final snot
it was discharged.
Young SeekinS WAS ri that time
standing few feet at one side of Pink
ham and the bullet in its flight struck
him in the back. close to the spinal col
umn and just above the kidneys. pass
ing diagonally upward and through the
body and coming out just above the
right nipple. With the cry: I'm shot
go home" the stricken lad fell to the
ground. while Pinkhan. realizing with
horror what lie had done, after placing
a coat under his friends head dashed
off through the woods after help
The Seekins home is fully mile
from the scene of the tragedy. but Mr..
SoeklnS. who was at work Shingling the
roof of the barn, heard young Pink
hams cries for help and realizing that
an accident of some kind must have
occurred. hurried down and made his
way toward the woods, near the edge.
of which he met the young man. who
t''' 'ii' WI VIC
The news Of the tragedy spread
quickly and While some Of the neigh
bors joined i'm the search for the miss
ing boy telephone message was also
sent to the city for Coroner II. w.
Plummer who. with surgeon started
for Windsor at 5 H.. Young PirkhaIn
was so overcome with grief and horror
that he could give no coherent dscrip-
ton AS to the locality where the acct
dent had happened, and as darkness
had settled the search of the woods WIS
4 most difficult one. 1t was after 6
clock when the Scarchers found youn.
ScekinS' body where he had fallen.
From the nature of the wound il was
not probable that he had lived ten min
ltes after being stricken.
Upon the arrival Of Coroner Plum
lier DIT the scene of the shooting an OK
animation of the remains were made |
oLt as it WAS so plainly Il case of acct
lent that no inquest was deemed nee
'%sary. and the remains were removed |
% the Seekins home. Pinkham WAS
leartbroken over the affair and his |
condition Saturday night was pitfuI.
lolinS SeekinS was well known in |
" Windsor. where he had many friends, |
ma the sympathy Of all is extended to- |
ne bereaved family. which consists OF |
he parents. brother i'm killinE1y.
;"nn. and Il sister at Caribou, the two
utter of whom have been notified of !
heir brothers death. Funeral services
iii 20 hold at the home at noon Tues
lay ana at the North Windsor Baptist
hurch at | o'clock