Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-02
WINDSOR MAN SHOT
Continued from Page One.)

coincidence that his wife died exact
ly three weeks ago today. Mr.. His!"r
had but one child. a son, William
i Wright Hislcr. aged -. who, with his
wife and three children. lives near his
fathers place.
Mr.. Hisler was a man whom every
| body liked and his Olss will be widely
mourned. Many people borrowed money
of him, but he never crowded man
who owned him and was always doing
acts of Kindness He was the best
neighbOr hhat ever lived said one
old man Is the Journal representative
with tearsi in his eyes. land dont
know wh9 we shall do without him.
This terrible accident has staggered
US al and we cannot really grasp what
il means 10 us.
PhiliD G. Boynton. Carney Boynton,
as he is generally known, who was
holding the rifle when il was dis
charged. was completely upset by the
teri ibie affair He is Il poor man whose
wife has been dead for several years
and who. "a 18th his four small boys. has
lived in the implanted and ScantiiE
furnished little house where the tra2-
edy occurred. His Oldest child. u
daughter. works at the Insane hospital
in Augusta. koynton has the reputation
among his n"ghbors Of being rather
indolpnt in disposition. but wholly
harmles, and good natured. and al
though the first story of the affair
which got abroad represented il as IA
murder. the neiShbors all scout the
idea that ii was anything but an ar-
cident vi that Carney Boynton would
be capable of killing Il man who has
always bafriended him and with whom
he Was on the best of terms.
Il wish the bullet had gone through
ne instead of Mir. Hisler.' he said t"
the representative of the Journal. lie
was the same as Il father to me: in
fact he was the only father ever
knew My own parents died Whin l
was II little child and | was on the
town form over i'm Palermo when Mr..
Hisler took me away from it ana CAV"
me 1t home was then six years old
and he looked after me until | was II,
ana eVersmce that time | have worked
for him mere or less. We never had
any trouble in the world. He was a.
ways good to me an', thought cN"ry-
thing. - him.
.'Mr tiiser never handled firearms
ard only t.ii:, morning " was Spea Kin"
ol the open time on deer ana ';aid that
there were some around here. for som,
body II SnoGt. bat that he would not
dare to fir. Il gun ii he owned the. Tie
told lne | had better take my gun on
this trr Ger 10 Palerm" aT'"r the
heifers. for might see Il deer on III"
way. 1t rs not my rifle but belongs IL
ity brother-;n-l law. Clarence Waite.
VIII" works 1T the Insane hospital in
Augusta. j have. had il several Years.
I can't rstand how il went Of.
I'VE were both sitting there by the
stove and | was explaining about the
rifle 10 Mr.. HiSler and when | slipped
me l"th cartridge into the magazine
he sud something which made me- look
up u second. ana just then the g'ln
Went If. was holding it a"ross my
knees. He cried out aud gasrcd somt-
Thing like i guess you have shot TIE.
bur didn't 1all of the chair or try to
get up. ! PAT my arms around him TO
support him. but he didn't speak again
ana there did NOT seem TO be anything
could 10 except to send my boy over
To Mir. listers sons house just beyond
mere. 1t Is All . terrible Nightmare 70
re and ] can never forgive myself FOR
being 80 careless.
The rifle was found by the coroner to
contain T. loaded and one exploded
smell. WneiI the body of the dead Nun
vas prepared for examination by DR..
Leach ii wallet containing 500 in s."
bills was found in one of the pockets
This amount, his son stated. ne had
given his father the day before. having
perform, Il q business transaction fnE
him.
The funeral services will be held nj
. O'Clock Monday at the church at
Weeks Mills under the auspices of the
a. @. l.. W.. and the body will he
buried in The little cemetery at this viii
lage. beside the neW-made grave of
Mrs. Iiisler.