The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-04
small Rifle Gun Accidentally Dis-
charged by samuel KeisIine
In Front Of Elliott.
nAIlI. ENTERs BOWS RREAsI.
Dies Within Fifteen Minutes After
wards and Coroner's Jury Es-
onerates Young KcisIing.

Carson Elliott, aged z years. SON
Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Elliott. rs.
siding in the steaIey addition to the
city was shot about $50 o'clock
Wednesdays evening ana died afteen
minutes later The bullet came
fromea twenty-five calibre ride car.
ried hy Samuel Keisling aged "a
years, son OF Mrs. Susan KeisIing.
residing in the same addition 10 me
city.
The body lay cold in death al The
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Al. s. smith
near where the shooting occurred
when DR. U. w. showalter arrived !
short time after 1t took place.
Shooting Accidental.
That the shooting was accidental
there seems no shadow Of doubt from
the evidence gathered By the coro-
.ners jury called together to hold an
inquest over the bady. sad, Indeed.
IL was and the entire neighborhood
sympathizes with the families OF both
the boys.
Many persons in the neighborhood /.
were gathered at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs Smith, where the hoy's dead
body lay when Coronerw. il Camp,
accompanied by Policeman IN. III.
whyte, j. I. Boggess and d repre-
sentative Of the Telegram arrived ON
the scene soon after the boys death
took place, and there was sadness ON
every face. The bereft mothr and
children, with the fatner away from
home, were prostrated with grlef
Coroner''s Jury Formed.s
Coroner Camp soon decided Il ahes
proper thing to do to investigate the
matter and the following jury was
organized by him: j. 7. Boggess. N.
NJ. Whyte. w. c. Burnside. D. ".
Phillips A. s. Smith and w G Nor
rison An inquiry was then made Ia.
to the manner Of the boys death
p. G. Tlerney returning home
from work with Clinton Keisling.
borther OF the boy that had the gun.
when 1t was discharged, testified chat
the two boys were above the fair
grounds bridge coming down the
river. They went under the bridge
and were going up the hill toward
the road. when he heard 4 shot. but
paid no attention to ii untiI the EI-
liott boy cried that he was shot.
When he went to him he found him
deathly pale and saw blood stream
ing from him He ran toward the
Elliott home but in his haste went
TO the ONE Of P. N. castner by mis-
take ana told him about ii. The
two went TO the Elli6tt boy and car
ried him into the home Of Mr..
Smith, where he died shortly after
ward. He was Of the opinion tiie
Keisling boy was carrying the gun
by his side He saw that Mr.. Elliott.
who Is a nlachinist IN the employ Of
the Fairmont Coal company and at
work at Fairmont. was notified by
telephone OF the boys death.
p NJ castner corroborated Mr..
Tierney as to carrying the boy into
the Smith home. but knew nothing
about the shooting.
Also Saw Shooting.
Clinton Keisling. brother 81 me
boy that had the gun. when il was
discharged. stated that he Was I4
years Of age and employed at the
Hazel-Atias glass factory. He said
as he was crossing the bridge he saw
the two hoys sitting on me hank
above the bridge and called 70 his
brother to know whether he was go
ing home, The boys passed down
under the bridge and we're eonline
up the bank toward The road, when
the gun was discharged His brother
had the gun ii his hand ana fhe vi
liott boy was heard 70 say. after me
shot che ought not have done that.
or something 70 that effect
KrisIing Boys Version.
The hoy that had the gun stated
10 the jury that they had been ish-
ING and that The gun was il HE right
hand Nit the muzzle IN front d bin.
but some way his thumb slipped and
The gun turned and was DISCHARGED
though he did not have the trigger
set lie admitted that The ban struck
fconasned 81 pare