The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-23
SHOOTING Occurred
JUST ONE WEEK Ago
Wounded Woman Brought to Local
Hospital, Where Every Effort Was
Made to Save Her Life, but Without
Result.

Accidentally shot by a loving and
faithful husband, Mrs. Cora Graham,
after lingering between life and death
for about week. passed away at the
South Mississippi Inf1rmary yesterday
afternoon about 1870 o'clock.
This was one of the saddest deaths
that has ever occurred in Forrest
county. The deceased lady was a
bride of about three months, the love
ly young wife of Mr.. E. E. Graham
who accidently fired the shot that sent
his wife to an untimely grave.
One week ago Monday, the happy
couple were living inf the full content
and enjoyment of life at their home
out near Eatonville, and in the full
realization of their devoted love for
each other. life appeared bright and
happy and the future full of promise.
1t was on that evening that they went
out hunting, Mr. Graham carrying the
gun. A rabbit was seen on the road
side and about the same time asquirrel
was seen up tree, Mr., Graham snap
Jed one barrel ST his gun at the rab-
/ bit and the gun failed to fire. He
| then pulled the other trigger and the
rabbit was killed. So intent was he
on securing the game that he failed
to notice that Mrs. Graham, whom he
supposed was watching the squirrel
had gone to pick up the rabbit, and in
his haste to reload the gun so that he
might shoot the squirrel, he did not
notice that she had gotten in front
of the gun. Quickly unbreeching the
gun and placing two shells in it, he
snapped the gun together, when to his
great surprise one of the shells ex-
ploded, the entire load taking effect
in the body of his wife, entering at
the back and making an awful hole
and passing through her lungs. See
ing what had occurred. and almost
paralized with grief, the young hus-
band got his wife home as quickly as
possible and at once summoned two
of the most prominent physicians of
Hattiesburg to attend her. They found
that she was seriously wounded and
that there was very little hope for her
recovery, She was brought next morn
ing to the South Mississippi Infirmary,
where she had careful nursing and
the best attention that skilled physi-
clans and surgeons could give. At one
time it appeared that there was some
hope for her recovery. but the wound
had been made in a vital place and
she passed away after a weeks suffer
ing.
The remains were carried out to the
home of the deceased last night and
her remains were laid to rest in the
New Hope cemetery today.
Mrs. Graham was Miss Cora Pool
before her marriage and was a most
AONoblS leiuy III all I6SptClS.
One of the saddest features of this
distressing accident is the great and
| almost unbearable grief Of the young
husband, who refuses to be consoled
and who, it is said, has threatened to
make way with his own life. He is in
pitiable condition and it is natural
I
that he should be almost heart-broken
over the sad occurrence, but his friends
are endeavoring to show him that he
was in no way to blame, and that it
was one of those unfortunate acci.
dents that often happen in life and
cannot be foreseen. Mr.. Graham is a
a gentleman of high character, and in
his deep distress, has the deepest
sympathy of the people of the entire