The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-24
DOWN
BY STRAY
BULLET I.
WAS SEARCHING FOR
COW WHEN SHOT
WAS FIRED.
Found by Passer-By just
Before He Died
From Wound.

Reckless shooting In the city linn
It's BY thoughtleas boys resulted in
the death OF Roy w. eager. "a
years old, o. 2l01 10Th av. s.. son
Of Walter eager. assistant SUPER
iutendent Of the West Coast Llfe
Insurance Co. 81 Empire build
ing. shortly after O'Clock yesier
day afternoon, on 18th ay s., near
the outskirts u the city.
The bullet which ended young
Gager's life was removed today by
Chief Deputy Coroner <. u. NIlide.
II Is 81 the z2-caiibeF. and leads
the police firmly 10 believe that
some thoaghtless boy fired tho
fatal shot while hunting In tho
thick brush which abounds on
either side 81 18th az. 5.
Sends Farewell Message.
eager was seen staggering along
the avenue by Herbert Brown. a
solicitor for Heidncks grocery,
South Seattle. who was on horse
back Brown rode toward the city
and notified O. Lively. . laboer.
who lives at Eighth av. s. and
Dearborn av. who hurried 20 tho
PROSTATE young man.
Some one has shot me" Easped
the dying youth. Tell my mother
and brother goodbye"
eager then lapsed into uncon-
Eciousness. r. Smith. 81 1924 18th
az. s.. also heard the young mans
last words Near the body was
found a 3S-caliber Colts revolver
and several cartridges. Lively says
the weapon and ammunition
slipped from Gagers inside
coat pocket as ne rolled
about IN agony Lively went to
the home of ~. Macdonald. 2708
18th av 3. who Immediately noti-
fled the police City Detectives
Frank Clark and II. c. Adams were
sent 10 the scene Of the shooting
In the police rUnabout- The de-
tectives found a trail Of blood lead
Ing 10 q stretch OF forest nearly
two blocks from the place where
Gagers body lay.
NfNAfW " ffhFAefos
4 believe Gager was shot Just
as be emerged from the brush"
said Detective Clark From what
I learned from persons who live In
that vicinity. boys from South Sc
attic have been in a habit OF hunt
ing In the woods about there, and
Il IL my opinion that eager was a
victim Of one Of these thoaghiless.
reckless boys Persons who live
Ga that neishhorhood say they hear
SO much shooting that they do not
remember II any shots were fired
yesterday afternoon Some of the
residents are afraid 10 leave their
homes IN the daytime because OF
the danger from reckless shooting.
Something ought 10 be done TO put
a stop 10 It."
Left Home With Brother.
eager and his brother. Arthur.
left their home yesterday noon to.
hunt for the family COW. Roy Ga
ger proceeded out 18th av. S. and
his brother went over the hill to-
ward South Seattle Il was shortly
after ! o'clock that Brown saw
Roy eager staggering along 18th
av. S. Arthur Eager says his
brother took the Colt revolver as
he expected 70 have trouble find
ing the COW. and did not know how
much forest be would be compelled
20 traverse No shots had been
fired from the weapon. GaEcr was
employed as a car cleaner by the
Great Northern and Pacific rail-
roads and was greatly liked by his
employers.
Some thoughtless person notified
the young mans mother that he
had been shot She hurried % the
body and the pitiable scene which
followed wruug tears from the eyes.
OF those who Witnessed it.
The body was removed to the un-
dertaking establishment Of the Bon.
ney.Watson Co. No arrangements.
for the funeral have yet been made.
Accidents Frequent.
The alarming frequency o. Accs-
dents due 10 shooting Ina the cfts
limits hy bows and Young men Is
matter GU HlHtN thutFAN W tfr~ fAA
lice. Only few weeks ago = wons'
am was shot an9 Gsnscronsls
wounded In W0DsllsnG park by
Young sNMm wha %ss using aiS
fathers rifle q ballard woihss
NHyvDeie esceF 4s@ death az the
h4ssss t.a csag ~ these reckless boys
eho fired through her house. With
in the psst tao months several
touns IPen end lays have been
arrested for shooting TN the city
limits but the DANGEROUS practice
seems to continue hnahated. Police
are cndeavoring 10 find
The youth who fired the shot which
killed Roy eager. and every Young
man and boy who owns rifle or
revolver will be compelled To give
"A good aernuue Of his whereabouts