The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-27
MRS. MILES
IS WOUNDED
Bullet Lodges in Her
Head.
OLD GUN FELL FROM SHELF
Wife Of G. G. Miles Suffers Dan
gereus Wound.
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Had just Returned From Trip and Wa.
Unpackinx Her Clothes when she
Knocked Old Revolver From
Closet Shelf.
DID GUN FELL FROM SHELF

While hanging up her coat in a clos.
ct In her room on Sayre Street yester-
day at noon. Mrs. George @. Miles ac-
cidentaliy knocked an old armv revol-
yer from the shelf. the resultant ex.
plosion sending a bullet into Mrs
right temple. and up to a late hour
last night no attempt had been made
by the attending surgeons to probe the
wound.
Mrs. Miles and her husband had heeu
on visit to Columbiana for some time
returning to Montgomery yesterday
morning at IL o'clock. MIR. Miles put
his wife into carriage. and went him
self to his. Office in the First National
ONCE but short time when the butler
telephoned that Mrs. Miles had acci-
dentally shot herself In the right tenn
plu.
Surgeons were hurriedly summoned
TO the home at 22s Sayre Street, hut af-
ter preliminary examination. IL was
deemed advisable to postpone the
probing Of the wound until later. The
attending surgeons stated that the
Shock to the nervous System was 80
great that thorough examination and
probing OF the wound would consider
ably lessen the chances Of Mrs. Miles's
recovery.
Mr.. Miles stated to o reporter OF The
Advertiser yesterday afternoon thar
Mrs. Miles was unpacking her grip In
her room, in company with her daugh-
ter. Maggie, when the accident oc.
CURED. The little girl was helping
her mother dispose OF the contents Of
the grip, when someone down stairs
called her. She had left the room but
few seconds when the explosion was
heard, and on rushing up stairs the lii.
tie girl found her mother huddled Cd
the floor Of the clothes closet.
all of yesterday afternoon until 8
o'clock. when the attendant surgeons
administered hyperdermic. the eff
fects of the drug causing sleep.
Tells of Accident.
On arriving home after the acci-
dent, Mr.. Miles stated that his wife
talked with him about the accident.
She told him. he states. that she was in
the act Of hanging her travelling Jacket
in the closet. when she brushed the
revolver on the shelf. The weapon
dropped TO the floor, the bullet enter
ing the right temple.
Mr.. Miles secured the revolver from
the floor Of the closet. and found 1t to
be an old army revolver of 48 calibre,
the past twenty-five years. but which
had been lost sight of for the past i've
years.
The pistol breech was broken. and
II was found that the revolver was
loaded with 81 calibre cartridges.
The shells could barely slip through
the chambers OF the cylinder, and how
the hammer could possibly explode the
small shell IL a mystery. The explod-
cd shell was found to be torn and
cracked in many places. lending much
color to the statement that much Of
the force of the bullet was expended
in the barrel of the revolver,
1t h stated that the bullet will most
probably be found near the entrance
point, as the force of the small cart
ridge was hardly sufficient TO send the
ball through the brain. Attending sur.
geons are hopeful that such is the case
and the fact that none of Mrs, Mlles's
faculties are raralyzed adds much
weight TO their hope. 1t Is probable
that q thorough examination OF the
wound will be made early this morn
ing.
Mrs. Miles Is one of the best known
and most lovable women of the city.
and the news of the accident yester-
day came as a great shock in many
homes of Montgomery. She is we'll
known in social, church and charit-
able work of the city.
Mr.. Miles yesterday afternoon tele-
graphed his two children. who are of
at school. to come home Immediately.
Miss Bessie Miles is q student at the
Judson Institute. and will come to
Montgomery this morning. T. J. Miles
a student at Auburn, was telegraphed
and he arrived on the late train last
night.