Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-25
Prominent Young Business
Man Victim in Shocking
Tragedy South Of This City
Yesterday.
FRIENDS GUN CAUSE
OF DEADLY MlSHAF
Cashier of Southwestern
Brewery and Ice Company
Dies at HubbeII Ranch in
Three Hours After Accident,

Charles @. Goodman, thirty two
years OF age, cashier n bookkeeper
for the Southwestern Brewery and lee
company, II one of the best known
and most popular young business men
in the city, died shortly before 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
Felipe Hubbell ranch, near Pajarito,
south of this city, as the result of an
accidental gunshot wound in the alb
domen, received from q twclve-gauge
shotgun in the hands of Harry Benja-
min, an intimate friend. The entire
charge of shot was received by Good
man in the left side of the abdomen
at u distance of ten feet from the gun,
and he died three hours aftcrward.
The two young men, who had been
close companions and friends for
years. were hunting quail a short dis
lance below Los Padillas, eight miles
south of Albuquerque. They started
for Pajarito at 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning, intending to spend the day
hunting quail in the vicinity of the
lake owned by the Albuquerque Gun
club. a bunch of quail was flushed
aud both sportsmen fired at them,
killing four. The rest of the birds
scattered ana commenced to run along
the ground, with the hunters running
after them. Both men kept close to-
gcthcr and followed the birds, intend
ing to take another shot at them be-
fore they got ont of sight. In some
manner Benjamin stumbled ana tho
shotgun which he carried in his hands
was discharged. The full charge
pierced the abdomen Of Goodman.
who fell ia the ground, crying that he
had been shot.
As soon as Mr.. Benjamin saw what
had happened. with are nerve ana
presence Of mind, in the face Of the
awful tragedy he picked up his
wounded and bleeding companion, and
with much difficulty carried him To a
near by house. whence he dispatched
. messenger to the ranch house Of J
Iubbell at pajarito, notifying
him of the accident and asking for
immediate assistance. Mr.. Hubbell
Immediately tclcphoned to Albuquer-
que for a physician, Inc DR.. H. y.
left for the scene shortly
after IL o'clock. The accident &C.
about 11:15. Or. Kaufman
the bedside of the wounded
man shortly after / o'clock, and did
everything possible to save his life.
The physician was convinced, how
ever, that anything that medical
could do for Mr.. Goodman
would not proIong life.
About Il half an hour after DR..
Kauffnan's arrival, Mr.. Goodman
lapsed into Inconsistencies and died
about 2 o'clock, ana the remains We're
brought back to the city in Borders
ambulance. +;
Mrs. Goodman, wife If the dead
man, who was formerly Miss Barbara
llubbell, daughter of j. Lorenzo Hub
bell, the wealthy stockman and trader {
Of Canada, Ariz, was notified of her {
husbands death at once, being sc
completely Frustrated by the terrible
shock that she has been under a ply
'ician's care eve since. The tragedy
S the more dcplorablc because MI. I
md Mrs. Goodman had been married &
)nly q year and a half, I
Lorenzo Hubbcll, fathcr-in-law of {
he dead man, was notified OF the ac- |
iucit Dy Telegraph ~ tdllup s'o'ti I
lay and viii arrive iii the city tins /
morning. y
Until his arrival definite funeral ar t
angcments will not be announced. G
Assistant City Marshal Harry Coop I
"a and others from this city also went t
o the scene Of the accident as soon as {
he news Of the tragedy reached here {
number of other members of the $
albuquerque Gun club, who were a |
ew miles distant hunting at the time, I
Ilso going to the Hubbell ranch as
Don as they heard the news {
Besides the widow. the deceased o
caves three sisters and one brother IN {
iordonsyille. Virginia, where MT.
GOODMAN was born. November 8. 1876. I