The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-22
FoRTY.rWo BIRD SHOT ENTERED HIS FACE AND BODY WHILE |
 ON HUNTING TRIP.
Extent of the Injuries Is Not Known But It Is Said He Win Lose the
 Use of One Eye in
  the Future.

WNdicncZ, MlSS, Jan. ~A' icths AN>a gart, Democratic national committees man, Indiana, was accidentally shot while hunting in Jefferson county. He may lose the sight of one eye.
 MT Taggart and J E. Bell, a prom inent attorney of Indianapolis, arriv- ed Fayette, Miss, yesserday to spend some time on a bird hunt.
 They were preceded by MT. Harton, who came down several days ago to arrange for the hunt They stopped at the hotel in Fayette and went out to she field today at 12:30 o'clock and had proceeded to a point two miles southwest of Fayette by 3:30 o'clock. at whic htime the accident occurred.
 MT. Haiton was in thicket some distance from MT. Taggart and Mir Bell was thirty yqards off, in another direction.
 MT. Bell said that he heard the shot and looked in the direction of MT. Taggart Tn a moment he saw MT. Taggart rising to his feet, the shot having brought him down. MT. Taggart was taken to the Nat chez Ssnatorium and there careful examination disclosed the fact that fortytwo bird shot had entered his body. number of them being in the right side of the face and the remain der in the right shoulder and chest. It was given out at the sanatorium that the wounds were not dangerous.
 After the examination MT. Bell be- gan making arrangements for spe- cial trai nto take MT. Taggart to Louisville, Ky. from which point they will go to Indianapolis.
 Mir. Taggart sent the following tele- gram to his wife:
 "Shot with bird shot in shoulder and face today am absolutely all right. Am now on my way f0me. Come to Natchez for medical drtN- ment and to take train" r.
 Harry Harton. who fired the S is private secretary to Mir Tagga '
 Mir Taggart was very anxious to have careful examination of his wounds made before telegaphing his wife and the telegram was not sent until after this examination had been made
 The attempt to secure special train was abandoned tonight when 1t was found that on account of the schedules on the Illinois Central Rail- road 1t would be Impossible so go through to Louisville with special. [ was then decided to leave here to- morrow morning at s30 o'clock.
 Dr. R. C. French will accompany Mir Taggart. Mir. Bell and Mr. Norton tc Indianapolis.
 It was decided to leave the opera ton of removing ahe bird shot until after the arrival of the injured man at Indianapolis, where his family phy- sician will take charge of the case.
 Mir. Taggar't is very cheerful. was able to walk into the sanatorum with out assistance and conversed with several callers. members Of the Nat chez Eiks Lodge, who called to rem der any service they could perform for their wounded brother.
 MT Norton was very much dis tressed over the accident. He has been engaged in Mr Taggart's office for many years and had preceded Messrs. Taggart and Bell to Fayette several days ago to make arrange ments for the hunt. Fayette is twen- ts-thfee miles from Natchez and the party had accepted an engagement to spend Saturday and Sunday in this city as guests of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Thomas Taggart la. is in French Lick. Ind. an dtelegraphet to Nat. chez, asking for full particulars of tho accident.