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In His Breast, Abdomen,
Shoulder And Back
And Is In Serious Condition
In County Jail
Thomas FOrSythe The Man
Who Did The Shooting

While prowling around on the Anna
Buckingham farm in Morgan town.
ship Thursday night about II o'clock,
Samuel Beeman Of Hunts Station, who
has been in court on a criminal charge
on more than one accession was shot
by Thomas Forsythe with a double
barreled shot gun ard large guam.
tity of No. 8 bird shot took effect in
the mans chest, abdomen and back.
Beeman is now in the county Jail and
1t is believed he will recover from the
effects of the gun shot wounds if no
complications arise. Forsythe was not
arrested.
| According to the report from the
| buckingham home they have been an
hoyed considerably of late by some
| person or persons appearing al the
farm stealing chickens and in other
ways annoying the residents Thomas
Forsythe, who is employed on the
Buckingham farm, loaded up shot
gun with No. 8 bird shot a day of so
ago and determined to look for the
nightly prowler. Stationing himself
| IN the rear portion of the house Thurs
day night he decided to await devel-
opments. About the hour OF II o'clock
| Forsythe saw man coming from
| the barn and was about to enter the
gate which leads to the house. Step
ping out of the back door Forsythe
discharged one of the barrels at the
intruder and whirling about the mar
started in the direction from whence
he came when Forsythe let go with
the other barrel. After the shooting
Forsythe did not believe he injured
through the meadow near the barn.
The midnight prowler who received
the shot proved to be Samuel Beeman
After being shot Beeman attempted Il
walk to his home near Hunts Station
but as he started through the meadow
at the Buckingham farm he faintet
and fell in the field. Later in th
right Beeman regained consciousness
and then crawled to a hay stack wher
he was found Friday morning and
call was sent to Sheriff Parker. Th
, official drove to the scene and ha
Reeman conveyed to the Knox count
Jail where DR., Fred l.. Singrey wa
called to attend the man The e'
, animation made by the physician IT
vealed the fact that Beeman had II
, oeived the fun charge from one ba
rel of the weapon in the breast an
F.. abdomen. Owing TO the fact that tn
shot were small and the distance b,
: tween Forsythe and Beeman wa
, great 1t is the belief that none of tn
ehot penetrated any vital spots, Be-
man must have received twenty {
thirty shots in his breast and abd'
men. There were number of shot
n his back and right shoulder mdica
ing that he received few of the shot
when FoIsyrhe used the shotgun III
second time, showing that Beema
, had turned around and was leavin
D the place,
When brought to the county ia
Friday morning Beeman was yer
weak and exhausted from exposure a
night in the open air and 1t was wit
t great difficulty that he was able
n talk. He could not lie down an
n seemed to be suffering great pal
h when Or. Singrey arrived to dress III
: wounds,
Beemgn told his side of the shootir
II ing to a BANNER reporter In ii
t county Jail. He stated that he ha
. written note to Miss Jennie Hanr
t who lives on the buckingham far
d, and was going to the house to plaC
the note under the door when he W;
shot down. Beeman stated that la
Il winter he drew silk pillow in ra
0 fle and wanted to give the pillow
Miss Hanna. He said that he ha
d written the note asking the girl to r
n coive the gift and was on his way
h the house for the purpose. Wht
h questioned as to the lateness of Il
hour Beeman stated he wanted Fo
sythe to be in bed before he appear,
It at the Buckingham farm, Reeman sa
s. he did not know what became of Il
note as he did not have ii in his pc