The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-10
SHOCKING DEATH.
James @. Sharpe Of Licking Creek Fatal
ly Injured by Stable Horse Tues
day Morning.
WAS LEADING THE ANIMAL TO WATER

FreSn IN Cne mlnuS OF bne peO'
pie of Licking Creek township
are the incidents connected with
the death OF Allura, the fourteen.
year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. s. Daniels, last August,
who was trampled TO death by an
inf6riated bull in a pasture field
on her fathers farm, whittier she
had gone in the evening of that
summer day to drive home the
cows. Now, from the same neigh
borhood comes the story of a
death little less shocking In its
details, where the victim was in
the full strength of manhood.
With his half brother Edward
and family who live on the old
home farm of their father, the
late John Sharpe, about a half
mile north OF Greenhill, James G
Sharpe aged about forty years
and unmarried, had his home.
Tuesday morning, ward
Sharpe went to Seth Mellott's
sawmill to work. About seven
o'clock, James went to the barn
to do the feeding and water the
stock. Sometime afterward, Ell.
la, the little seven year. old daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Sharpe toddled out to the barn,
but soon returned to the house to
tell her mother to come out-"Un
Gle Jim Is hurt and all bloody!"
Among other horses IN the
stables was stallion. This horse
was not known to be vicious, and
was worked in the team hauling
lumber and doing other work,
and seemed perfectly safe and
gentle.
AS soon as little Ella told her
mother that Uncle Jim was hurt,
the mother fastened to the barn,
and found James lying upon the
ground, attempting to rest his
head in his hand supported by
his elbow. James was all bruised
and bleeding, his clothing torn
the nearly new cord coat he was
wearing beng almost torn to
shreds; and while he was able to
look up and recognize his sister.
in-law, he was unable to speak.
The stallion with bride on, was
standing near, not showing any
signs Of excitement. Mrs.
Sharpe's first impulse was to lead
the horse back into the stable,
and she took hold of the birdie
and started; but just then she
thought Of the danger In leading
the horse behind the other horses
in the stable, and she let the
horse 20 at will.
ISAIAH Kline, who lives just
near, was called, and came at
once, and with his assistance,
James was taken to the house.
4 Other neighbors were sum moned
a doctor sent for, but IN about
forty-five minutes from the time
i the accident was discovered,
James was dead.
Il 1t was not until some time in
the afternoon that DR.. George M.
Robinson, of McConnellsburg, ar
rived on the scene, and issued the
u formal death certificate.
q just how 1t happened will, per-
haps, Lever be known.
The barn Is o bank barn on the
south side Of road leading east
and west. The barn faces the
south. To take the horse to wa.
ter, 1t was necessary to lead the
horse out of the stable, BRING him
around the end of the barn and
into the road. When found,
James was lying at the end of the
barn near the road. From the
torn-up condition Of the ground
near, 1t is evident that mighty
struggle took place between
James and the horse. The almost
entire demolition of an ear, the
acerations and bruises on his
ace and body, the shredded con
diton of his clothing, the appar-
Pnt hoof marks on his chest a.
though the horse had been paw ;
ng hlm after be had fallen--all IN
iicate that The horse had caused
bic death.
A whip found lying on the
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