The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-26
MAN ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT BY BROTHER
H. M. Newsome Seriously In
jured in Theatre
BROTHER HAD NEW GUN
Was Showing the Weapon When Carr
fridge Exploded and Bullet Struck
Victim in Hip-AHair Caused
Much Excitement

Hollis NJ. Newsome, proprietor of the
mingham Film & Supply Co.. was acct
dentally shot In the hip last night at
1;35 o'clock by his brother, Emery E.
Newsome. The accident happened in the
theatre just after Mr.. Newsome had
finished counting the days receipts. His
brother Emery was showing him his new
automatic Colts revolver when the weap-
on was discharged DR.. L. whaley, who
was the first physician to arrive, said
wound was not fatal.
Mr.. Newsome was carried upstairs to
his apartments over the theatre on Nine
teenth street by men who were attracted
to the scene by the report of the gun.
several doctors were sent for but did
not arrive until 1890 and the wounded
man suffered terribly in the meantime
The bed sheets and his clothing were
covered with blood and the doctors were
not able to make a thorough examina-
ton. DR.. s. H. Wallace and DR.. J. A
Key arrived soon after DR.. whaley and
they all were of the opinion that the
wound would not prove fatal
There was no one In the theatre ex-
eept the two Newsome brothers and H /.
M. Newsomes wife. When the shot was
fired and her husband sank to the floor
Mrs. Newsome ran out into the street.
Screaming for help. she ran to the cor
ner drug store and telephoned for a doc
tor. Men in the restaurant across the
street heard the report OF the pistol and
the screams of Mrs. Newsome and hur-
ried over to the theatre. Mr. Newsome
said he did not want to go to a hos
ptal although Gaudin's ambulance was
then on the scene. The men carried him
upstairs to his room and camphor was
rubbed on his head until the doctors ar
rived w. L. Smith was the first man
to reach Mr.. Newsome's side.
Almost hysterical the brother, In
whose hands the gun was when 1t
went off, went home to tell his fam
lily of the accident. The doctors had
not then arrived and he did not know
but what Mr.. Newsome was fatally in
jured.
Lying on his bed with the sheet
stained with blood and his flesh witch
ing from the pain, Mr.. Newsome him
self told of the accident as follows:
I'VE had just finished counting the
money 1 had taken in today and Emery
was showing me his new gun. He
had pulled the magazine out of the
gun and was holding 1t in his hands
when he started swapping the triF- .r.
OF course he supposed the - was
empty, but cartridge remat Il the
breech and the gun discH
THE bullet entered the of my
right leg Just where leg joins
the body and the 70 Il the i'm
pact knocked me de The whole
thing was an accident and my broth
er is now suffering more pain and
sorrow than / fell from the wound. l
believe the bullet lodged against the
bone of the thigh for that is where
1t hurts me worst"
Dr.. whaley said that the bullet had
struck the thigh bone and proba bly,
penetrated the bone. but had not
broken it for Mr. Newsome could move
his limb. He said there was no evil
dence of a hemorrhage and although
the wound was very painful and serf-
Gus he did not think that 1t would
prove fatal.
DR.. Whaley urged that Mr.. Newsome
should go to a hospital but Mr.. New
some very much desired to remain at
home If 1t was possible and the doc
tor acquiesced. Mr.. Newsome said he
had two sisters who were trained
nurses and that they would come to
his apartments and give him ample
nursing. The affair caused great ex-
citement downtown.