White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-08
COMES
WITH NEW YEAR
FORMER McGlLL BOY Il ACCI-
DENTALLY SHOT AND KILLED
IN SALT LAKE AND HOME
Is SHADOWED WITH SORROW.

Edward Barnes, only son Of MIR.
and Mrs. Zeno Barnes of McGill, was
accidently shot in Salt Lake on New
Years eve, death ensuing within 20
minutes after the fatal shot was
fired. J. H.. Oderkirk, proprietor of
a taxcab, is under arrest charged
with the young mans death, the i'm
mediate charge against him being
that of involuntary manslaughter.
Young Barnes with a number of
boy friends was in front of the Will
son hotel, bent upon a frolie in the
snow, snowballing the old year out
and shouting in the new in the full
ardor of their youth. The noises of
greeting to the New Year resounded
on every side, happy, merry, good
natured crowds were every where in
evidence; jostling. showing showering
confetti, throwing snowballs, laugh
ing and smiling. The boys were part
of the throng, enjoying the carnival
spirit in their own way. Barnes. in
the merriest of moods was STOPPING
in the act of making a SNOWFALL,
when out from the night sped the
fatal bullet, the messenger of death.
Catch mel" cried the unfortun-
ate lad, and sank to the pavement.
His companions, temporarily par
alyzed, stood by unable to do any
thing for him; when M. H. Horton
and G. c. Frazier. two young bust
ness men of Salt Lake rushed to his
aid. Upon picking him up the SER
iousness of the lads condition was
apparent. and a taxicab was called
and a hurried trip made to the re-
ceiying hospital. Fifteen minutes
after reaching the hospital the end
came.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes, VIII o had
gone to the Lake for a family re-
union over the holidays were hastily
summoned, as was DR.. II. b. Spra-
que. The parents lost no time in
reaching the hospital, but death had
been swifter in its fight. and the
eyes of their beloved boy We're closed
forever when they reached his side.
DIR. Sprague said that the victim of
the stray bullet was beyond medical
aid when picked up from the side
walk, the bullet having penetrated
both kidneys, entering from the left
side.
The dead lad was in company with
AL. Hansen. Griffin Wells, Gordon
Naylor, Charles Cleveland, and sew
eral other boys of his own age when
the fatal shot was fired, but none of
them could give any clue to the acct
dent, further than that they had
heard the shot and believed that il
was fired from a passing taxicab.
This was sufficient clue for the police
however, and the one which resulted
in the arrest of the taxicab owner,
What the outcome of the arrest will
be is yet to be determined.
The first heard of the fatally here
was a dispatch received by Mr.. Mat
thews, partner of Mr.. Barnes in the
big boarding house. and the news
shed a gloom over the entire COM
munity where the dead lad was well
and where he was one of the
greatest favorites. The funeral will
take place in Salt Lake.
Edward Barnes was Is years of
age, and vas graduated with high
honors from the Salt Lake high
school last year. He had just COM
the first half year in st.
Johns Military Academy. Salina,
Kan. and had returned to Salt Lake
a week before his death to spend the
holidays with his parents. He had a
of friends in the Lake city,
and was a popular idol in a charm
ing circle of young people of both
sexes, who are bowed down with
grief oyer his untimely end.-Copper
Ore.