The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-13
George Diack, Aged Is, Was
Killed by Paul Cook, Il
BULLET PIERCED HEART
Having Failed 10 Bring Down Grow
Saturday Afternoon, the Boys Began
to Play Indian, Ending
in Death. mfN

George Diack aged Is years, son OF
Mr. and Mrs William Diack OF Al
Pleasant street. was accidentally shot
and killed by his playmate, Paul Cook,
at 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon, while
the two boys were playing Indian The
accident happened ia a field near the
Goldsbury park of Beckley street III
the north end Of the city. where tho
two boys had first gone to try to get a
shot at crows
They had a 22-cabre rife. aud bull
let from this weapon entered the Diack
boys left breast. piercing his heart aud
killing him almost instantly The Cook
boy is IA years oil age and is son
OF Mrs. Lizzie Cook OF Elmwood avenue.
The two boys had lived near each other
and had long been playmates and the
best of friends
The Cook boys story Of the accident
is that he and Diack started ont about
) o'clock with the rife. which belonged
TO the latter's father. to hunt crows
After wandering around tor some time
without getting shot at any crows,
they began fooling and playing that
they were Indians They were close
to each other when the Diack boy raised
/ his arm and said that he was going to
stab Cook, though be had nothing in his
hand Cook then. without raising the
rife to his shoulder. pointed it at bis
! friend, when it exploded, and Diack
I fell. groaning to the ground
/ Young Cook said that the unexpected
report of the rife and his companion
falling to the ground groaning so sun
4 prised and horrificd him that he could
not for a time grasp what had hap
pened Recovering his wits, he sprang
down beside Diack aud tried to make
/ him speak but the only answer was
I his death gasps Halt eTazed with grief
and fright. Cook said that he had but
a faint recollection what he did next
but people living within sight Of tho
I field say that they heard someone calling
for help and saw Cook standing down
in the field waving his coat and hat
At the house OF John ]. Sowles. which
is in sight oil the scene. Young Johnnie
sowles heard Cooks cries for help and
ran TO the field Before he reached there.
Sowles house. who're he cried orfr 10
Mrs Sowles to call doctor quick. as
he had shot a boy Young Cook was
then in such an exhausted state that
lte could only moan out 10 Mrs Sowles
that ne had accidentally shot his best
FREUD
Mrs. SoNles Immediately went to the
telephone and called several doctors Of
fees but could lind no doctor n. She
left word at the central telephone office
for the chief operator to call doctor.
Johnnie Sowles and Harry Wilkinson
were the first to reach Diack, and after
about half hour Dr. NJ l.. Chandler
arrived and found that the boy was
dead. Health officer N d. Lamb was
also notified and he went to the scene
and after viewing the body ordered it
removed to the home Of the BOYS par
ents. In the meantime the news of
the accident had reached the homes OF
both bows. and at ! O'Clock A. w Badger
& companys ambulance brought the
body to the griefstricken home
The police and States Attorney Carv-
er were notified and yesterday the
states attorney talked With the Cook
boy and satisfied himself fully that IL
was purely a case OF accidental shoot
ing
Besides his parents, the Diaek boy
leaves three brothers and sister.
George was student in the public
schools and was very bright ard pop
nlsr student. The funeral viii be held
at the home OF his parents 81 Pleasant
street. tomorrow Tuesday, afternoon
at , o'clock