The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-28
RETURNING FROM
FUNERAL, MOTHER
FINDS SON DEAD
Had Just Buried Little
Girl When Boy Shot
Himself.
PICKED UP PISTOL
WHILE AT PLAY
Abbott Weisiger Accidentally
Sent Bullet Into His Stomach,
Dying Later in Hospital Be-
fore Parents Reached
Home-Mother Pros
trated by Shock.

While his mother and father Mr..
and Mrs. George a. Weisiger. OF sol
East Leigh Street, were in Powhatan
County. where they had gone 10 bury
beth. Abbott Wcisigcr. eight years old.
accidentally shot and killed himself
last night at o'clock at the home Of
his aunt. Mrs. &. c. Boisseau. OF G35
North Eighth Street.
Take good care or my darling boy:
he is all l have left" said Mrs. Weis-
iger to her sister, as she started to
the funeral OF her child. When she
returned home shortly before 9 o'clock
and the news Of the tragic death of
her only son was broken to her, she
became hysterical. Physicians were
difficulty. Mrs. Boisseau was also
prostrated. but she recovered sufficient
ly to go to the aid of her sister.
Told to Let 1t Alone.
The shooting took place in a bed
room at the home of Mrs Boisscau.
where Abbott had been sent with his
small cousins. Capers and Francis
Boisseau. twelve and nine years old.
respectively. The weapon. which was
owned by Mr.. Boisseau he found hid
den in drawer behind some clothing.
The boy was in the room with Fran
els when he secured the weapon. and
the latter told him not to play with it,
Knowing that his mother several days
ago had taken II away from him with
4 warning. But Abbott paid no heed.
and taking seat upon the bed, was
trying TO extract the cartridges when
the weapon was discharged. and the
bullet, of .32-calibre, entered the
right side OF his stomach
Called Wildly for Helm.
Francis. who was the only witness
called his brother, who was in the
street With several negroes who
lived In the rear. he ran to the assist
ance of the wounded child, but he wa.
unconscious when they reached his
SIDE. They brought him downstairs tc
the nrst hoor and Capers ran In search
OF his mother. who was at the \
! OF Mrs. Weisiger.
When she reached home and learned
what had happened she at once tele-
phoned for the City Hospital ambu-
lance. and DIR. ]. NJ. Cofer responded
10 the emergency call. He saw at n
glance that the hoy was mortallv
wounded and hurried with him to
Grace Hospital He died while he wn :
being taken into the operating room.
Notified His Mother.
u was In the street when Abbott
shot himself" Capers said to n 70.
porter for The Times Dispatch INV
brother was the only one with him.
and when he told me what had han
pened. ran upstairs. and. with the
colored people who live in the rear
brought him downstairs. and then I
ran 10 my aunt's for my mother. who
called the ambulance
Francis told Abbott not to play with
the pistol, but he wouldn't nav anv
attention 10 him. He was trvinp to
get the shells out when it went on
and shot him"
Coroner Taylor. who was notified
said he would view the BODY to-doI
he said that from what he could path
er' IL was clearly an accident, and tina
II would not be necessary to hold an
inquest. The funeral. ii is expected
VIII take place some time tomorrow
when the body will be taken to Pow
hatan to be buried beside that of the
sister.
Girl Died on Thursday Night.
The sister died on Thursday night
after being i'll for several weeks with
typhoid fever.
The friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Weisirer
were deeply distressed when tbav
learned of the shooting. and the en-
tire neighborhood was shocked by the
| tragedy. There were many express
sions OF sympathy for Mrs Weisieer.
ana TINS feeling was increased by the
pathetic details surrounding the case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weisiger and their two
children came to Richmond less than
year ago from New York The father
is employed as n bookkeeper in a To-
cal shoe manufacturing concern The
mother is native OF Amelia Comfy