New Britain herald., 1914-11-19
AmpuIation Of Leg Fails to SaVs
 CuStaVc Peterson'S Life.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT TEN DAYS AGO
Aged Man Made Game Fight But Odds Were Too Great-Not Lx- pcctcd That Young Man Respon- si)lc Will Again Be Arrcstcu.

After a brave struggle, which last ed ten days, Gustavc Peterson, an I aged farmer, who was the victim Or
 an accidental shooting in Murphys cafe on November :. died at the New 1 Britain general hospital shortly after 1 II o'clock last night. Mr. Peterson l had been sinking rapidly since noon yesterday and relatives were at his
 bedside when he passed away. | While everything was done to save his lifc the hospital physicians held r out but little hope for his recovery 1 after the first : operation, during l which his shattered leg was ampu- 1 tatcd and his death has been !antici- l patcd for a few days. Neverthe eless | it. was a big shock to his relatives and friends and they have the sym pathy of the community in their be- reavement.
 The accident, which resu1ted<in the 1 aged mans death, was duo to the 1 careless handling of shot gun by James Lynch of Cast Bristol. At the time, Lynch was exhibiting the weap- on to some friends lii the cafe. He had shown how the shells were eject ed automatically and believing that 1 the gun was empty, pulled the trigger, preparatory to putting the weapon away The gun was discharged and Ar. Peterson, who had just entered the barroom was struck, the entire charge entering his right leg between
 the knee and the ankle. A few days later, the surgeons abandoning hope of saving the limb | amputatcd it near the knee. The pa l tient fsled> to gain strength, however, and as the leg was not healing prop
 erly, another operation had to be ! performed last Saturday. Since that 1 time, MT. Peterson grew worse stead
 lily and yesterday his death was pre- l dicted
 l The injured man bore up brayely 1 since the accident and the attending 1 physicians marvelled at the grit he ] displayed. He made d game fight but ] his age was against him and he nev- 1 CT fully recovered from the shock. MT. Peterson was sixty-scve years 1 of age and had lived here but short 1 time. He had been staying with his 1 son and daughter on Pennington i avenue. He leaves widow in 1 Sweden and a sister, Mrs. Peter l Crona of New Britain.
 The funeral arrangements had not been completed at this writing LyHtn NfFCSC NOJ expected. The fatal outcome of the accident is not expected to cause any further investigation by the prosecuting au- l thorities and .it is not likely that Lynch who admitted responsibility for the shooting, will be brought into court again
 After tho shooting the man was arrested by Constable Downing and IaWas brought into court the following Monday on the charge of assault The
 count was nolled. however, Grand Juror s.. &, Gwillim admitting that his investigation showed the affair to
 have been purely an accident Mr. Peterson, shimself had failed to blame
 thsxpwner of the gun for the shoot
 ing and had expressed the opinion
 that he was simply the victim of an
 unfortunate accident A
 Rendered Birthday Surprise
 About thirty of the friends of Miss
 Arta Gilbert rendered her surprise
 visit last evening at the home of her father, Frank Gilbett. of Mountain sView The occasion was her birth day. She was genuinely surprised no
 intimation of the intentions of her
 friends having been given her.
 Miss Gilbert proved a charming
 hostess, however, and entertained her
 guests in delightful fashion. Games
 and music were enjoyed, and .lunch- con was served. s~ ...4
 Guests were present from New Britain, Plainville and Forestvi1le.
 Slip on Pavement. T
 Horses and Automobiles experi- ef1ced considerable difficulty in get -