Bisbee daily review., 1915-10-16
ONE YOUTH KILLED
AND ANOTHER NOT
EXPECTED TO LIVE
Small Boys Climbing Wagons
Meet With Accidents, One
Causing Death and Other Re-
CeiveS Fractured Skull.

DOUGLAS. oct 15.-Within less
than twelve hours, one young boy has
been killed and another so seriously
wounded that his life has been dis
pared by accidents caused by the
youngsters climbing on wagons, fall
ing of and being run over.
This morning as Price Nelson who
drives the Gypsum wagons from the
quarry to the plant in Douglas was
coming down Fifteenth street with
lead and a trail wagon, both heavy
loaded he passed a number of chill
dren playing in the vicinity of the
Fifteenth street school. He paid no
attention to them and had gone on
several blocks when he was over
taken by other parties and told Of the
fact that little boy named Lem Lowe
had attempted to get on the rear wa
gon, stepping between the two wagons
and had been killed. Nelson was
nearly overcome by the shock Of the
news as he had not seen the boy try
ing to get on the wagon to say moth
ing of his having known that he had
run over the boy
From witnesses It seems that the
Lowe boy. aged six years, had tried
TO climb on the trail wagon and had
slipped and fell and both wheels OF
the heavy wagon had passed over the
body. Dr. Wright was called but life
seemed to be extinct when the body
was picked up by those who had wit.
messed the accident. There were no
loutward bruises on the body and
death seemed to be instantaneous.
The boys parents Mr.. and Mrs c..
L. Lowe, recently came here from
Alamagordo, New Mexico, and are
Frustrated with grief.
The conorners jury exonerated Mel
son from all blame, bringing in a
verdict that it was an unavoidable ac-
cident
The other accident happened to
| Mexican boy named John Sparks,
aged seven years. He was riding on
the back of a lumber wagon and in
trying to get off, stumbled and fell
rolling out into the road and was run
over by an automobile driven by w.
e. Tester and in which several 9th
ers we're riding. They did not see
the boy until he fell directly in front
of the machine He SIS now suffering
from q fractured skull and several
broken ribs and number of bruises.
Maclay Leaves.
Judge r. S. Maclay left this morn
inc for o months vacation at Globe
and vicinity. Mrs. Maclay is there
at present. During the judges alb
sence Attorney II. L. Noble will act
as police judge and Justice Of the
Peace W. N. Taylor viii act in county
| cases.
Another Robbery.
While the occupants were peaceful
lly sleeping. and without disturbing
them in the least a thief entered the
tent house of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Corey on their ranch near Lees sta
Ition Wednesday night and got away
with Mr. Corey's coat, two watches,
Mrs Corey's coat and sum of money
from Mr.. Coreys trousers pocket.
The loss was not known until the next
morning Mr. Corey reported the
theft to the county officers when he
came to town and they are working
on the case.
Leaving for FL Paso.
Joe Waterman, for many years a
well known business man Of this city,
| returned last night from El Paso'
where he has been the past week and
where he purchased a business and
also lots in Arlington Heights, on
which ne win begin the erection OF