The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-21
SON OF FORMER DISTRICT
ATTORNEY VICTIM or L
SAD ACCIDENT
SHCT SELF WITH
FATHER s PIsTS
Hcart-Rending Tragedy Occgssel
Yesterday Afternoon Abous
4,l0 h. lsa.

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Ernest Ford, Jr,. IL years old ai,si
only child OF former s5satesX
District Attorney aiitl
+. Cochran. aceldentaa1y slieE 4 ssiisssf
through the head with HE fifthetsrt
automatic pistoI Tiiessiay iffernofgl
at $40 O'Clock, while iii liis fsthcfss
room AZ their home at 500 north afes
Diitlle street, and died Ill Ell, iasE
night without hnying fagained con.
sciousness 3
The tragedy lis one og tho most
heart-rending that has ever ctcurcsI
In Anderson. Mrs. Cochran had icff
the house only a few minutes prior
TO the accident. while Mf. Cochran,
was In Greenville,. wiIare no fa IA eone;
to attend United States district court
ing. !. si - n
The fatal shot was heard by hstsS
Sarah Dixon, a trained nurse WHO
vas passing the house at the etInSe
The young lady made her way 10 tite
room and found the lad tyiiikn urcoi,-
isnious In the floor. within 4
minutes Mrs. Cochran had bseiI SYM
moned. and In the Iieahtiiile rfefti 4
and neighbors gathered ia ftie &ftbf
stricken home. Medical ass tl' I; 4
was summoned, but It was seen fts5i5i
the first that there was ac fli y
tor the lad to survive the
wound. The bali from ttIr sfealIoa
entered the iad's right eat, Isa si,s
through the hegd aud came sSes
through the left temple:
he father first heard 6ftil6 snse
ful accident TO llis con HiieiG 4 4 ~, + I
met BY Dr. John II Wines, setofs d Il
the First BGpsist church tiIld 81
friends at the Gailiouf sifact Et,f3 sIsa
of the Piedmont & Northern III
Though 10 was a. terrible blow 10 him.
the father bore his suifersna Wikl.
splendid chri tiasi f0ftitude. H'h9
nome coming was patnHtlei In tile * Z
IRENE, and the grief ea. the pHraiiis
over the loss OF their only III ri
TO whom they were sleSpteyl with a
love that was beaW.lfnl 20 bekolcs rs
all but unDearabie. s.ss Il
The funeral seryices VIII bs heia
this afternoon at 70 clock. ID / The
IeHlqence, and VIII be cohducsa cd isS
.he fysy. o; Y. Martih and Or. John
Z. vines Intermeslt VIII be in Eiirss Z
Brook Cemetery. This paltbearers viii
no these young men: EhaS!es s. Hniii-
van, VT. George FAINT Charles Minor. &
Ledbetter. Jr.
Ernest Cochran was 10 years az
age last November. He was q nly,tI az {
the sixth grade, attending the N6rtiT
Fiant street school. He was d Pa.
markahle bright boy and iet, & q af
ten remarked that he had the noisa \
and the intellect OF one i great Zeal
Older. There was mot q mort nenaiiass
lad in Andersen and he aadeared iiir,@
self 70 divide circles b devoted friends
and adm; sera OF all ages. IS Ias
A more beautiful Chfl6flan cIiaric
ter than bis fsHnot to be fcnnel IN ::
Anderson, ills pastor. Dir. Vines, stat
Ing last night that lie had che e.llris- &
flan clisiI1acter of Il man of mature
years. Only last Sunday the little
fellow reminded his mnfiIef that tl,at
dny was the first anntveFsary OF his
union with the ehufcil. IN ape& zine
of the beautiful Christsnh cliafactoT
Of the lad. Or. VinssF stated sttet IaFii
est was never known 10 retire IL slisht
without first reading l,is Bible ansf
going down iipon his kiseas III DFa ykf.
II ever a light was noticed In bis :
room after an unpshal hour said
DR.. Vines, ilyyestigA tI0n would show
that this boy was seaaihg HE Bibis
~ IN Drayer.t sS d
fncidentg 81 the boys Hast hours
nilon earth afe particularly sstEikisg,
He shad keen lin q payfi fithlaFsy folly
mood throus sihout the aftkrnnnu6 and
lad been u own 10 call seS Ills asint.
Miss Jefiie Edwards, J, who lies iisss iier.
home but 81 Ehost disthlict away IL
was with his mother bist IL few nliis-
Iites before allS ieFt the ilo.fse end q
proposed tlI6t they q ripx
each others health With sesses hk
ginger ale witch he liati.
01ei 0f the est bohI Ssas
seen 70 have IN his q VAS & hSi5iS
on Ca eeg II ile. end Il IS fli6aEht tdak .,e
had In mind plans Tor going cainpihg
In the near future Boy Ike. DC was
fond OF out door llfe aha Sas ofkeA
seen playing will wooden suna aud
such tcye Shortly after lsss slell5et
left the house tie Had y welss ap To- Ms
fs1her's room. where no eickez np
Mr. cochran'B antpr1atic pistol. he
was never known q ff's. with elie NesA
pou before. and haH ia canse To as
sanding Il thie first fiela Il nQk
known unless he altstaa ii m IL t,..sfz
hEs aud. without thqntift nf tlsa dam
sAE thar might be Att 6htf tt hahdiiks
{. either twirles ik on his fif sees
ssade soIne other aloS S:,ssfitk Il fasf
'aslsea 4 te sbo0t viii the y8s's