The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-27
Youth Accidentally Killed Self
While Out Coon Hunting
Near Here.
BODY RUSHED TO NEW YORK
The MilliOnaires of JekyI Island
Mourn for Popular Lad With
Promising Career and Gaiety
Ceases.

1mpulsively attempting to put a hurt
coon out of misery with the butt of
his gun, rather than using the weapon
to shoot the animal, Edwin Gould,
Jr, the 23-year-old son of the we'll
known New York millionaire, acci-
dentally shot himself on Latham
Hammock shortly after O'Clock Sat
urday night, though it was Sunday
before the news of the tragedy reach.
ed this city.
Young Gould, accompanied by
Noyes Reynolds, a guest on Jekyl of
Tracey Dows, of New York, left Jekyl
shortly after o'clock to spend the
early evening hunting at the ham.
mock, which was purchased from To-
cal hunters a few years ago by the
young mans father They made the
trip, distance of less than two
miles, in small canoe, used at Jekyl
by the Goulds.
Shortly after their arrival at the
Latham Hammock, they came across
coon securely caught in a trap,
which had been set for the purpose.
The animal, however, was caught by
only one Of it's feet, and, instead of
ending it's suffering by one shot from
his gun, the young millionaire used
the butt of his gun.
He had struck the coon one blow
and It. was when the second was de-
livere that the gun was discharged.
Holding the gun midway, with the
barrel only an inch or two from his
body, the lower portion of the young
mans body was literally blown to
pieces when the gun was discharged.
The entire load entered his loans,
pearing an ugly hole in the body.
The load ranged upwards Gould
dropped to the ground Immediately,
and with the lone sentence, so, nv
Cod" died within a few minutes.
Young Reynolds, grief-stricken and
frantic from fright, picked up the
young man, who was then still alive,
and endeavored to reach the canoe.
He carried his companion for some
time, when he finally became ehaust-
ed. Then. pausing for a moment, he
realized that the shot had been fatal,
and, carefully placing the body along
the roadside, he fastened to the
canoe.
In his excitement and haste to reach
Jekyl for help, Reynolds fell from
the canoe into the little creek, and
for several minutes struggled in the
water, finally succeeding in upright.
ing the boat. Appeals for aid were
made by him, and finally people on
Jekyl heard him screaming At first
those who heard the cries of the
young man did not know who or what
irewas, but the cries continued to go
up and launch, in charge of Capt
]. A. Clark, was quickly speeding to-
ward the little canoe. Reynolds was
met about midway between Jekyl and
Latham Hammock by the launch party
and they all returned to the scene
where the body of young Gould had
been left. 1t was nearly midnight
when the party finally returned to
Jekyl with the remains.
The father, who left Jekyl several
days ago for short trip to Florida,
was communicated with at st. Au-
gustine and told Of the sad tragedy
He directed that the body be embalm-
ed and prepared for shipment The
remains were brought to this city
at o'clock yesterday morning and
turned over to the Miller Undertaking
company, who prepared the body for
interment. 1t was impossible for
Gould, Sr., to reach Brunswick in
time to accompany the body, which
was forwarded over the A, B. and
A. and Seaboard, but he proceeded
sfrom st. Augustine to Savannah, and
joineE the funeral train there. The
special car Dixie, of the Chicago and
Southwestern, of which Gould is pres
ident. which was parked here await
ing the Gould party, was attached to