South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-26
STUDENT KILLED
In ACCIDENT AT
NOTRE DAME j.
John Herbert Culhane, 90
Year-Old Chicago Boy, Vic
tim of Gun Tragedy.
OTHERS GRIEF-STRICKEN
Robert Cunningham Prostrat-
ed as Weapon, Believed
Empty, Is Discharged.

Notre Dame university is snrouded
in a mantle Of sorrow today as the
tragic result OF an accidental shoot
ing yesterday afternoon at Walsh
Hall in which John Herbert Culhane,
| 2O-year-old junior in the College of
Mechanical Engineering. lost his life
when a fellow-student, toying with
gun which he did not know was
/ loaded, accidentally discharged the
weapon.
The tragedy occurred at 800
o'clock and death was almost in
Simultaneous, the bullet. fired from
! 32-calibre automatic revolver. enter
I ing the boys neck directly below the
left ear and coming out at the base
of the skull on the right side of his
head A portion of the right ear
was torn off by the bullet which had
severed the carotid artery, causing
/ the youth to bleed TO death before
medical aid could be summoned.
Tragic, indeed, was the scene pre-
scented an hour after the accident
when hundreds OF members of the
student body stood with hats barred
( in front of Walsh Hall while the life
/ less body Of their comrade was re-
moved from room 3O3 in the hall,
where the accident took place, TO the
4 McGann ambulance which was wait
ing 10 convey il TO the undertaking
establishment.
/ Much more sorrowful must have
been the scene at young Culhane's
home, 1860 Kenilworth av.. Chicago
where a telegram. dispatched by
Rev. Matthew Walsh, president Of
the university. directly after the
boys death, conveyed the message
Of death. The boys parents were to
arrive in the city early today.
Frustrated With Grief.
Robert Cunningham, Newark, \.
J., in whose hands the weapon is
said to have been at the time it was
inadvertently discharged, is pros
trated with grief as a result of the
tragedy. Cunningham is a junior in
the college of commerce and was one
of the dead boys warmest friends.
The other two students in the
room at the time Of the shooting, ac
cording TO officials at the university
were George Laughlin, of Chicago,
and Douglas MCEachin, Of Hibbing,
,AIinn., formerly a student at the
university but at present visiting at
the school enroute to Boston Tech
where he planned to mstriculate this
fall. Both were also good friends OF
Culhane and are stricken at the loss
Of their comrade.
While an inquest has been called
for Il o'clock this morning at the
office Of Coroner c. S. Crumpacker,
to which the three students have
been summoned to appear, DR.. J. +.
McMeel, WAC was called in an effort
to save the boys life yesterday aft
ernoon, Coroner Crumpacker and
others believe the shooting to have
been an accident in every respect
and the investigation this morning is
expected TO completely eXonerate the
three youths
Last Cartridge Concealed.
According to details Of the acci-
dent obtained last night. the three
boys and Culhane were in room 800,
occupied by Joseph Guligan and d.
rectly next to Culhanes room. 1t is
believed. although II was impossible
last night TO secure a statement from
any of the three, that all were en-
gagged in examining and toying with
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