Fatal Gun Accident.
' ' (tjSrltKD'^Hi^^S'JtSSoClATlb^) ••; -...<■ Wellington, Tne«3ay. "' A ierriHiy sad accident, resnlting m the death of Qhnrles Seed, aged 14, B*c-OTid-soti.Qf; Wniiain Send, secretary of thtefGustoms Department, occurred this afternoon. It appears that the deceased, along with another lad named Vermeil, 'armed Vith a revolver and abriecb- '. 'loading' ■fowling-piece respectively', went ' dforth to kill a cat -that had killed a pet canar3' r bat not corning across the animal, they m fun assumed the characters flf a pplie»?n«n and a bushranger, each preßentjing .his weapon at ' the other, ifhen 'suddenly, that held by Vennell expl6^e(l,\and the charge entered Seed's pttart, death qt cpnrae being instan'tane<>W' Venneli r 8 gun had a Morris tube inserted, and was charged with a bullet. Great, .'sympathy is expressed for Mr Seed at tfie depth of a son who was a very promising lad. . • '•
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 22, 24 June 1885, Page 3
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138Fatal Gun Accident. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 22, 24 June 1885, Page 3
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