Singular ''Occurhei'ce.- -A few days since Eliza WijKfns, a young female, aged 16, residing nt 31, Uarl-sirect, Edgewr.rc-road, was admitted to St. MaryV Hospital,, Buffering from a sevtre gun-shot wound across' .(lug forehead, from which her life was placeil^irwiniiuinerit peril, and even if recovery takes plac&Blip7wiinoge,t)ie tight of one or both cye« in con-sequence-,^Hpwever,,'Blje, has sufficiently recovered to be"thought out ofdanger, and accounts for the occurrericeiby .stating that while she was at play^ith a you'njrcr.brofher in the house,, he got possession1 of-a pistol,' and in a playful mood told her to ldol^through the key-hole of a door, which she did, and"he immediately'pointed the pistol on'the opposite side'nnd pulleoVthe trigger. The pistol proved 'to be loaded with"shot'," ami the contents"'were received into the forehead, and produced the wound as above described, London Herald. *?&%. i: ..
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 183, 28 June 1862, Page 6
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