FATAL ACCIDENT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1119, 10 July 1883, Page 1

FATAL ACCIDENT.

A horrible accident with a gun occurred in Blenheim, on Saturday. A loud report was heard at the back of Mr John Smith's tinsmith's shop by two persons who at the time were standing talking on the footpath in front of Smith's' premises. On hearing the report they went across the street, and, as they- were passinara son of Smith's ran wildly out of the shop and down the street. They at once entered the shop, and seeing nothing in the front part went into a back room, where, to their horror, they founi a young lad lying on the floor, with a pool of blond near his head. H : .s body was lying doubled up inajjorner, leaning against a door in a sitting position, with the head between the legs. On examination it was senn there was a bullet wound on the leftside of the face, about an inch and a half below the left eye and au inch from the nostrils. Frank Smith, a brother. 3of deceased, states that a gun was brought in at dinner time by a settler .for repair. He put a cap on this to try it,, and then thinking of another gun standing c'oso by, which had been brought in about" six weeks ago, lifted it down and put a capon it. Just as he cocked it his brother John ran across? the ipposita side' "of: the) back shop,'and as Frank pulled the trigger vhis brother received the' chargo ic ' contained full in the face. Throwing the gun down on the bench, and stupefied with wl/at ho had done, he rushed out of thj sli'op"to ware's home.

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