PAINFUL OCCURRENCE.
A BOY SHOT BY HIS BROTHER, Napier, August 4. • A boy named Qross was shot dead accidentally ;by his' brother, who put acap on a.gun which he supposed to be unloaded, and fired playfully at his brother to frighten him. The ramrod (which was in the gun at the time) passed through his brother's back', and he died shortly afterwards., An inquest was held, and a verdict of accidental death returned.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 838, 5 August 1881, Page 2
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73PAINFUL OCCURRENCE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 838, 5 August 1881, Page 2
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