Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 286, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1913 — WOLCOTT LAD SHOT BY BOY COMPANION [ARTICLE]

WOLCOTT LAD SHOT BY BOY COMPANION

Another Case of “Didn’t Know»the Gun Was Loaded’—Minister's Son Was the Victim. Earl Goodaoher, 15-year-old son of Rev. Henry Goodacher, the, pastor of the Christian church of Wolcott, was killed Friday afternoon while out hunting with a companion named Homer Foster, aged 17 years. Foster had a rifle. Young—Good-, acher said “Let’s play Mexico; I’m a Mexican.” “If you are I’ll shoot ( you,” said Foster. Setting action to his words he raised the rifle and aimed at Goodacher, pulling the trigger. The lad fell to the ground, mortally wounded. Foster hastened to town to procure help and when he and others arrived on the scene the Goodacher boy was dead. Foster said he did not thing the; gun was loaded.