Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1907 — BULLET FROM A HUE [ARTICLE]

BULLET FROM A HUE

Penetrates a Boy’s Abdomen and the Wound le Thought To Be Fatah JUST A LOOSE 32 CARTRIDGE Heated by a Little Blase In a Back Yard—Boy Dlea of a Burst Stomach—State News. Indianapolis, Aug. 22.—James Sullivan. the 8-year-old son of Daniel Sullivan, 652 Birch avenue, was the,victim of a shooting accident that at first promised to be a mystery for the police to solve. While tije little fellow was playing In the back yard of his home he was struck in the abdomeu by a bullet. He uttered a cry and fell. His small sister, who had been playing with him and who was poking a fire which bad been started in the back yard, ran to him and began crying for help when she saw blood pouring from the wound. Policemen Sent to Investigate. The child was carried Into the house and Drs. Alexander and De Bauer were summoned. They found a bullet wound In the child’s abdomen ana discovered that it had ranged slightly upward. The police were notified, and Detectives Hauser, Dugan, Gerber and Larsh, and Blcyclemen Schlangen and Rademacher were sent to investigate. Before the arrival of the officers, several neighbors bad begun an Investigation of their own. They extinguished the fire around which th© children had been playing and began searching among the embers. Neighbors Find the Cartridge. There they found the exploded shell of a 32-caliber cartridge, which told the story of the accident, althongb the victim’s sister declared that the shot came from the alley. Mrs Wallace, who lives next door and heard the shot, says that she looked Into the alley immediately after the accident aSd saw no one there. Other neighbors hanging out washing say no persons were in the alley at the time. Family Has Been Unlucky. The wounded child was taken to the city hospital and an effort will be made to remove the ballet Chances for recovery are slight, as the shock Is telling on the little sufferer. The Snllfvnn family has been unfortunate. A short time ago another son. John. 20 years old. was killed by a train on the Felt railroad. PECULIAR CAUSE FOR DEATH Fermentation of Frnltin a Boy’s Stomach Causes That Organ to Burst Elwood, Ind., Aug. 22. Harry L. Kanter, 14 years old, went to the country with his father to gather fruit for the market, the latter buying fruit on the tree. Among the lot was a peach tree bearing several bushels. Tbe.boy ate a large number and was remonstrated with by bis parent. The lad remarked: “I’ll eat these or die,” holding up several line ones. He ate them, and before he reached Elwood was in great agony. On his arrival home a physician was was summoned, who found the boy had eaten so much fruit that it had swollen in fermentation and burst his stomach. He lived only a few hours. It Is the first case of the kind that has, comp to the notice of the local medical fraternity.

Forgot He Was Under Bond, Terre Haute, I nek, Aug. 22. Rev. Charles Keene, the London evangelist who was denounced by Mayor Loyns as a ‘‘lair, scoundrel and grafter who makes a living slandering cities,” left town some time during the night ignoring the fact that he was under slttO bond to appear as witness in cases against saloonkeepers whom he had charged with violating the law. A group of ministers and Y. M. C. A. workers who bad Indorsed Rev. Keene were humiliated In court when they learned that he had forfeited ids bond. One Killed. Fourteen Injured. Hagerstown, Ind., Aug. 22. One man was killed and fourteen Injured on the Pennsylvania railroad near here when'a local freight crashed into a wreck train. Roesoe Frebern. of Richmond. Ind.. was instantly killed, and John McGlff, Joseph Myer and Joseph Gorman were probably fatally hurt. William Owens and Royal Showalter were seriously hurt the others being only slightly Injured. Latest of the Rbodins Case. Indianapolis, Aug. 22. Suit In the name of James M. BerryhiH, guardian of George Rhodins. has been brought In the probate court of Marion conntv. to immc the marriage of George Rhodlus and Elma Dare. The suit la on*' upon the determination of which will finally rest the disposition of the Rhodlua fortune, estimated to be more than $(00,000.