Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1911 — A FATAL SHOOTING ACCIDENT. [ARTICLE]

A FATAL SHOOTING ACCIDENT.

Medaryville Liveryman Dies From Accidental Shooting By Hunter From Michigan City. While conveying a party of hunters about the country last Friday, Charles Garling, the liveryman, was accidently shot in the leg by one of his companions and so badly wounded that he died Sunday morning about 8 o’clock.

Four young men came here from Michigan City Thursday morning, prepared'To have a season of hunting. They engaged the service of Mr. Garling to haul them around the country. When near a stretch of timber at the southwest end of the Joseph Hardesty farm they tied their team and began to wander around. It was thus that the party became somewhat separated and only Charley and one of the young men, Herbert Hershman by name, kept together. Hearing a noise, Hershman, who had his shotgun in his hand ready for immediateaction, whirled around, and in doing so it was accidently discharged, the load striking Charley in the fleshy upper part of the left leg, producing two ugly wounds. The young man, after some delay, was brought to town and by the time he reached Dr. H. G. Jones’ office he was extremely weak from loss of blood. After staunching the flow the unfortunate man was taken to his hhme just north of the Christian church, where, he lingered until Sunday morning, when he died.

The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon from the St. John's Evangelical church in Cass township; where Rev. E. Brenioh preached an excellent sermon to an exceptionally

large concourse of mounting friends. Interment followed in the cemetery near the church. Charles Garling was about twen-ty-four years old and leaves a young wife and two babies (twins.) He was the son of Mr, and Mrs. Frederick Garling, who with four other children, three sons and one daughter, also survive him. The family have our heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement.— Medaryville Advertiser.