Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1914 — LEFT HAND SHOT OFF. [ARTICLE]

LEFT HAND SHOT OFF.

Joseph Yeoman of Newton Tp., Meets With Bad Accident Last Friday. By the accidental discharge of a shotgtfn last Friday forenoon, Joseph Yeoman, the 21-year-old son of Robert J. Yeoman of Newton tp,. lost his left hand and will thereby be a cripple for life. The accident occurred at the Yeoman home. The young man was standing in the barn door with the gun in his hands, when it slipped from his grasp, and, in seeking to arrest its fall, he caught it by the muzzle just as the hammer of the gun struck the doorsill. The weapon was discharged and the left hand, which was over the muzzle. was so badly mangled that it was necessary to amputate the member, ■ .. The many friends of the young man deeply sympathise with him in his misfortune.