Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1920 — YOUNG LAD KILLED IN BARKLEY [ARTICLE]

YOUNG LAD KILLED IN BARKLEY

Last Sunday by Accidental Discharge of Shotgun. Ronald Otto Adams, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Adams of Barkley township, was accidentally shot about noon Sunday at ths Nathan Richards home where he had gone to play with some other boys. The shotgun, which did the fatal work, was In the hands of Charles Richards, who had brought the gun out of the house to shoot some sparrows. There were several boys there at the time of the accident and none can tell exactly how it occurred, but it seems the Richards boy started to raise the hammer of the gun and it slipped when only partly raised and discharged the gun. The shot entered the Adams boy’s arm and chest, and It seems he must have stepped In front of the gun just at that time. Hls right arm was badly shattered and the lungs pierced with the shot. The lad was rushed to the county hospital and a specialist called from Chicago Sunday evening, but other than the cleaning up of the wound nothing could be done. The boy rested quite well during the night but passed away about 6 o’clock Monday morning. He was conscious up to within 15 minutes of hls death. Deceased is survived by hls 'lather, mother, one brother and four sisters, one brother having been killed about a year and a half ago by a fall from a horse. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2:30 at the Barkley church, services being conducted by the pastor. Rev. Dean, and burial made in Weston cemetery.