People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1893 — DIES FROM FRIGHT. [ARTICLE]

DIES FROM FRIGHT.

Death of an Adrian Girl Who** Lover Killed Himself in Her Presence. Adbian, Mich., Sept. 26. Nelson Knney, aged 22 years, while out driving with his sweetheart, Miss Maud Brainerd, Sunday night, attempted to shoot her, and failing in the attempt fired a shot into his own head and died almost instantly. The girl was so frightened that she died in in a few hours, it is said, from the reBult of her experience. She said that without warning Kuney drew a revolver and pointed it at her. He pulled the trigger, but the cartridge did not explode. She threw the laprobe over his hand, and although the horse was on a run jumped out of the buggy. Kuney also jumped out and dragged the girl back to the buggy and again attempted to use the revolver. A passer-by interfered and the girl again broke away. Then Kuney placed the revolver to his own head and fired. He died almost instantly. After the shooting Miss Brainerd passed a restless night, vomiting and purging. Early in the morning she was seized with a sinking spell and before help could reach her she died. There is no doubt that her death was the result of fright from her awful experience with Kuney.