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by a man who was attempting to unload a gun. The shot struck 

 the woman in both legs and also shot off the end of her fingers on 

 the right hand. 



James Quigley, of Norfolk, hunting for partridge in the vicinity 

 of Madrid, was accidentally shot in the face by his companion, 

 Mark Goodnow, when the latter fired at a partridge. 



A. L. Burger, of Hornell, while hunting near Hartsville, 

 climbed aver a fence, accidently discharging his shot gun, and lost 

 a finger. 



Wilford Kleisler, son of Julian Kleisler, of Southampton, was 

 accidentally shot by George Whitby. Young Kleisler was in a 

 boat on Taylor's creek with several other lads. They had a flobert 

 rifle, which was accidentally discharged, the bullet entering the 

 spine and thence through the stomach. The lad died after an 

 operation in the Southampton hospital. 



John Thompson, of _New York, was accidentally shot in both 

 feet by Walter Young, of Chestertown, while on a hunting trip 

 on Panther mountain. They were hunting partridge and had 

 rested to clean their guns. Young's repeating shot gun was acci- 

 dentally discharged. 



Robert White, of Oneonta, hunting rabbits with a party, was 

 accidentally shot by his brother, Marshall White, of Arena. He 

 received a charge of number six shot at close range, but will 

 recover. 



