Iowa
Old Press
The Iowa Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Friday, April 15,1892
page 5, column 4
THE ONLY LOAD IN THE GUN.
Last Sundwy [sic] morning Harry E. Kelly, son of Senator Kelly,
of Williamsburg, Iowa county, was accidentally shot. He and his
room mate were examining a 32 calibre revolver. When in the hands
of tbe room mate the weapon went off and the bullet struck Mr.
Kelly in the angle of the mouth, passed through the cheek, and
plowed along the roots of the teeth in the upper jaw, knocking
out five or six teeth, cutting a deep furrow in the tongue. The
revolver was so near that the face was burned by the powder to
some extent. The accident, while quite painful, will not prove
serious. Mr. Kelly is having no fever and expects to be out on
Saturday. There was only one load in the revolver and that was
the one the hammer fell upon the first time.
[transcribed by S.W., April 2007]
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The Iowa Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Friday, April 22, 1892
page 3, column 2
THE CITY.
Richard Long went to Williamsburg, Iowa, Saturday morning, and
will visit his brother for some time. From there he will go to
Marshfield, Mo., where he will spend some time with another
brother, and then to Decatur, Ala. He has a son living at the
latter place. The trip will be an extended one, lasting perhaps
all summer.
[transcribed by S.W., April 2007]