Shot His Sister-in-law

On Saturday morning the city was fhooked to learn that duriug the previous riight Vena Johnson, a 15 year old colored girl had been shot by her brother-in-law Edward Hurst. The story as related by Hurst, bis wife and those in the house is substantially as follows: About rnidnight Mrs. Hurst awakened her husband by saying someone was trying to get into the house. He raised up and thought he heard soinething when he jumped np and ran into the kitchen where there waa an old mnsket wbioh had boen loaded soino time ugo. When he was ii; the doorway ihc front door opeued and i be ñred the load, striking Vena Joh', son iu the side. Sbe staggered to the bedside of Mis. Hurst. Horst iiumediately rushed for Dr. Wessinger. The gir! lived abont au honr. Hurst and his wife and baby slept iu eme córner of their room and Vena j Johnsou in the other. The girl had gone ont into the yard without Hurst i and wife knowiug it and evidoatíy was i uncei taiu if she should return iuto the house or noc. The house wheie the tragedv took place is No (! Maiden LauV, on the uorth side. The Hnrsts Ijved in fcfce baok of the houso and a family by the name of Taylor occupied the front part of the house. Saturday moruing Hurst came to the jail and gae himself up. C'oroner Ball iujpaneled a jury who on Tuesday afteruoon brought in a verdict tbat "the deoeased came to her death by the acoidental discharge of a gun iu the hands of Edward Hurst. " The witnesses produced before the jury told substautially the same story as Hurst did, with the exception of Offlcer O'Mara and Night watchman Campion whotestifled that when Hurst came after the doctor he told them he had been fooling with a revolver and it had gone off and hit Vena Johnson but had not hurt her niuch. The funeral services of the deceasod were held at the Dixboro church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Pope, of the Cauadian A. M. E. church officiating. She was laid beside her father and mother who rest in the same cemetery. Both Mr. aud Mra. Hurst feel very sad over the disti-essing affair, which is another striking example of the harm which comes from the free use of firearrus.