A Terrible Mistake

A Newspaper Editor, Taken for a Burglar. Shot and Initaiitly Killed by Hls Brother-in-Law - The Latter Overwhelmed with Orlef. Sprinufiei.d, Mass., May 14.- James B. Bmith, local editor of the Kepublican, was shot and instantly killed by hls brother-lnlaw, who mistook him for a burilar. la the absence of Mr. Smith's father-in-law. Warren F. Sturtevant, who Is at the RangeIe; lakes on a fishing trip, Mr. Smith, bis wife and infant daughter, were pending a few days In Mr. Smith's old home. Early in the morning burglars entered Mr. Sturtevant'a house, and young Sturtevant was aroused from a soumi sleep by the servante, who had been awakened by the noise made by the burglais. Ha looked out of the window and oaw a man In the yard, and Beizing his gun went Into the hall. In the meantime Mr. and Mrs. Smith were aroused, and had stepped out of their room into the halL Young Sturtevant, not knowing that his brother-in-law was In the house and suppoBing himself the only man there, at once fired. Mr. Bmith feil dead by the side of his wife. Mr. Smith had slept in his own house nu til the night of the tragedy on account of the lateness of his hours, but he was off duty this night, though his brother-in-law dld not know it Mr. Bmith was a young man of good ability and high charaoter. His brother-in-law is a young man of 23, and is slmply orerwhelmed by the terrible tragedy.