"Shot by a Trap Gun," The South Bend Tribune, Feb. 11, 1891
Abstract
Fined farmer $50 for setting a trap gun that killed his wife.
Summary
Fined farmer $50 for setting a trap gun that killed his wife.
Law Text
Shot by a Trap-Gun.
Chillicothe, Mo., Feb. 11.—In the circuit court George Dowell, a young farmer, was fined $50 under an old law for setting a trap-gun. Dowell set the gun in his corn-crib to catch a thief, but his wife was the first person to visit the crib and on opening the door was shot dead.
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TRAP GUNS