H.N. PALMER Jr.
Arizona Republican Newspaper
November 26, 1891

Prescott--A fatal shooting accident occurred here at noon 
today, resulting in the instant killing of the nine year 
old boy of H.N. Palmer, the well known mining and mill man.  
Mr. Palmer has been employed at a mine about five miles from 
Prescott.  On Saturday Mrs. Palmer had trouble with a man and 
his wife who occupied rooms in her house, and fired two shots 
at the former with a 45 caliber Colt's pistol.

Today she got a man who was working for her to remove the 
empty shells and reload two chambers.  Immediately after 
doing so she commenced to oil the pistol, when her son 
stooped down in front, remarking that the pistol was not 
loaded.  Simultaneously with his doing so, the pistol 
discharged and the ball entered the forehead above the 
right eye, ranging downward and coming out behind the 
left ear.

It is supposed that when she received the pistol after 
being loaded, the hammer was raised and in turning the 
chamber it was discharged.

The mother is frenzied with grief over the sad affair, and 
officers took the pistol away to prevent her from killing 
herself.