Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Mrs. J.W. Wesley December 19 1920
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The Butler Herald, December 23, 1920
The Butler Herald
Thursday, December 23, 1920
Page Seven

Woman Dies By “Unloaded” Gun

Mrs. J.W. Wesley Is Victim of Husband’s Oversight

Columbus, Ga., Dec. 19 –

Mrs. J.W. Wesley, wife of a special agent of the Southern Railway Company, was 
shot and fatally wounded here today by her husband, who was cleaning 
an “unloaded” revolver.

The railroad officer had fired two bullets from the revolver Saturday night in 
an effort to halt prowlers in the local Southern yards and today at 1 o’clock 
was cleaning his pistol in the kitchen while Mrs. Wesley was preparing Sunday 
dinner.  Wesley stated tonight that he was under the impression that all the 
bullets had been removed.  In some manner the safety slipped and the only 
bullet in the chamber was discharged, striking Mrs. Wesley in the right side of 
her back.  She was rushed to the City Hospital and died 55 minutes later.

Two young boys survive their mother.  The Wesley’s came to Columbus from 
Cincinnati last August.  Wesley has been with the Southern for fourteen years 
he states.








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