Newton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Capers, Charlie Memminger June 1873
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The Georgia Enterprise, June 6, 1873
Shocking Accident
  On Wednesday morning last this community was startled by the announcement 
that little CHARLIE MEMMINGER, son of COL. H. D. CAPERS, of Oxford, had been 
accidentally shot through the head, with a pocket pistol, and was in a very 
critical condition. Col. CAPERS, who was in Covington at the time the accident
occurred, hastened home with all possible speed, but only reached there to find
his darling boy in the agonies of death, but a few minutes before his angel-
spirit took its flight from earth. He was between four and five years of age, 
and died in about two hours after receiving the fatal shot. It seems he had 
gotten hold of a small pocket pistol belonging to his elder brother, and in his
childish glee, said he "was going to fight the Modocs," and not knowing it to be
loaded, was snapping it, when, in an unlucky moment, it fired- the ball taking 
effect in the right side of his head, causing death in about two hours. He was
a most intelligent and remarkably bright boy for his age, and the pride and
joy of his father's heart. That he should be thus suddenly snatched away from, 
his devoted parents, is a most crushing affliction; and we extend to them our 
earnest, heart felt sympathy, in this their sad bereavement. And just here we 
would remind parents of the fearful responsibility of allowing fire arms in the 
house where children may possibly get hold of them. It is too late to take 
warning after your child may have paid the penalty of your negligence with its 
precious young life. The funeral of little CHARLIE took place in Oxford, 
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.

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