The Ouachita Telegraph - Accidental Shooting of Elbert Perry Date: May 2000 Submitted by: Lora Peppers ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** *********************************************** The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, June 24, 1871 Page 2, Column 6 JACKSON. We record with sincere sorrow and regret the death of Mr. Elbert Perry, who was accidently killed in this parish by his younger brother last week. The terrible accident occurred at the home of the deceased, and was occasioned by taking the gun down from its rack, when the hammer somehow hung and fied it off just as the muzzle happened to be pointed towards the head of the unfortunate young man. The whole load which was buckshot, entered his brain, killing him instantly. # # #