Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Andrew J. Brown, 1906 
09 Oct 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) 

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BROWN, ANDREW J.
(15 Nov 1906, Thursday, The Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
KILLED BY HIS FRIEND.  Accident Near Sweetwater.
Andy Brown, of Laclede, Mo, was accidentally shot and killed near
Sweetwater Saturday by W. R. Ayers, principal of the Erick school.  Brown
and Ayers, with three others, were on a hunting trip when the accident
occurred.  Brown was taken to a doctor's office at Sweetwater as soon as
he was shot, but only lived a short time.  A full charge of bird shot had
struck him in the back at close range.  The body was embalmed and taken to
Laclede, where his father lives.  Brown was a telegraph operator, and was
35 years old.
The two men were close friends, and Ayers is heart-broken over the accident.
(15 Nov 1906, Thursday, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Accidently Killed.
Andy Brown, a prosperous farmer was accidently killed Sunday last while
out hunting with his friend Prof. Ayers of Erick.  We failed to get the
details, but learn that the two men while out hunting Prof. Ayers gun was
discharged and the entire load taking effect in the body of Mr. Brown
which caused his death in a few minutes.  The remains were shipped to
Laclede, Mo., Monday.
(15 Nov 1906, Greer County Record, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
Accidental Shooting.  A most deplorable hunting accident occurred near
Sweetwater last Sunday.  A party  of young  men composed of Baxter Blythe,
Professor Ayers and James Lewis left here last Friday evening for a
hunting expedition, fully intending to return Saturday, but the game was
plentiful the party was loathe to return Saturday, but decided rather to
extend the pleasure over Sunday which they did with fatal results.  The
above three gentlemen were the guests during their outing of Mr. Andrew J.
Brown near Sweetwater.  As the party was passing along the road near
Sweetwater on Sunday morning about 11 o'clock a covey of birds flew up and
each of the hunters shot.  In resting his gun after shooting Prof. Ayers
accidently caused his gun, which was what is known as a pump gun, to
become discharged and the entire load of No. 8 shot entered the back of
his friend, Andrew J. Brown, who lived only a short time after the
accident occurred.  Prof. Ayers is almost distracted because of the
accident.  He intended to accompany the remains of his unfortunate friend
to his old home in northwestern Missouri, but was persuaded not to by his
associate teachers.  No blame attaches to the professor, as the accident
is due entirely to his lack of experience in handling a treacherous pump
gun.  His fellow townsmen have no feeling of condemnation for him although
the entire community is deeply shocked.
Mr. Brown was an exemplary young man; a homesteader in the Sweetwater
neighborhood.  He was unmarried, but is survived by his father, mother and
one brother.  He was well known and invariably well thought of.  He was a
fine specimen of physical manhood and endowed with fine social qualities
and an unimpeachable character.