Obit of Wallace Child - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 05 Nov 2006 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== :: Surnames: Wallace Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/6803 A most deplorable and sad tragedy took place at the residence of J.E. Wallace in Day County 17 miles northeast of Cheyenne on Friday, July 14, 1906. All had retired, three of the Wallace childdren ranging from 8 to 14 years of age were sleeping on the floor in front of an open window. During the night a vagrant dog strayed in the house awakening a hired hand, who called Mr. Wallace and told him that "he had better kill the dog". Mr. Wallace aroused from a very heavy slumber arose, discharged the gun into the midst of the sleeping childdren, killing one boy, age 10 years, instantly and seriously wounding the other 2 children. Dr. J.P. Miller was hastily called by telephone and at last reports the two injured childdren are improving rapidly and will soon be around again. The sad tragedy has half-crazed the grief stricken father and mother, who have the sympathy of the entire community over the terrible accident. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 19-Jul-1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html