Jackson-Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Jackson, Harold October 29, 1904
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Monring Oregonian,October 30,1904
Shot By His Playmate
Ashland Boy Victim of Playing With Loaded Gun
Ashland,or.,Oct.29-(Special)- Harold Jackson,the 13 year old soon of 
Representative D,H,Jackson,was accidentally shot and seriously injured this 
afternoon by his companioin,Chauncey Caseber,a boy of his own age.
The two boys had been out hunting and were near the Jackson home,just north of 
Ashland,toying with the gun, and young Caseber pointed his weapon,a doubel 
barreled shotgun,loaded with buckshot, in fun at his companion,when in some 
way it was discharged. The Jackson boy was about 50 feet away and several of 
the eaen missiles struck him in the lower part of his body, one of them 
piercing the abdomen and proving the most serious wound.
Mr.Jackson got abord this afternoon train and took the injured boy to the 
hospital at Portland after he received the best medical attention that could 
be rendered him here.

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