Monday, December 30, 2013

A Curious Affair


"A Boy Shot by his Schoolfellow - A Curious Affair."  And so begins the fifth known and reported upon incident concerning guns and schools.  On June 4, 1867, Arthur Day (13) took a loaded pistol to Public School No. 18 in New York City to shoot a dog he said had bitten him. While playing with the pistol, Day accidentally shot and injured classmate Robert Morton.


Victim:  Robert Morton

Perp:  Arthur Day

Source:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F50B15F83B5E1A7493CBA9178DD85F438684F9

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