Accidently shot his sister

Owing to the culpable negligence of leaving fire-arms within the reach of young people, the following accident happened lately:- The son of Mr. Shepherd, mason, near Widcomb Church, Somersetshire, took up a gun, and, not knowing it was loaded, shot his sister in the head; she suffered great agonies, and expired the following day. The lad is about ten years old, and the unfortunate girl was thirteen.