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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Near Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, a young man named Adams from New York was fatally shot through the heart by Mr. Merrill, who mistook him and a companion for thieves while they jokingly disturbed a poultry house. Adams was courting Merrill's sister-in-law.
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The following unfortunate event took place a few days ago, near Middletown, in Monmouth-county, New-Jersey. A young man from New-York, named ADAMS, went late in the evening, with a companion, to a house, where lived a girl to whom he paid his addresses. Finding the family asleep, they agreed to disturb the poultry-house by way of giving a jocular alarm to the owner. Mr. MERRILL, who was in bed in the dwelling-house, upon hearing the noise, got up, and suspecting thieves, instantly discharged a musket, loaded with heavy shot, towards the poultry-house, and unfortunately shot Adams through the heart. What rendered this accident still more distressing was, Mr. Adams being a suitor of Mr. MERRILL's wife's sister.
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Near Middletown, In Monmouth County, New Jersey
Event Date
A Few Days Ago
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adams shot through the heart and killed
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A young man from New-York, named ADAMS, went late in the evening, with a companion, to a house, where lived a girl to whom he paid his addresses. Finding the family asleep, they agreed to disturb the poultry-house by way of giving a jocular alarm to the owner. Mr. MERRILL, who was in bed in the dwelling-house, upon hearing the noise, got up, and suspecting thieves, instantly discharged a musket, loaded with heavy shot, towards the poultry-house, and unfortunately shot Adams through the heart. Mr. Adams being a suitor of Mr. MERRILL's wife's sister.