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The Elkins Inter Mountain
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
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Ed Price, a Western Maryland ticket agent, was accidentally shot in the leg by Gus Bowser near Davis and Elkins College buildings last night, suffering serious injuries. Bowser is jailed pending a hearing amid circulating rumors.
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Ed Price, local Western Maryland ticket agent, was shot in the leg shortly after eight o'clock last night while in the grounds about the new Davis and Elkins College buildings.
Price's injury is serious, both bones in the left leg being shattered.
The shooting, it is claimed, was done by Gus Bowser, colored, and was accidental. Unsavory and salacious rumors of the affair are in circulation, the true details of which will probably not come out until the hearing of Bowser is held. Bowser is in jail, but no date has yet been set for his hearing.
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Grounds About The New Davis And Elkins College Buildings
Event Date
Last Night
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price's left leg shattered by gunshot, serious injury; bowser in jail awaiting hearing
Event Details
Ed Price, local Western Maryland ticket agent, was shot in the leg shortly after eight o'clock last night while in the grounds about the new Davis and Elkins College buildings. The shooting was claimed to be accidental, done by Gus Bowser, colored. Unsavory rumors circulate, details to emerge at hearing.