Description
“Colored Boy Killed.” - - We have to add to our list of accidents one that occurred at Platte City on Saturday (November 13, 1869). Several young men had been out hunting, and on their return to Platte City, left their guns in charge of a colored boy while they went into a saloon. The boy was amusing himself by looking into the barrel of one of the guns, when by some accident it exploded, tearing off the upper part of his head, and, of course, killing him instantly. The skull and brains were scattered for 10 feet around, making a sickening scene. The boy was a son of a well-known colored man, Milt Paxton, who was formerly owned by Dr. (Henry B.) Callahan, and afterwards by William Paxton. It being an apparent case of accidental death, no investigation was held, and the boy was immediately buried.Date(s) of Creation
11/16/1869
