Durham, N.C., Jan. 9 (AP)—John James, 29 years old, of West Durham was almost instantly killed this afternoon when a load from a shotgun took effect in his right abdomen. The shotgun was fired, in some unknown way, by T.J. James Jr., 6-year-old nephew of the deceased. The family was moving to another house, and the shotgun was leaning against a bedrail when the boy picked it up, it discharging almost simultaneously. James was standing by a fireplace at the time, not over 10 feet away.
From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Sunday, Jan. 10, 1926
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