JAMES CORNELL
Sheboygan Boy Suffers Fatal Wound
NEWTON-A 12 year old Sheboygan boy was fatally wounded by his cousin in a shooting accident on their grandmother's farm property about two miles south of here on County Highway X early Friday afternoon.
James J. Cornell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Cornell, 3713 46th St., was pronounced dead after admission to Sheboygan Memorial Hospital. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, Manitowoc County coroner, said that the Cornell youth was struck in the chest after both barrels of a 12 gauge shotgun held by Gary Saeger, 15, of Sheboygan, accidentally discharged. The accident occurred at about 1 p.m. in a barn owned by Mrs. Roland Jacobi of Rt. 1, Cleveland, their grandmother.
Shooting Pigeons
The two cousins and a companion, Orville Geisler, 13, of Sheboygan, had gone to the barn to shoot pigeons. Doctor Teitgen said Saeger was in a hay mow from seven to eight feet off the barn floor and was walking toward the other two boys who were entering the building. The shotgun held by Saeger went off and both blasts hit Cornell at a range of 15 to 20 feet, according to the cornoner. Cornell and Geisler were both carrying .22 caliber rifles at the time.
The Cornell boy was rushed to the hospital at Sheboygan in a car by his mother and the Geisler boy. Manitowoc County authorities did not learn of the accident until notified by the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Dept. at 2:25 p.m.
Doctor Teitgen said the Saeger boy told him that he thought he had the safety catch on the shotgun in position. He indicated that there would probably be no inquest.
Planned Egg Hunt
Mrs. Jacobi had planned an Easter egg hunt for her grandchildren at the farm later Friday afternoon. The Cornell boy was born at Sheboygan Dec. 6, 1954, the son of Allen and Audrey Cornell. He was a sixth grade student at Washington Elementary School, Sheboygan.
Survivors besides his parents are a brother and a sister (Survivors omitted for privacy by original transcriber.) Another brother preceded him in death. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at St. John and St. Peter Lutheran Church, Cleveland, with the Rev. Gerald J. Plitzuweit officiating. Burial will be in Kassa Cemetery, Centerville. Friends may call at Ballhorn Funeral Chapels, Sheboygan, after 3 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 25, 1967 P. 1
Sheboygan Boy Suffers Fatal Wound
NEWTON-A 12 year old Sheboygan boy was fatally wounded by his cousin in a shooting accident on their grandmother's farm property about two miles south of here on County Highway X early Friday afternoon.
James J. Cornell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Cornell, 3713 46th St., was pronounced dead after admission to Sheboygan Memorial Hospital. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, Manitowoc County coroner, said that the Cornell youth was struck in the chest after both barrels of a 12 gauge shotgun held by Gary Saeger, 15, of Sheboygan, accidentally discharged. The accident occurred at about 1 p.m. in a barn owned by Mrs. Roland Jacobi of Rt. 1, Cleveland, their grandmother.
Shooting Pigeons
The two cousins and a companion, Orville Geisler, 13, of Sheboygan, had gone to the barn to shoot pigeons. Doctor Teitgen said Saeger was in a hay mow from seven to eight feet off the barn floor and was walking toward the other two boys who were entering the building. The shotgun held by Saeger went off and both blasts hit Cornell at a range of 15 to 20 feet, according to the cornoner. Cornell and Geisler were both carrying .22 caliber rifles at the time.
The Cornell boy was rushed to the hospital at Sheboygan in a car by his mother and the Geisler boy. Manitowoc County authorities did not learn of the accident until notified by the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Dept. at 2:25 p.m.
Doctor Teitgen said the Saeger boy told him that he thought he had the safety catch on the shotgun in position. He indicated that there would probably be no inquest.
Planned Egg Hunt
Mrs. Jacobi had planned an Easter egg hunt for her grandchildren at the farm later Friday afternoon. The Cornell boy was born at Sheboygan Dec. 6, 1954, the son of Allen and Audrey Cornell. He was a sixth grade student at Washington Elementary School, Sheboygan.
Survivors besides his parents are a brother and a sister (Survivors omitted for privacy by original transcriber.) Another brother preceded him in death. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at St. John and St. Peter Lutheran Church, Cleveland, with the Rev. Gerald J. Plitzuweit officiating. Burial will be in Kassa Cemetery, Centerville. Friends may call at Ballhorn Funeral Chapels, Sheboygan, after 3 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 25, 1967 P. 1
JAMES CORNELL
Sheboygan Boy Suffers Fatal Wound
NEWTON-A 12 year old Sheboygan boy was fatally wounded by his cousin in a shooting accident on their grandmother's farm property about two miles south of here on County Highway X early Friday afternoon.
James J. Cornell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Cornell, 3713 46th St., was pronounced dead after admission to Sheboygan Memorial Hospital. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, Manitowoc County coroner, said that the Cornell youth was struck in the chest after both barrels of a 12 gauge shotgun held by Gary Saeger, 15, of Sheboygan, accidentally discharged. The accident occurred at about 1 p.m. in a barn owned by Mrs. Roland Jacobi of Rt. 1, Cleveland, their grandmother.
Shooting Pigeons
The two cousins and a companion, Orville Geisler, 13, of Sheboygan, had gone to the barn to shoot pigeons. Doctor Teitgen said Saeger was in a hay mow from seven to eight feet off the barn floor and was walking toward the other two boys who were entering the building. The shotgun held by Saeger went off and both blasts hit Cornell at a range of 15 to 20 feet, according to the cornoner. Cornell and Geisler were both carrying .22 caliber rifles at the time.
The Cornell boy was rushed to the hospital at Sheboygan in a car by his mother and the Geisler boy. Manitowoc County authorities did not learn of the accident until notified by the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Dept. at 2:25 p.m.
Doctor Teitgen said the Saeger boy told him that he thought he had the safety catch on the shotgun in position. He indicated that there would probably be no inquest.
Planned Egg Hunt
Mrs. Jacobi had planned an Easter egg hunt for her grandchildren at the farm later Friday afternoon. The Cornell boy was born at Sheboygan Dec. 6, 1954, the son of Allen and Audrey Cornell. He was a sixth grade student at Washington Elementary School, Sheboygan.
Survivors besides his parents are a brother and a sister (Survivors omitted for privacy by original transcriber.) Another brother preceded him in death. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at St. John and St. Peter Lutheran Church, Cleveland, with the Rev. Gerald J. Plitzuweit officiating. Burial will be in Kassa Cemetery, Centerville. Friends may call at Ballhorn Funeral Chapels, Sheboygan, after 3 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 25, 1967 P. 1
Sheboygan Boy Suffers Fatal Wound
NEWTON-A 12 year old Sheboygan boy was fatally wounded by his cousin in a shooting accident on their grandmother's farm property about two miles south of here on County Highway X early Friday afternoon.
James J. Cornell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Cornell, 3713 46th St., was pronounced dead after admission to Sheboygan Memorial Hospital. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, Manitowoc County coroner, said that the Cornell youth was struck in the chest after both barrels of a 12 gauge shotgun held by Gary Saeger, 15, of Sheboygan, accidentally discharged. The accident occurred at about 1 p.m. in a barn owned by Mrs. Roland Jacobi of Rt. 1, Cleveland, their grandmother.
Shooting Pigeons
The two cousins and a companion, Orville Geisler, 13, of Sheboygan, had gone to the barn to shoot pigeons. Doctor Teitgen said Saeger was in a hay mow from seven to eight feet off the barn floor and was walking toward the other two boys who were entering the building. The shotgun held by Saeger went off and both blasts hit Cornell at a range of 15 to 20 feet, according to the cornoner. Cornell and Geisler were both carrying .22 caliber rifles at the time.
The Cornell boy was rushed to the hospital at Sheboygan in a car by his mother and the Geisler boy. Manitowoc County authorities did not learn of the accident until notified by the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Dept. at 2:25 p.m.
Doctor Teitgen said the Saeger boy told him that he thought he had the safety catch on the shotgun in position. He indicated that there would probably be no inquest.
Planned Egg Hunt
Mrs. Jacobi had planned an Easter egg hunt for her grandchildren at the farm later Friday afternoon. The Cornell boy was born at Sheboygan Dec. 6, 1954, the son of Allen and Audrey Cornell. He was a sixth grade student at Washington Elementary School, Sheboygan.
Survivors besides his parents are a brother and a sister (Survivors omitted for privacy by original transcriber.) Another brother preceded him in death. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at St. John and St. Peter Lutheran Church, Cleveland, with the Rev. Gerald J. Plitzuweit officiating. Burial will be in Kassa Cemetery, Centerville. Friends may call at Ballhorn Funeral Chapels, Sheboygan, after 3 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 25, 1967 P. 1
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