The  Daily  Inter-Ocean
Chicago, Illinois
8 Aug 1896
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SHOWED  HIS  AUNTIE  HOW  TO  SHOOT.
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Millard Sullivan of Shelbyville, Ind.,
Kills Pearl Hilt.
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          Shelbyville, Ind., Aug. 7. -- Millard Sullivan,  aged 13 years, son of  Harry Sullivan,  took his father's pistol from the mantel and pointing it toward  Miss Pearl Hilt  said:  "Auntie, I'll show you how to shoot,"  and pulled the trigger.  The bullet entered the neck, completely severing the jugular vein, and Miss Hilt died in a few minutes.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  Daily  Democrat
Monday, February 1, 1886
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          A telephone message to the Democrat from Flatrock this morning said that  Harry Sullivan's  condition was much worse this morning.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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