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The Alpena Weekly Argus
Thursday, 27 July 1871

         Last Saturday MRS. HAWLEY, living some eleven or
       twelve miles in the country, while out with some of
       the other members of the family, to gather berries,
       MRS. H., against the advice of others, having taken
       a shot gun with her, as she attempted to get through
       a fence, the hammer of the gun caught on something,
       discharging, and lodging the whole contents of the
       gun in her face, inflicting a dangerous wound. Part
       of the lower and upper jaws was shot away and one
       eye put out, some of the shot passing out back of
       the ear, and others lodging near the eye. Dr. Roe
       was called upon, and he sought the assistance of Dr.
       McTavish, who dressed the wound, and the patient is
       now in a precarious condition, lying at the house
       of J. A. Case, in this city, where all is being done
       that can be to relieve the sufferer.
       
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Alpena Weekly Argus
Thursday, 3 August 1871

         MRS. HAWLEY, whom we spoke of last week as having
       accidently shot herself, died on Sunday morning
       She was supposed to be getting along very well 
       up to a few hours before her death. She had been
       quite deranged for two days and nights, - at times
       almost unmanageable, - requiring the constant care
       of her husband and nurse; but on Saturday evening
       she fell into a deep slumber from which she never
       aroused. The nurse, worn out with constant watch-
       ing, had laid down, leaving the husband to watch
       the sufferer. Soon after MR. HAWLEY called her,
       saying that he could not hear his wife breathe,
       and upon examination she was found dead. She had
       quietly passed away.
         The deceased was about thirty-five years of age.
       She was the first white woman to settle west of
       the North Branch. MR. HAWLEY settled on a home-
       stead about four years ago, and by hard work the
       family were making for themselves a comfortable
       home, when this calamity fell upon them.
         MR. HAWLEY is left with three children to con-
       tinue the struggles of life alone. He has the
       heartfelt sympathy of all who knew the family.
         The deceased died at the residence of J. A. Case,
       in this city, where she received every care and
       attention that humanity dictated. Every thing was
       done to save her, but the injuries were of such a
       nature as to render all means unavailing.
       
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