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The Daily News
Sunday, April 16, 1876
pg.5

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT?
Mike Brown Instantly Killed By the Premature Discharge of a Fowling Piece - The Body Brought to the City Saturday Night

Our community was startled about 8 o'clock Saturday night by the report that Mike Brown was killed. The report was alas! too true. The facts are briefly these:
Friday Billy Campbell, W.J. Scott, Charley Mullen, and Mr. Brown went out for a couple days' hunting. On their return, and when between here and Warren Prairie, about 3 miles from the city, they heard some quails in the chapparel, and stopping their team, got out to hunt for them. When they went back to the wagon, Mr. Campbell and Mr. Scott got in and sat down in the front seat, with their shot-guns between them, resting against the seat. While Mr. Mullen was unhitching the team Mr. Brown called his dog, but instead of jumping in at the hind end of the wagon the brute jumped in front among the guns, and in the act of springing over the seat to his master, one of his feet struck the hammer of Mr. Campbell's gun and discharged one barrel. The charge of bird shot struck Mr. Brown in the neck on the right side, probably as he was in the act of stooping forward to take hold of the dog. It made a terrible wound, tearing away the jaw and severing the arteries. Mr. Brown fell forward and expired almost instantly, without uttering a word. This sad affair occurred about dusk.
The body was brought to this city. Mrs. Thomas Wright, at the request of Mr. Brown's comrads, went and broke the terrible news to Mrs. Brown in as gentle a manner as possible, but it fell upon her ears like a thunderbolt. The poor woman was nearly distracted, and when the body of her husband was brought to the house, for a time she lost her reason and had to be taken from the room by force.
This shocking accident has cast a gloom over the whole city. Mr. Brown had a good many friends and was loved by all who knew him. His poor grief-stricken wife has the sympathy of all, but alas! the prayers and entreaties of friends cannot restore her heart's idol.

The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, April 26, 1896
pg. 3

Wm. Kane, former partner of Mr. Mike Brown, came up from Dallas as soon as he learned of the fatal accident and was present at the funeral. Mr. Brown was buried Monday. Rev. Mr. Adams officiated at the funeral and his remarks were peculiarly appropriate and impressive, mostly directed to the grief-stricken widow. The procession that followed the remains from the residence to the cemetery was the largest ever seen in Denison and included nearly every carriage in the city.