Show insane boy attempt to shoot girl charles neil aged 19 an employee of the jewett typewriter factory at des moines iowa thursday entered the residence of J W mercer at 9 clock drew a revolver and calmly commenced shooting at effie mercen he fired three shots taking aged 13 deliberate aim but none took effect he fled but was pursued and captured he pleaded guilty to a charge of as sault with intent to do great bodily injury and was bound over to th grand ury the mercers were stran gers to him and no motive for his crime is apparent lie is believed to be in eane though seemingly rational |