Show SHOT IN THE HEAD another death from the combination of ortho tho M small R ail boy and pistol ROY LUCK THE VICTIM by whom the shot was fired Is a mystery THE SEED DONE WITH A SMALL ro POCKET CHET PISTOL the coroners Coro nero tury jury bring in a verdict of cf death by a shot from a 22 calibre seven shot revolver fired by d n hand haind henry ruple tho the boys boy playmate claims that noy key shot himself Acci dantly doutly monday ov at about amen eo san tho the neighbors neigh bois in the vicinity of the regi residence dence of 11 II C cople were startled by tho the that G II 11 lucks lucka boy roy boy was abot in tho the hood bond and was dangerously huoi hulk they ahoy till all hastened to tho the homo home of mr luck where the tile tho truth of tile tho report was verified fied and thoy they render ered all tho the assistance ia their power but with no avail tho ilia boy was past help and aspired Imp ired about 10 30 his play playmate mato henry kruplo claimed that the boy had got a pistol from his Houry ii An mothers others coming inn in achino ehino iraco r about rundown as ho he Ns ans as go 0 ing to do the milking and camo to him hi for cartridges ila ho gave him five nud shortly afterward heard board a shot and on going to whore roy koy was waa found ilin lilai shot and tho the pistol lying beside him and ho he said ive shot myself 11 the boy then walked toward the house aup repeated tho the words 1 alvo ahot malf alf the bon were and took tho the boy who N vis vi unconscious when nhen thoy they arrin ed viva tile ho feene homo home with them ila he no er regained regain od consciousness conscious noaa afterward according to the testimony of other witnesses thero iero no powder barks on tho the boys face tho the bullet entered just juat tit at tho the lower bilge of tile tho temple and ranging upward lodged in a the brain about two bachos from the ho point whore here it entered on the right ight aido it was waa proven by experiments ments n i ith the pistol that thab it would have been impossible foi tho boy to have aavo hold tho the pistol in his hia hands and shoot himself without leaving ng joli do marls around tho the wound the parents of the boy were distracted over the accident it being their next sin ile ho was waa bot loin n in ia salt bait lake city august oil 1885 and was a light hearted generous gono roue boy and well li led by all hia bis playmates tho the funo tunell rit soi bonicos Nices took place nt at the stile stale Ilou 34 yea ye afternoon f and tho the eb children ildron or of vernal Coat iid chool all turned out to pay their last to their deahl school bl mato ainee it 11 y S collett and C B dart lott conducted conduct od tho the funeral und all that remained of poor little hoy boy vaa laid away to list in tile tho vornal vernal com cemetery otery the following is tho the testimony ony agn en cn before tho the coroners jury state of utah county of vernal Pro precinct an inquest holdon bolden at tho the residence roside of 11 II luck in vernal product uintah county on tho the fth day clay of apal 1898 before befort ward E U pack Ju justice tico of the pence in vernal pro said county upon tho the body of hoy boy bucl theio 13 1 lag ing doad dead dr II If was waa tho the grat in witness called ile ho that lie ho N fans as tile first to mos ligato tho the ill attel gale gae tile tho tho the bullet from tho wound in tho lower part of tho the temple ranging 0 inward and taud upward 1 ho bullet had tho the anterior portion of tho the brain and i ana its found to hao to tile tho depth of two NO incho inches kg ilia 1 shooting ho about 7 and ami lie ha did not think it post blo ble for tho abo boy to walk or speak after tho the accident occurred tho annd had not boon beon N wished jibed or dressed dros sod and no trace of powder bum buin vm afta vi visible 1 bl 0 1 yas of thu the a that tho the mis ivna not caused by the tha boy himself dr bjornson testified that he came about 8 and found the boy unconscious said it wag possible but not for the loy boy to walk and talk after the accident but could not hayo havo walked or ti spoken polen after oge age got in the rest of his toti testimony was wag similar to that of dr hulling Halling fr ruple huple was waa colled called not next about sundown rundown hoy boy luck got the pistol from a machine drawer as ho he was wag going to milk hoy boy came to mo me fore for c I 1 igafo gave hun him live boy hoy wag about 15 yards on oa tho the other side bide ot of tho the fence when I 1 hoard board tho the report of tho the pistol on going goin around tho th onit side bido of tho the finco to soo BOO what was the mattel I 1 found lina him shot and lite pistol lying by hoy boy was waa on the south side bidoor of tho barn and said ie shot myself iio started ap the inno aal an 3 I 1 followed him about half wa w up lip lie ho again said saia io ahot myself and tho ilia sawo words worda wore were repeated when lie he mot mob mr lyons at the tha gate I 1 did not cot pickup pick op shogun abo run hoy wont to the rough and mr took borno sorno water and washed the fouad wound 1 I hile mr lyons lyona washed tho the wound I 1 woul wont to tho the 3 ard fol foi the milk and pistol hoy boy asked do yon think im going to do then ho he became unconscious con arious mr lyons lyona carried him I 1 lu tho conae and I 1 went and nd told mr luck that hoy boy was waa hurt awful bid but did no not tell him how ho he was waa hurt 1 then went tor for dr heilinger and found him at tho the in crois cro is examination it wai wag shown that the bo bos a had boon been shooting with tho the pistol around the slaughter yard during tho day whilo mr doman domantas is was as killing a boot beef mr lyons fiod that ho he was wag at homo home nil all tho the afternoon was drawing water nt tho the well nt at tho timo of tho the shot tho the arst I 1 saw was roy hoy coming dain froin ilia iho barn and in s about half way conri the ho liuo I 1 tho gato gate I 1 asked him hill what was tho tot ifo ive shot wa ni ra e if I 1 it E 1 I 1 ed bun bull to como to the well and I 1 alio wound ibold I 1 told him 1 mould po ivr r homo with him when I 1 tA rainea tho ho mill I 1 noticed no powder bum airn around tho wound the boy becaro fit at tile the well rind ind 1 I sent henry for mr luck nod and carried him into tho the house and in a few mr luck camo came and took tho the boy and I 1 too wont neat tor for tile tho dr U 11 II luck tosti fiod was waa nt at the upper supper table albon aben henry euple camo and told roe rae roy was waa badly buit that he lad had pra probably bably fallen out ot of the barn I 1 rna ran over and found the boy in air icons arms told to run for dr roy boy was unconscious and limp bihon hon I 1 got there abero I 1 knew ho he was shot from froin the appear anctot of the wound RS its soon as I 1 saw it mr and john bopp both testified to having haing the abo pistol in tit tin I 1 oo 00 separate shots ra ruti ning f from born orto ono imd and a half bull to three foot distant florn atom a i log and from wot wet paper and that in each caso case there NN ore of powder but bum il ld bryan testified that tir sir lons lona told him ilia little boys hall bad beau playing with esith n squall pistol i stol and lie bo bad lundo put it up a litho while and had bud golio to milk chilo bilo thoro lo ho 10 bearil a shot and nry canio running out tind ind fraid mi lious li ous lloy buy luck is ig shot with this mona the aurora N ore it it alfonc f 01 about bi enty when thoy returned wilb aith a merdict na as follows ibe said furois auroia upon then do say that ito luel canio to his hia death on the ho ath daa of albil at nl 1 at 1030 10 30 V P M by a shot shut from n 82 32 7 shot ro olivi fired by it a band unknown and aoud jhoo t hooting ting akas its apparently patently ly occidental signed S P dillman Dill iaan L it 11 boilard oo ilard N tit 0 ibon Atto by waid avati I 1 11 rack justice of tile ponce this MIA day of 0 april 1898 |