Show I Youths Assert They Were Peppered With Bird Shot by Farmer Attempting to B Build Shelter From Rain With Railroad Ties They Say Say- faces bleeding bleeding- from bird I shot wounds wound Rulon Hulon and Blain Johnson 16 and 17 years rears old re respectively re- re returned to their home homo at N. N Third West street carl early yesterday a afternoon and told a n. story of oC having having- been shot at by a a. farmhand when they attempted to build a a. shelter out of ot railroad ties near tho the tracks at St. St Joseph for protection from the rain that fell tell yesterday e erday noon Leaving their homes at 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon the youths caught a a. train for Cor or St St. Joseph where whore they had Intended to Investigate the con condition of ot duck shooting Thc They declare that rain commenced to fall fail heavily hea upon their arrival at St. St Joseph and to guard against being drenched thoy attempted I to tilt up half halt a dozen railway ties for A short distance from them sa say the young men two farmers were Vero loading loading- a a. wagon According to Rulon Johnson who showed the severest injury Injun one of ot the tho farmhands called to them and asked 1 If the they Intended d to wreck a n. train Ho says sas the they made no reply and that one of ot the farmhands then told the other to get a a. shotgun The Tho young oung hunters sa say Sal they gave e a the matter no attention I until th they felt the sting of bird shot and heard a a. shot ring out Both then I took to their heels and running a away aMay from froni the scene wall walked ed home Mrs H R. R S S. S Johnson on mother of oC the bo boys tI complained d to the police yesterday yester yester- day afternoon and later to the the- sheriff Jh The lIh of Davis IM count county where the shooting took place ilace then wa was vas notified Up to 10 a late Inte hour Ja lat last t nl night ht tho the iden idon- tRy of or the farmland farmhand had not been dis dis- covered |