Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-12 | Page 12 | Youths Shoot 6-Year-Old Lad, Who May Die

YOUTHS SHOOT YEAR OLD LAD WHO MAY DIE Mother l Sees Malice i in jn Earin Edwin Edwin Ed Ed- win rin Blacks Black's BlacksT Wound T Prisoners Pris Pris- Say Accident l With a a. a 22 rifle bullet In his brain bruin I little Edwin Black son of ot Mr Ir and I Mrs MTH IF IT M. M t. t Black 1310 S. S West Temple street lies lIeR at tho the point of or death Inthe in inthe inthe the county count hospital Orif f r stricken at tIme the Injury to hor her old C boy bor Mrs Black Rinck has be become lie lie- come como convinced on that tho tIme boys who admit ad ml- nd- nd mit mil firing i the shot which injured time the little follow fillow did so 50 out of or malice i I j She has In insisted that the they be bo hol hold In inthe the tho county j Jail 11 to lO await tho the outcome of oC Edwins Edwin's Injuries I Nelson 1 16 G years ears old and Frank Blake p. p also 16 16 are aro In custody custod The They admitted yesterday having fired the shot that mil inny cau cause e tho death of or orthe the little lad Both maintain that tho the shooting as A as accidental Mrs Irs Black has convinced herself that the tho boys bos I shot hot her son s because sho she had forbidden forbid forbid- I lion den them to shoot rats in tho the Black barn after h her r husband had tol told them thorn i I I th the they could do so 80 JU Juvenile court officers who arrested the laos laGs aro are inclined to believe belle their story atory Tho The youths declare a stra stray 1 I bullet bullot fired at a bird hit Edwin and L I I j 1 I main maintain tal that the they were unaware of ot tho the serious nature of his Injuries s. s The I I I I considerable youths wore were located locate with I b by Probation Officer Heber I C Smith I