Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-02-25 | Page 10 | Mistaken for Burglar

MISTAKEN fOR BURGlAR Mistaken for a burglar while he was hunting for tor burglars Albert B Arm Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong strong a fireman In the Sharon build building buildIng building ing was shot and seriously wounded at 11 last night near his home borne on Tenth South between Eighth and Ninth West Vest streets by b his Hele Heleman Heleman Heleman man Gold Armstrong was taken to the theL theL L 1 D S In an ambulance where Dr J Clarence succeeded In extracting most of the shot which had lodged in his left side Unless blood poisoning develops it Is expected he will recover According to the story told by Gold I Mrs Armstrong Arm trong wife ife of the wounded i iman i iman man had been by the barking or of her dog near neu a chicken coop Think Thinking ThinkIng ing lug that burglars or chicken thieves were operating in the neighborhood Gold old picked up his shotgun and watched through windows In the direction of the 1 chicken coops At the same time Arm Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong strong who had been out visiting neigh neighbors bors hors became attracted by the of the dog as he neared his home He walked straight to the hen house and struck a match to see if his chickens had been disturbed I When Gold standing with gun In hand handsaw handsaw handsaw saw the man walk toward the hen houst hous housand and strike the match he ho aimed full at him and fired through the window glass The man fell and screamed For Gods sake dont shoot again Its Albert Mrs Armstrong rushed to the side of her wounded husband and assisted by Gold carried him into the house when surgeons and an ambulance were sum summoned summoned summoned