Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-07 | Page 8 | Bullet Fired by Reckless Boy Goes through a Woman's Hair

BULLET FIRED BY RECKLESS BOY GOES THROUGH A WOMANS HAIR Mrs Charles Rut Buffell who w O lives DVM at 73 Read Mead street treet had a escape from death yesterday afternoon A ballet tired Ored from a rifle in lat the UIe hands of O a reckless boy struck and passed through her hair which was w dons done do up MI en top of her be heed 3 but fortunately the wIle missile did not harm her in tn the least lea t tIrs Mrs Irs Russell heard some shooting near the house and walked out into the yard to see what it meant As she did so a bullet struck truck near the house bouse and aDd there was a second report by the ping pine of another bullet and Irs mrs Russell Russen fAlt f something tear teer through her hair Frightened Fri almost 8 into hys kya hysterics tories she rushed into the house kou e and aud the boys bOA probably discovering what they had done disappeared through the vacant ant lots Jo An examination of her hair showed Mrs Mr Russell that the bullet had pawed passed within a of her head but had bad fortunately done no further injury than to plow through the hair When Mr Russell Ru en returned home last night she informed him of the occur occurrence occurrence rence and he be immediately reported the matter to the police He said that he thought the boys lived in the neigh but he did nat know their names He was advised to swear o out oot outa t ta a complaint against the lads Juds but stated that he be did not desire to prose prosecute pro e cute them if jf they would quit shooting V in that vicinity and asked that a po p be detailed to warn the boys against repeating the performance Officer Sperry was sent to investigate i e V the matter and warn the boys bo s