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Show SHOT HIS EYE OUT, Tha Terrible fata Hint Overcome a Wau-rterliig Wau-rterliig Finland 41. The manner in which Charles Book-man, Book-man, a Finlunder, sustained injuries that have siuee resulted in tho loss of his right eye is a mystery that will probably never bo cleared up to thy satisfaction of the police, who have only his Incoherent tale on which to work. It had been raining considerably upon the evening that he was found and brought to police po-lice station. Doctor Menchaiu was called, 11 iid on his recommendation Hcckman was taken to tho county jail aud subsequently to St MaryV hospital, in which infirmary he has since been coulied. On the arrival of the sull'erer at headquarter blood was oozing iront an orilieo that looked as if it. had been inflicted with a 22 calibre bull-let. bull-let. The same thing was noticed at the county jail. At the hospital it was discovered dis-covered that he also carried a ghastly gasti across the arteries of the wrist and the question of how that was received becomes as densely mysterious us was that surrounding the firs!, wound. lienden d temporarily insane at least Beckman's story was handled with considerable con-siderable allowance. Di bis stupor bo said some one had stolen upon him anil tired tho shot that entered en-tered at the corner of the eye and piercing the pupil disappeared somewhat some-what in tho cavities of the head. The eye completely collapsed and was finally removed from the socket by Dr. Meacham. The theory that the authorities author-ities are inclined to entertain as the most plausible is that of attempted suicide or that offered by Captain Parker who surmises that it was a stray shot from a hunter's fowling pieco that did the work. The absence of powder marks on the face would seem to dissipate the tii-ory of suieido aud the entire alTiir remains a mystery, lleckman, who is yet irrational", says he is from Wyoming Wyom-ing and was seeking emplovnient when visited by the wounds, lie is much improved aud every hope is entertained for his recovery. |