Show BOYS UNIQUE EXPERIENCE HE TELLS A STRANGE STORY TO THE POLICE Willie Halin Says a Stranger Pulled a Gun and Fired at His Head Boys Pace is PowderBurned Willie G Malta a lad of 14 years who resides with his parents at 237 South Fourth East says ho had a thrilling experience with a fellow evidently evi-dently Insane shortly after C oclock labt evening According to a strange but straightforward story which the lad related to the police last night a savagelooking stranger tired ti revolver re-volver point blank at his head In support of his story ho exhibited several sev-eral bad powder burns on either side of his face At the time of the shooting shoot-Ing the boy was sitting on the ditch bank In front of his home He says that he noticed the stranger coming toward him from the northeast corner of Second South and Fourth East streets but paid no attention to the fellow who halted directly in front of whero ho was sitting in the shade Young MaIm says that the stranger glared at him for several momcnLs and then dropped his hnnd back to a hip pocket and whipped out an uglylook hug revolver Almost Instantly o the bi y relates Lime stranger thrust the gun within three foot of his face and pulled up the hammer A deafening report followed and when young Ma lint recovered from the shock he looked up to see his assailant turn west on Second South at a lively gait The boy says that he ran to the corner and watched the fellow sprint to Third East and north on that street TluMi ho hurried home and reported tho niTnlr to his parents He was able to give an excrllcnt description of his assailant as-sailant Time police believe that If an exploded toy cannon or firecracker wen endowed with the power of spefi h a different Ftory would be related But young Maim Is positive that he Is not mistaken Nothing about the I boys head indicates the course of the bullet |