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Show SCOTT SHOT LITTLE GIRL. While Living- in Park City He Wounded a Child. Special to Tho Tribune. PARK CITY, Utah, Nov. 19. Up until two years ago Roy Scott, who slashed Elslo Gallachor In Salt Lako today, lived hero In Park City with his parents.1 Ho wns not considered out of tho ordinary, except that ho was slow to act and speak, and extremely nervous. Thoso things wero attributed by thoso who know him to tho fact that his health waa bad from early childhood. Among his schoolmates and youngxfrIcnds he was a goneral favorite fa-vorite and was never known to bohavo hlmsolf unusual toward any of them. Shot Nine-Year-Old Girl. Two years ago last April he shot Janet Forsytho, a little glii nine years old. In tho shoulder, with a 22 lifio. Janet Is tho daughter of Jamc3 Forsytho, who for years waa stationary engineer at tho Marsac mill. At tho tlmo of tho shooting shoot-ing some llttlo discussion of tho affair arose, but tho boy's statoment that it was accidental waa generally bolloved. It seems lhat tho llttlo girl was coming up tho slops In tho roar of tho Forsytho homo, which Is Just across tho strcot from tho Scott homo, when sho was struck In tho shoulder with a bullet Tho bullet was from a gun discharged by young Scott, who waa standing iu tho rear of hla own homo. Bullot in Shoulder. Tho little clrl rushed Into tho houso, crying thnt nho was shot, and nor mother, moth-er, nfter duo examination, found a slight flesh wound In tho left shoulder. Had the bullet struck a fow Inches higher It might havo been fatal. Tho boy also went Into his home and told what ho had dono, stating that It was an accident; that ho was ohootlm: at a white brant and did not seo tho llttlo girl. Boy's Story Accepted. Since tho girl had always been a favorite favor-ite of young Scott and since thero had been nothing in his past conduct to cause nny suspicion of nuch action, his story was generally accepted, and nothing further fur-ther was Bald or dono about the maltor. Soon nftar this tho Scotts moved to Salt I,ako. Why Girl Was Shot. It was rumored at tho tlmo that Roy had deliberately shot Janet In a fit of plquo, because some boys wero paying moro attention to Janot than Roy thought thoy should. Janot was said to bo playing in her back yard with somo boys when Roy saw her. IIo Ib said to have deliberately Kone into tho house, procured tho rlfie nnd. going Into a coal shed, shot tho child from this hiding place. When subsequently asked why ho Imd dono tho deed bo Is reported to have mild that he loved Janot, and ho could not bear to soo othor boys on too friendly terms with hor. Roy. by some puoplo, has always been considered as a peculiar acting boy. About his oyes thoro was a strange look, not exactly that of shyness, but moro of a restless and shlftlnc vision when looked at. Whother pro-natnl lnfiuoncca or hereditary taints are ronponrlblo for his mania aro questions concerning which thcra will doublloss bo much opcculntlon. |