Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-08-08 | Page 3 | Policeman Accidentally Shoots Young Woman

POLICEMAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS YOUNG WOMAN DENVISK, Aug. 7. A young woman who, with another woman and two mon, composod an automobilo party, was shot by Patrolman Mitchell at 3 o'clock this morning. Tho party was oxcoo'ding the speed limit, and when the' refused to halt Mitchell pulled his revolver. Tho trigger caught in the cord of his night-stick, discharging tho weapon. Tho bullet passed through tho back of tho machine, imbedding itsolf in tho woman's leg. Sho was taken to tho oflico of a physicinn. Tho parly refused lo givo thoir names.