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Show ACCIDENT CAUSES DEATH. Younn Man Vho Ir Shot by Companion Die 'at Blackfoot, Special to Tho Tribune. BLACKFOOT. Idaho. Dec. . "Wha-t is "aid to have been an accidental ehootlnp yesterday resulted in tho death of Cal Bradley thin afternoon, Tho shooting was dpno by SI Olmstead, wlioso parents recently purchased tho old Jarvla place, nlno mllca pouthwest of this place. Olmstead. Olm-stead. who Is ia years of age. was stay-inpr stay-inpr alone on the newly-purchased placo a,?d 1.1,,Lrr,V.n.1'. Bradloy, was spending the nlpht with him. Thoy were seen to havo a .22 caliber pistol early in tho flveninp. About 10 o clock at nlBht, Olmstead called at the Bradley home, about half way to town. Inqulrliip for tho nearest phone, after which he went on showing considerable nervous excitornent. Mr. Bradley. Sr.. became be-came worried, us the timo for his son's appearance passed, nnd ho finally wont to the Jaryjs place to Investigate. Upon entering the house ho saw bloodstains and a towel saturated with blood Later, La-ter, ho found his son stretched out on a bed with a hole Just above tho right ove, wncre a bullet had entered. Dr. Pa trie was summoned by phono and the bov was removed to tho homo of his parents. In moments of consciousness young Bradley said Olmstead did not mean to shoot him. mis afternoon Bradley was brought to town for an operation for the removal of the bullet, but died before tho operation could bo performed. Tho Olmstead boy was found by Sheriff Jones at tlio home of his parents at Thomas, and Is nearly prostrated wtlh grief. u |