Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-07 | Page 1 | S. L. Boy Shoots Girl with Shotgun

S 0 I m J Y soOT GL WITH wiT WR SHOTGUN SHOT SHATTERS HAND OF f VI VICTIM YOm Chester Chesler Butcher Claims Ac Ao Shooting Was Cl I t t THREAT REVEALED Shot Just Grazes Body of Girls Girl's Brother Chester Butcher 17 of Whit ney avenue was was' arrested at 1 I o'clock by deputy sheriffs for the shooting of pf Pearl Medley 12 12 of 1018 1918 South First First West street Friday morning Pearl learl whose hand was waa shattered by the shot from the shotgun de declared de de- dared Butcher Dutcher had threatened t td kill her before he fired the shot Butcher on his arrest admitted th the shooting b but t declared It was accidental His s statement was substantiated substantiated sub sub- by Arnold Williams 13 13 15 of West Vest Seventeenth South street w who o was In the room Arnold Ar Ar- nold noid said Butcher had taken take the gun down dowa to show him had loaded it and raised it again when the gun guu ac accidentally went off otto Pearl was taken to the emergency hospital for first aid and was seas later removed t to the county hospital where an op operation was performed by X Dr r William P. P Beers in Jn an attempt attempt at at- at te tempt Pt to save sav her hand BECOMES ENRAGED Pearl Peat together with her brother Joseph 14 called at th the Butcher home about 9 30 o'clock Pearl said she the wanted to talk to Mary Butcher about school While there Butcher began to repair a phonograph and became enraged at Pearl the brother broth broth- er said Get out of here at once or Ill I'll kill you youl Pearl told the officers Butcher shouted I 1 told him I wanted to to talk to teJ toMary tOMary Mary Pearl related Then he ran and grabbed a a shotgun and aid fired it at me The shot was wa fired at a range o ot of about two feet Joseph said A Jagged hole ole was torn through the palm of ot Pearls Pearl's hand and two fingers were badly mutilated The thumb was entirely severed and the tip of one finger Inger blown off orf The shot also Just grazed her abdomen and narrowly missed hitting Joseph who was standing nearby MAY LO LOSE E HAND The severed thumb and fingertip were Vera sewn on the childs child's hand by byr Dr r Beers but it is problematical It they hey will completely heal he said The usual danger of or Infection from such uch a a. wound must also be overcome overcome over over- come ome the doctor stated