Show Tragedy Dogged Father of Shot I Girl T Two vo Years He Reveals By ALSON FERGUSON For two years tragedy has dogg dogged d dhe he the footsteps of ot William Wiiiiam C. C Medey ted Mod icy ey 1018 South First West Vest street father ather of at Matilda Pearl Medley 12 who ho lay Saturday In a a. county hospital hos- hos pital ital cot both hands mangled and nd md disfigured as the result of a a. shotgun being fired Ired at her Friday by Chester Butcher 16 of Whitney Whitney Whit Whit- ne ney avenue a This was revealed Saturday wh when n Medley appeared at the sheriffs sheriff's s of office office of- of fice fico to demand Investigation In of ot his daughters daughter's ca case caso and protest Butchers Butcher's Butch cr ers er's story that the shot was WIUS fired den accidentally Two Tw years cars a ago o. o M Medleys Medley's dley's wife died following an illness Thereupon It fell tho the lot of ot his year old daughter daugh daugh- ter Myrtle Myrtlo B. B Medley Medey to moth r three younger children and k ke keep p house for tor her father i DAUGHTER KILLED I On last January 9 9 Myrtle was killed when the time auto In which she sho was riding driven by Hyrum Mitch Mitch- fOil a Q neighbor was struck hy by a DIn Denver Rio Grande Grand VE Western Vestern train The accident happened 1 at Thirteenth South and l Fifth We West t f streets killing Myrtle Myrtie instantly Mitchell la lay between life and death In tho hospital for several days before be- be foro fore ho he finally re recovered o r With M Myrtles Myrtle's death duties of housekeeper fell upon Matilda Pearl For months she sime attended her 4 year old sister nub Ruby aided by her brother Joseph JosephI M I Medley dley 14 and went to school when tho the household du duties duties duties du- du ties would permit Friday morning Matilda l with her brother Joseph stopped at the Butchers Butchers' home on their way ay to school Chester according toJo to O Joseph Joseph Jo- Jo seph took exception to a a. remark made by Matilda relative to a stack of sacked flour In the Butcher kitchen and obtained the time gun with which the girl was shot With Investigation of the caso practically concluded Saturday night Deputy Sheriff L. L L. L Larsen said a a. request for tor a complaint charging young oun Butcher Dutcher with as assault assault as- as sault with a deadly weapon would be made Monday of the county at attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's at- at torney's tomey's office Matilda's condition is reported slightly Improved at the county count hospital Youn Young Butcher Dutcher is stilt ll held held 1 in the time county J jail II I I. I |