Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-15 | Page 6 | Star Shortstop Saves Gun-Toting Girl with Timely Assist in Court

Star Shortstop Saves Gun Toting Gun Tot g Girl With Timely Assist in iii Court CHICAGO July 15 JP Jurges star Cub shortstop stepped Into court with a timely assist today to save his gun toting girl assailant from prosecution on a n charge of assault assault as as- sault with intent to kill After answering two questions putto putto put to him by the assistant states state's attorney attorney ney concerning the shooting in which Miss Violet Valli wounded him twice and herself once Jurges I suddenly halted in the midst of ot a sentence sentence sen sen- tence with I have no desire to testify Do you think you will have no nomore nomore more trouble asked Judge John I No I wish to drop this case Jurges replied Then the a case is dismissed for want of ot prosecution ruled the judge and lets let's hope that no more ball players are shot Questioned as her to-her to her plans Miss Valli a striking brunette dressed in a fashionable white crepe dress said After Alter what's happened I feel I owe it ft to my self-respect self to consider the entire matter a thing of ot the past Miss Valli a divorcee entered Jurges' Jurges room at the Carlos hotel adjacent ad ja jacent ent to Wrigley field on the morning morn mom tog ing of ot July 6 6 After making another vain bid for Jurges Jurges' love she took a caliber revolver from her handbag handbag handbag hand hand- bag and started to shoot In the struggle struggle gle tor for the gun Jurges was shot shot shot-in in inthe the right side and left hand Miss Valli was wounded in the left hand I. I but none of ot the wo wounds was was serious Jurges has recovered sufficiently to don a B uniform again and work out with the thc Cubs during the past two I da days