Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-03-11 | Page 11 | Gun Mishap Wounds Boy

GUN MISHAP WOUNDS BOY You Youth h Near Death as Accident Result Alexander Graham 12 12 son o of Mr and land Mrs John P. P Graham West Oakland avenue was reported in critical condition Monday in the Salt Lake Lae general hospital after sUr surgeons eons performed a delicate operation operation op op- Sunday night and removed part of a buu bullet l which had penetrated the youths youth's brain Part of the bullet still remains in inthe inthe the brain The left len side of the boys boy's I bod body is paralyzed and little hope is held for lor his ef recovery The bullet hospital authorities reported entered the right temple tern tem pie pierced the trie frontal bone and I lodged four in inches hes inside the skull in the brain Alexander was shot accidentally when a 22 2 caliber weapon was discharged discharged dis dis- dis charged b by a playmate Fred Vest phal 16 Springview drive officers officers officers cers reported The two youths and two other companions Kenneth Hilton Hilton Hil Hil- ton 18 Springview drive and Wesle Wesley Foster 10 lO West Robert avenue were shooting pigeons Ina in ina ina a shed of the Jensen Brothers Packing Packing Pack Pack- ing company plant 2900 South Second Second Sec Sec- ond Vest West street Sunday afternoon deputy sheriffs reported d. d As Westphal shot at a 8 pigeon on ona ona ona a shed young Graham stood up in front of the gun it was reported Westphal was questioned by D Deputy Sheriffs Arch Hoffman n C. C N N. l Ferguson Ferguson Fer Fer- guson German Dean and George GeorgeL L L. Knepp then released to the custody custody cus cus- tody tady of hl his father ather