Show Girl Age 4 Shot By Brother Fights for Life 4 w 1 H 7 V p. p V j i t t t Y I 4 F f 4 1 j f Li t r 7 v s 1 iS V c y t 4 c r F 1 0 i J I 1 S f f ft r 4 t L l' l lf A 5 f tC r 4 44 q c t f On r f r- r 4 ir I H i c cI 9 I 7 7 v a i I 4 4 S I Above J Joyce oyce 1 Marilyn Stam starn 4 who was vas shot accidentally by I her year old brother Robert below bolow Boy Finds Pistol and Cartridges During 1 Visit at Home HOm of Aunt Her tiny body t torn rn by a bullet accidentally fired by by her young brother Joyce Marilyn Stam Slam 4 41 fought for life at the Salt Lake general hospital Thursday after after- noon In an emergency operation performed performed performed per per- formed shortly before noon noon Dr Kenneth B. B Castleton strove to close an ugly wound d' d i in her abdo abdo- me men To give her strength S for the battle bat bat- tIc tle that will wm tell the tale tale- of life or orleath death leath surgeons Thursday afternoon transfused blood from the veins of ot other her father William Stam Slam meter reader for the Utah Power and Light company Joyce Marilyn smiled wanly in inthe inthe inthe the austere austere white operating ro room m. m While his sister hovered near death Robert Stam 7 whose hands fired ir d the shot played cheerfully unaware unaware un un- un- un aWa aware 0 of the tragedy his childish Finds Pistol With their mother Mrs Mra Eva Stam Stain the children left their home a at 2834 Chadwick street early Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day morning to spend the day at the he home bome of oC their aunt Mrs George Lindquist Edison street While the women chatted Robert found a caliber target pistol about th the house A coffee coee can contained contained con con- tamed some some shells S 'S His mind filled with Ind Indians Indans ans and c cowboys boys the youngster c called Joyce Marilyn and went out into an alleyway alleyway alley alley- way beside the house Either the gun had been loaded or Robert had inserted a shell said Detective C. R. Colburn and Patrolman Patrolman Patrol Patrol- man J. J P. P D Dastrup investigating of of- of vv While the two children hUdren bent over the v weapon apon its m muzzle lc flashed and at the sharp report t the little girl tell fell wounded to the ground Robert ran 5 screaming reaming into the h house use I Joyce Y Marilyn arllyn was hurried to the I emergency hospital then t to the tho Salt Lake general The operation was performed at 11 a. a m m. Dr Castleton reported th that t the bullet enter entered the T Tight side of the abdomen and emerged at the left side of the tho back It did not pierce any intestines or or vital organ he said Wan faced but gamely without a whimper Joyce Marilyn submitted to o the pr f phy physicians ici pl While her L-J L c was eminently eminent eminent- 1 ly serious ph physicians si ians believe that she has a fair chance for life I |