Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-09-21 | Page 2 | Shoots Self in Leg in Nervously Trying to Rout Burglar

I I j Shoots Sell Self in Leg LegIn LegI LegIn In Nervously Trying To Rout Burglar arming himself to toV togo togo WHILE V I go to a lower floor and capture a burglar early today E. E A. A Caston 41 North Temple street shot himself in inthe inthe inthe the right knee A sound such as asa a 5 burglar would make while Awhile forcing a window aroused the family from a deep sleep ac ac- erding to th the e police and Caston Caston Caston Cas Cas- ton made a hasty search for his revolver Just as he lie was about to demand demand demand de de- mand that the intruder surrender at once onte his nervousness resulted in a spasmodic contraction of his trigger finger and the we weapon pon was dis discharged He was rushed to the emergency hospital where the bullet was removed with little difficulty Whether the burglar was frightened by the discharge of the revolver and fled or whether the mysterious sound was made by some prowling cat remains I one of the mysteries the police l Lone I never expect to solve J