Salt Lake Telegram | 1905-05-03 | Page 2 | Brooklyn Boy Killed in Mimic Wild West

jjPvOOELYN BOY KILLED V 3 1 L IN MIMIC WILD WEST yilangstcr Snapped Rcrolvcr at John Hincs and 'th: - ; Gun Went Off. . v f NEW. YORK. May 3. During' a ihfinlc wnd West 'show in the Flat Bwh Boyi1 club- of Brooklyn. ! Joha i years e4d, has heer accl- eKlally- shot by . a playmate of 14. llnes -died In his mother's arms a few hoars later. , "The dub was erected by wealthy iferooklynites to keep the boys off the j street In the basement Is a gymnasium, gymna-sium, where Hines and twelve :,tther lads- gathered In mimic performances they had seen at wild West thews. They had been doing Indian dances, throwing the lasso and having a jolly time generally, when suddenly Walter Drlscoll drew a large revolver and began be-gan snapping It at the boys. Several times the pistol was snapped.? Then came a flash and Hines fell. His1, playmates play-mates ran to the street shoutltig for help but Hines was shot . through the temple and was beyond medical aid. Drlscoll was locked up on the charge of homicide, but the police are satis-fled satis-fled that the shooting was entirely accidental. ac-cidental. He cried .hysterically,' over the afTalr. saying he had taken his father's revolver' from home secretly, and supposed it was not loaded.