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Show HALLOWEEN JOKE PROVES SERIOUS Boy Is Probably fatally ShotDuring a Pake , Hold-Up in Chicago. CHICAGO. Nov. 1. Halloween proved serious in the residence of William Will-iam Hood last night. Cleveland Hood, a 13-year-old son, was shot during a game of "hold-up" by Frank Wright, a boy of the same age. Young Hood was shot Just above the heart. He was taken to the hospital, hos-pital, where an operation was performed, per-formed, and it was reported that the outcome of the wounds was In doubt. The shooting was accidental. The revolver re-volver belonged to Mr. Hood, and the boys did not look to see If it was loaded. Henry Cannon and Harold Tully, two other boys were dressed as girls, and a street scene was acted out, where the robber steps from a dark alley and cries: "Hands up or you are dead men!" Wright was playing the part of the robber. Hood and the masquerading girls were the victims. All went well and Hood showed the proper amount of fight, when he found himself looking look-ing into the muzzle of a revolver. As he was muttering some fanciful stage talk, his fright became a reality, for the "empty" revolver was discharged dis-charged and the boy sank to the floor. Wright was taken to the police station, sta-tion, but was released later. |