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Show POLICEMAN SHOT BY BURGLAR OUT AGAIN Patrolman C. A. Patterson, who waa shot through the leg by Charle J. Kettle Ket-tle son. th "daylight burglar," whan th latter attempted to escape from th policeman, po-liceman, who assisted In his capture at the home of George L. Bemls on th afternoon aft-ernoon of April 20. made hla first sp-pearanc sp-pearanc today at police headquarter since the shooting. Patrolman Patterson, who Is walking on crutches, says that he feels that hla lucky star waa In ths ascendancy as-cendancy because he was not killed by Kettleson In the battle that occurred between be-tween him and the burglar. "1 was holding Kettleson with the twister twist-er and had my gun tn my left hand. I attempted to .witch the gun to my right hand In order to be ready for the bur- Ilar'a pal If he ahould attempt to pass me. ut aa 1 wa making the change Kettleson Kettle-son grabbed th gun from m and- tried to shoot me In the stomach. I grap- Fled with him and held hie arm down. . had thrown my around around him, when he Mruggled snd partly released his right hand and fired. The ball .truck me In the leg In front and passed down and ram out at the back. Just above the knee." Patrolman Patterson's Injury Is healing rapidly, but he will probably be compelled to walk with the aid of crutch three week or a month longer. |