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Show 3 YEAR OLD BOY ELECTROCUTED Leland, the 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stevens, was electrocuted elec-trocuted at noon today while, playing play-ing with a live wire on the ground in front of the home of his grandfather, grand-father, Charles Walker, with whom the family resided. Mr. Walker had Just returned home with his two grandsons, had helped lcm from the wagon and had gone to put up his team, the boys stopping to play in the street before going to the house. Leland evidently picked up the wlrs and started toward the yard. A party of tourists said they saw the boys playing with the wire that was on the ground but were unaware una-ware that it was charged. They said the younger boy started toward the house carrying the wire. As he reached a ditch in front of the home he was seen to waver and then toppled over Into the water. From all indications he was electrocuted electro-cuted as he came in contact with the water. Dr. E. Clark Mclntire was summoned, sum-moned, but from appearances the boy had died instantly. A coroner's Jury was appointed, and testimony was heard this afternoon af-ternoon to establish the exact cause of death. The father is working at the Grand Canyon. |