Deseret Evening News | 1908-02-22 | Page 5 | Peculiar Accident

PECULIAR ACCIDENT Col CoI I Struck SI liy II h ii 1 Flying Missile Col Cd Jet Jeff J art lii Ei wn WItS tho the victim V Ic t of a most peculiar accident about 4 yesterday y afternoon near tho the I drug store on State und antI t South street I Col Pollard hod just left heft thu Iho store loro nod raised his hili left heft hand bond to hut but hutton ton tOil his hili overcoat there them was WI an IU explosion which hd Buys says sounded hiko 1110 thu tho tiring of lit u ti M 40 4 cull caliber tier revolver I struck Col left ie anil Ho Ito H It n a hut The rue tit passed lInseed tho thin sleeve of lit tho the coat cOnt mid ami 11 Col CuI arm Had Halll I not raised my I 1 believe the tha bullet bulUt would have havo struck mo too In tho lie und and probably a ii L It If not fatal wound mild thu colonel ll Thu police poll co made an OH of II the tha affair hut lint could find no Ito bIT explanation ix of or the tho ox It IL might ought havo been heen caused by hy boys hOYH Ing II a l on If tha tho ho cur ear truck or might hare huo a tL revolver by I