Deseret Evening News | 1903-06-25 | Page 8 | Shocking Gun Episode

GUN EPISODE Aa As a Result Joel Lowe Ies in Ill a eat Condition Co Correspondence WIllard Co June 23 A most shocking gun episode occurred here Friday night the Two young men Joel I Lowe we and Floyd Wells were Invited by young Joseph Dudley to o KO go d fn to hi fath fathers ers orchard m get SOnIC some fruit Ac Accepting Accosting costing lila Ills Invitation the thre pro proceeded on horseback to the orchard DC Vera Yere Dudley and Clara Car Barker two boys about IS 13 y years irs of age were In the orchard watching for intruders Intruder ouch each had a gun loaded with salt They secreted themselves In Itt a tree antI as tIme the young men were cre passing parsing not knowing who they were deed upon them nt at close range Joel Lowe being In the rear received almost the nil full ef feels nf of time the discharge In the back of lil hh antI and neck The Tue shock was vas BO so severe that n a par partial thu paralysis of the body and don anti and hemorrhage of the brain were time the r result sult He lie lies In n a most moat critical condition grave gravo fears ears being entertain entertained ed for hla imis recovery The whole corn com community Is shocked naIl it at the dreadful occurrence