Show accidental shooting J B writes as follows from ran dolph rich co utah aug 26 editor deseret bilg geviss quite a occurred here today through the mhd careless bandling of fire arms the details are as follows henry jacobson Jaco abad about seventeen years of aee a e in company with his bis mother and hia is brothers and sisters was out gathering berries bunting and fishing when young henry saw a flock of prairie chickens in his bis excitement to get his gun gati which was laying on the wagon seat with a quilt over it he pulled palled the gun out in such a manner manber that the trigger came in con tact with the quilt thereby discharging the gun the contents of which beni through the muscle of his bis right arm it is that the bone is is unhurt but there is an ugly gash in the flesh we do not know exactly how bow serious his ilij guju u i lies jes are until u toe surgeon re ports who has to come from evanston a a distance of 33 miles there is no doubt that young henry jacobson jacob son will learn earn by this sad and lesson that guns are dangerous it was hoped doped that he was aware of this sim pie yet important fact for the reison reason that thit about ly 18 neontha ago ho bo was one of the chief participants in having lots of fun with an old double shotgun which was declared to be empty the result ot the fun however was the death ot of R chard franklin pearce a bright boy twelve years of age |