Show SHOT IN THE THIGH TWO BOYS HOMB OF TERM HOME WOUNDED on sunday morning thomas lorenzo vaughan left a comfortable home in the lower part of the city intending to beat his way to evanston in company with isaac carr thomas is a boy about twelve years of age aee his parents are very tory respectable and and hardworking hard working people and are highly respected amoum their neighbors end aad friends they came to this country about three years ago from england but thomas had been a wayward son and caused his bis father much trouble and his mother a great deal of pain he has refused to go to school or to work around home and he ran away on one or two former occasions on sunday last with tearful ua eyes he left home he had announced his intention of leaving on saturday and finding he be was determined to go his bis fond mother regretfully put pat clean clothing upon him and he departed from home with its humble yet corn com fordable for table surroundings on the bright sabbath morning of may he and his bis companion carr made their leir way to almy junction reaching there on monday evening they out and made a fire in the morning how everan accident occurred which terminated their tr trip concerns 2 so tar as vaughan was concern concerned while sitting by the fire carr was unloading his bis pistol a 32 call breand t the he weapon was discharged the bullet im bedded itself in ane left thigh of aughan who was sitting near by y vaughan vaughan determined to return home his companion om panion decided to accompany him the wounded boy walked to the ithe cars and the two succeeded la in returning ng to ogden the same way they came cam by beating a ride ou on the freight train they reached here yesterday and paulh vaughan an went home his parents obtained surgical attention and the bullet was extracted thomas now reclines upon a couch with ample time to think of his w waywardness ayward ness when a re representative r of the herald called at tae the house today to day the boy was resting and his mother joyfully stated that he be had promised to go to school as soon as he recovers 01 his hia recovery t there here is no doubt the wound is wholly I 1 y in the flesh and aad with proper care no nothing t hing serious will ensue carr left his h home ome under more surreptitious circumstances he obtained a weeks wages and purchased a pistol tor for 3 cartridges watch total 43 50 the whole of his earnings for one week he left home unknown to his bis mother and brothers his father is dead and now it is stated he be has gone north mrs vaughan distinctly stated to the reporter that the shooting ot of her boy was purely accidentally accident aly she attaches no blame to carr and this statement was supported by the wounded boy it is to be hoped that thomas experience peri ence will prove to be a good lesson to him and that he be will not want to leave home and parents on a bair brained trip again the boy stated that he and carr were going to evanston to herd sheep ogden herald berald may 2 ath |