Show I I BOY SHOOTS BROTHER NT T vo brother Harmon Parry age 16 and Thomas age age 11 of Ma Manti ti were playing at cow co cowboy cowboy boy oy Wednesday evening when the 38 caliber pistol held by rIa Harmon Har- Har mO mon 1 was as discharged which se seat seata sent senta t ta a a leaden missel through through ugh inc he fingers fin fin- i fin fingers gers of Thomass Thomas's right hand and into hi his abdomen piel piercing the in intestines in- in in intestines in m four places Dr r. r Webb who had just arrived arrived arri arri- v ved d from Odgen Odgen was as called immediately ini im mediately to dress the wound Dr pr Brooks of Ephraim Was s call called i 1 ed over over and they together performed performed performed per per- formed an between 12 and 2 0 o'clock clock a a. a m m. in The h missel entered the abdomen to the left and d sli slightly below th the navel piercing the intestines intestines' in 11 four pl places es and lodging in the w walls is 1 of the cavity The two boys h have ve beep boom companions companions all their their II lives Jives Jives' h re ver y you u would would see see one one there the he other would be be The Theelder elder boy is heart br broken ken over the sad ad occurrence I Between 7 and 8 o'clock Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- evening they went went into the block north of th their ir home ome to get had n a. a pistol The one was an art old gun which had been fo found nd early eady in inthe inthe inthe the day by the younger boy while distributing papers the other othe was one owned by the boys boy's Cousin They li had d purchased d s some me cart- cart iges during the day but had re- re th them m because they would I not fit V Ho the one gun cameto ca cato came cameto to be loaded is not q quite ite clear They were playing at cowboy and were on op either side of f a w wire re fence about 8 feet apart They went thought th the a action tion they through cowboys Ys would o ld g go through in staging I a hold up Harmon Haimon said Ill Ili show you you o how howth th they y do it and at that drew the pistol from the bib ib of his overalls and pointed it at Thomas snapping the pistol as ashe he did id so The pistol flashed and a report rang out at the same s same me tir time Thomas sank to the ground mortally mortally mortally mor mor- tally wounded Thoroughly Thorough y disgusted d with t the pistols Harmon threw them inthe inthe in inthe the creek and realizing the critical critical critical cal condition of hi his brother endeavored endeavored endeavored en en- to get him to help as soon as p possible He h tried l to C carry him but he was too heavy other had d arrived arrived arri arri- By this time boys ved and they carried him into Dicks Dick's candy store and Dr Webb summed Later the boy was was carried carried carried car car- ried over to Mrs M Medians cha s his grandmothers where it was more quite Harmon ar non showed rare consideration consider consider- consideration ion f for r his liis m mother ih r to whom hom a baby baby boy was was was' born V Wednesday morning by not taking T Thomas 1 Q a home The Th news of th the accident was broken to her after the operation operation operation oper oper- Thursday J morning g. g She took it t very calmly calory saying that r t 1 it was as her only wish vish to get tret well well so she could nurse Thomas Thomas I IThe The doctors say the operation was entirely successful and and that the boy had a fighting chance ice ice- ceMa Ma ti r r w. w |