Iron County Record | 1938-06-30 | Page 1 | Seriously Injured by Accidental Pistol Discharge

Seriously Injured red By Accidental Pistol Discharge Russell Kilpack KUpack 32 32 Insurance salesman was seriously Injured Injure late Saturday afternoon from what wha police officers reported to be an accidental gun shot The bullet bulle fired from a 22 calibre caUbre revolver revolve entered the mans man's chest just above the heart passing through his body and lodging in the mattress o oa of ofa a bed on which he was lying had hod gone to the room of Clyde Larson a close personal persona friend and picked up the gun apparently attempting to remove some shells from it when it ae ae ac- discharged Larson wen went to his room about an hour later an and found unconscious on th the bed He first called caned a doctor an anthen and then the police who after an investigation Inv reported th the shooting to be accidental Killpack reports that he doesn't doesn remember the gun discharging but bu that the last lost he can remember Is that he was taking the shells from the gun Although the injured man is still sill in a serious condition doctors re report report reo re- port that he Is improving and that he will wUl probably recover I