Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-03-25 | Page 3 | Girl is Shot in Play

GIRL 15 IS SHOT IN PLAY Grace Receives Bul But Bullet Bullet let Wound in Face b by Y Accident A revolver and a si child nearly caused a fatality ut the home of little Mary 1 a 1 Sanders Ninth East Kast between Sev Seventh mth and Eighth South str streets yesterday yes yes- yesterday ter ay morning Grace aged ld 12 the girl who so narrowly C cal ei I- I death was a a. guest at a party pally given Iven tho the night before borore at the Sanders She had Imd stayed at lt the Sanders Sanders San San- ders rs home over night and yesterday morning the Sanders children v verc 1 rr playing with a revolver owned by one of ot the boysAn boys hoys An wider sister took the gun tun away uway from the children and placed it on a dresser Mary Iary Sanders Ita it a again aln and leveling it at the girl gill Irl as alk asked ked h her r r how she would like liko to tobe tobo IJ bo be h held up The trigger was x pulled and the gun Jun failed tailed to go so off oft Another trIal aa and the gun was discharged the bullet striking the girl Sill In the face The bullet left her hel face near the nose lose Dr Bower was Immediately sum stun summoned and after dressing the wound said ald that while It Il was not of a serious nature It ft would Voul ho bo some ome time healing and that it Jt way wax almost almo t a miracle that thai be he e war wm not 1 killed outright Fn From st statements ma made c by the thc children chil chil- children dren who witnessed the act the shooting shootIng shoot- shoot Ing Ins appears to have be been n wholly acci acci- I hll dental