Show IS 18 SOOT SHOT BY Prisoner at Fort Douglas Seriously Seriously Seriously Se Se- Wounded When Trying to Escape Private Smith Twelfth battery balter F. F A. A was shot b by Private Bartlett a prisoners prisoners' guard yes yesterday morning at Fort Douglas JDouglas while attempting to time lime It escape from custody For a was thought that the tho wound inflicted would prove fatal but under the tho care cura of Assistant Surgeon Kellar of oC FortI Fort I b Douglas Doug the wounded man malt Is progressing pro pro- gressing favorably and It Is now thought that he will recover recover- 4 Smith was wat confined at the tite post lost guard house to await trial b by court martial upon the charge of having havIng- t stolen articles from tho the post hospital while ho was confined there then as a patient He lie was still In in the hospital at th the time that the batteries bl departed for tor their now new station tallon 8 S o'clock yesterday Shortly after morning Smith with other prisoners was taken out with a working party under un cr guard to a a. building at the south southend end nd of the post After having been at work worle on only a few Cow minutes Smith made mado a n break for Cor liberty running In lit tho the direction of oC the prison on The rhe guard in charge of Smith called upon upun him several times to halt Guard Him Doun nO Smith kept l opt going as fast as he could coul and when about yards away from his Ills guard he was str fired d upon The rite bullet bullet bullet bul bul- let brought Smith to the ground having havI hayIng hav hay I ing entered d his body above the len left lenI ugly wound hip and amid Inflicting an I Tho Time guar guard who tired fired tho the shot acte acted of his hit orders Wholly within the scope Smith In addition to facing the charges of or stealing will now have to I face charges es of ot desertion an and escaping from custody custod for tor which the penalties f are severe ere Smiths Smith's home Is on One Hundred and fw Twenty fifth nty str street et his re re- re- re Now New York City where parents side |