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Show SHOT BY ACCIDENT. Frank Slaughter, the Hinckley Stock-, Stock-, man, Seriously Injured. (Special to The Herald.) Hinckley, Utah, May 31. (Via Oasis.) Frank Slaughter, the well known stockman from this place, who has been out in the Swasey mountains after aft-er cattle, was brought in today by team on account of a dangerous gunshot gun-shot wound which was inflicted while he was endeavoring to pull a gun out of the wagon. His son had placed a shell in the gun and overlooked taking tak-ing it out, and as Slaughter had occasion oc-casion to use the, gun he hurriedly grabbed the muzzle and in doing so the trigger caught on something in the wagon, accidentally discharging it, the bullet tearing away the fleshy part of his hand, also entering his side and passing out near' the backbone. He teems to be improving 'since the wounds-were dressed and strong hopes are entertained for his recovery. |