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Show Burglar Shoots Thomas Child r i Durglar, Interrupted, Shoots Victim and Escapes In Darkness. No Clue Sprlngvllle, Aug. 11. Thomas Child, Jr., was shot by a burglar last , night. Tho bullet entered tho victim's vic-tim's mouth nnd lodged In tho neck. Mr. Child Is a widower and hns two small children. Ho lives with his 1 fnthor, Thomas Child Sr.. At nbout midnight last night ho was awakened awaken-ed by sonio one In his room. Ho rnlscd up In bed nnd called out: "Who's therol" A shot from a revolver was tho answer. Only ono shot was fired I nnd tho burglar quickly mado his es-capo es-capo through tho window at which 1 ho had entered Mr. Child's room. Instantly tho household wcro nrous-cd. nrous-cd. Tho ofllcers wcro quickly notified nnd pursuit of tho burglar was attempted, at-tempted, but ho hnd mado good his cscapo In the darkness without leaving leav-ing behind him a slnglo clue to nld tlio officers In their search. This morning Mr. Child was convoyed con-voyed to tho General hospital at Pro-vo, Pro-vo, whoro It was ascertained that tho bullet hnd lodged in tho neck, having hav-ing entered tho mouth. It was removed re-moved by tho attending surgeons who glvo out tho nssurnnco thnt tho wound will not prove- fntnl It complications do not onsuo. Tho front door of tho Child's homo not not locked nnd tho burglar might lrivo ontored thcro; but Instead ho cut awny n wiro screen at tho window win-dow of tho room occupied by his victim. vic-tim. Tho noise ho mndo In cutting awny tho screen nnd crawling In at tho window awakened Mr. Child nnd caused an Interruption In tho bur-glar's bur-glar's work. H0 was In tho building only a fow moments nnd secured no booty. Sheriff Henry East nnd other oth-er ofllcers nro working on tho case |
