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Show SALT LAKE SCALDED DURING A FAMILY ROW Salt Lake, Jan. 14. In a furious family quarrel at his home, 804 West Third North street, yesterday afternoon. after-noon. Harry William Brooks, teamster, team-ster, threw a pot of boiling water and potatoes over the head of his stepdaughter. step-daughter. Margaret, aged 19. The girl was terribly scalded about the scalp, face, shoulders and arms Before collapsing col-lapsing she flew at Brooks and scratched his eyes, forehead and nose. Having him with her nails. The police were summoned, but made no arrest as the girl declined to swear out a complaint. Brooks' 111 juries were slight Neighbors, attracted attract-ed by the screams of Mrs Brooks and the girl, ran into the house immedi ately after the scalding and hostilities were suspended until last night, when j the wife and husband attempted sim- ultaneously to give an account of the row Dr C R Openshaw had attend- ed Miss Brooks and she recovered sufficiently suf-ficiently to tell a reporter that on one occasion her stepfather threw her out of the house. According to both Mr and Mrs Brooks there has been no peace in the family for many years. When a newspaper representative called last night the Injured girl lay on a cot, suffering suf-fering intense pain. The mother and stepfather denounced each other, she act using him of brutality and he de daring that she was a constant torment tor-ment The word liar was frequent In the conversation and their anger seemed suffli lent cause for an other hand-to-hand encounter had it not been Tor the presence of the stranger. They both agreed that their fight was over the children, Brooks is ?:nglish and she German Both have been married before and both express regret over the loss of their previous mates Brooks has two sons by his first wife and Mrs Brooks has two daughters by her first husband There is one child, a boy aged 5. the result of the present matrimonial union Both are deeply attached to the little lad and it is said he is never an element ele-ment of contention Margaret and John the 17 year old son of Brooks by the first marriage, are the prlnci pal subjects of the clashes |