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Show YOUNG BOY IS SHOT WHILE f ING FROM 1 UUNI Yesterday afternoon Roy Boswell. a 13-year-old boy of 233S Lincoln avenue, ave-nue, was accidentally shot in the hght knee by James Pender, who Is about the same age, and quite sen our wounded. The boys had been out hunting birds and rabbits In the vicinity of West Weber and they were on their way home on Twelfth street when the accident ac-cident occurred. The Pender boy was walking a short distance ahead of Roy when he suddenly turned to speak to young Boswell and accidentally discharged dis-charged hlB shotgun the load of the bird shot entering the right knee and tearing loose the muscles No bones were broken but it took consid erable time for Dr G A Dickson to remove all the small shot Young Pender says that as he turn ed around to speak to Boswell, he removed re-moved his 6hotgun from one hand to another and In so doing accidentally discharged It. He had been caution ed by Roy to not carry his gun loaded load-ed but he did not beed the advice Boswell was helpless and James undertook un-dertook to carry' him home. but. after going about a block gae up and had to call for help. Joseph alien responded respond-ed with a horse and buggy and conveyed con-veyed the Injured boy home. Dr. Dickson utates that the wound Is a Jagged one ancl that the muscles are badly lacerated. The youngster will be confined to his bed Borne uni |