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Show YOUNG MAN IS FATALLY SHOT Blackfoot, Idaho, Dec 8 What Is said to have been an accidental hooting yesterday resulted In the death of Gal Bradlej this afternoon The shooting was done by SI Olm-Btead, Olm-Btead, whose parents recently pur-cuased pur-cuased the old Jarvls' place, nine riiles southwest of this place Olm-sic-ad. who Is 19 years of age, was Staying flone on the newly-purchased place and his friend. Bradley, was spending the night with him. They were seen to have a 22 call ler pistol early in the evening. About 10 o'clock at night. Olmstead called at the Bradley home, about half way to town, inquiring lor the nearest phone, after which he went on showing show-ing considerable nervous excitement Mr Bradley, Sr., became worried, as the ilmc for his son's appearance passed, and he finally went to the Jarvls place to investigate Upon entering en-tering the house he saw bloodstains and a towel saturated with blood. Later, he found his son stretched out on a bed with a hole Just above the light eye. where a bullet had entered. Dr. Patrie waa summoned by phone ptid the body was removed to the home of his parents In moments of consciousness young Bradley said Olmstead did not mean to shoot him. This afternoon Bradley was brought to town for an operation for the removal re-moval of the bullet, but died before the operation could be performed The Olmstead hoy was found by Sher-ifi Sher-ifi Jones at the home of his parents at Thomas, and is nearly prostrated with grief. oo |