Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-18 | Page 3 | Shot Removed from Youngster's Brain

SHOT REMOVED FROM j YOUNGSTER'S BRAIN M SALT LAKE, Sept. IS. Willie Tut- 1 cher, ft year old son of Thomas Tntcher recently seriously injured by the dis charge of a shotpun Is reported to stand a chance at recovery. As the re. suit of an operation at the county hospital hos-pital yesterday, three bullets were successfully suc-cessfully removed from inc youngster's I iffirers arc Investigating the cir- CU Distance of the snooting. Janu s J O'Connor, possessor of the gun which ' (a alleged to have been used in the affair, claims that the shooting was ac- Wl eldental. C'Connor is employed at the i night shift of the smelter Is known .;i I to have complained against several J youngsters who were disturbing his I sleep, The youngster who was shot I J j, was one of tho number alleged to have I .j been disturbing OkConnor, i Immediately following the shooting. the boy was removeil to I he hospital, j Five bullots were removed from his i head nt that time, and during the more- ; j critical operation, three additional ' r buJLliiU were removed- ' I