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Show TAXI-DRIVER IS SHOT; HELD Darrell Wilson With Bullet in Leg Drives to Hospital Darrell Wilson, taxi driver. Is at the Doe huspiul with th bullet from a heavy calibre revolver In his leg whip-ius whip-ius Burr. 37, and Ju- k Pass, 45, are at the p.. lie- station, pending an investigation inves-tigation to determine whether the shooting was accidental or Intentional The shootng occurred at the corner, of Adams and Twenty-third street early Sunday morning Wllbon responded to a call for B taxi. The two men entered the car and Im-mediately Im-mediately started quarreling before, giving the driver directions as to which waj they wished to go Wilson turned to face the men and was told where I the men wished to be conveyed Al-1 most simultaneously a revolver was, dll chS rge.J Coursing downward the bullet pierx- ed the back of the seat In which Wll-' son way sitting. The slug entered Wilson's? Wil-son's? thigh lodging against the bone Th men fh-d and Wilson, despite the; -hui k of the bullet and the loss of. bh.od. drove his car to the Dec hospital Here he was assisted Into the hospital and the police were notified. Pass and Bun were ai r. sted within hall an hour after the shooting Police are at a loss regarding any motive for the shooting. As far as Is known, Wilson had never seen the two men before. N hen they were searched by the arresting officers, a revolver and nearly 40 cartridges was found, besides a flash light The police are working on Ihree theories In the case. They say that the men may be burglars and ma have hired the car to convey them to -i house they previously had "spotted, " 01 "they have shot Wilson to secure I his car to convey, them to another I city" The third theory Is that the men I were quarreling and he weapon was accidentally discharged. I X-ray pictures of Wilson's leg were taken yesterday to determine the loca-jtlon loca-jtlon of the bullet. It will be removed- OO |