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Show SHOOTiHG SCRAPE II SALT LAKE SALT LAKE. Aug. 21 When Gus Eklund resented the taunt of U. Brooks, both men employes of Pat Moran on street work, at Ninth East Ftreet and Harvard avenue, that the laborers were loaning on the Job, Prooks first clubbed Kklund over the heai with a revolver and then fired a shot, the bullet Just grazing Ek-lund'n Ek-lund'n left arm. After firing the shot Brooks, who was employed as engineer engi-neer on the donkey engine on the street work, shoved the revolver Into his tool kit and then tied. I'p to this afternoon he has not been located locat-ed by the police, who are after hlra on a charge of attempting murder In a gang of laborers who are employed em-ployed under P. J Moran's contract for the improvement of Ninth East ttreet. Eklnnd and Brooks were employed em-ployed In the work near Harvard pvenue. This morning. It Is said. Prooks taunted the laborers, saying 1bat they did not work fast enough to keep warm. Eklund had retorted. "We work as fast ns you do, anyway, and do more." At this remark, according to the story told the police, Brooks drew a revolver and flrvt striking Eklund over the head, fired a shot, the bullet bul-let grazing the left arm of Eklund The police were summoned and Patrolman Tom Glllerie and Motorcycle Motor-cycle Tatrolman Griffin were sent out to the place of the shooting. Eklund Ek-lund was found scared with his experience ex-perience and announcing his willingness willing-ness to return to work, hut Brooks had fled After the shoot'ng Brook3 had thrust his revolver, a weapon of antiquated modAl. back into his tool kit and then started on a run down Harverd avenue. |