Show AN ACCIDENT chris Claw a pistol shot inythe thith utah journal laet list tuesday night an afas affair ir occurred in the fifth ward this city which might have easily resulted I 1 in the death of one of 0 the participants participant so and d which emphatically teaches the disastrous nature of the practice of carrying weapons wea the affair in question was one in which v ell the inevitable seal smith of oatho be fifth filth IV ward a rd 1116 figures ruzel prominently ro and it is to be earnestly hoped i 0 hf d that h he e has learned a le lesson leson son which ell wl will I 1 have hav a lasting influence upon him from all 11 that can bo be learned it seems that about avi twelve elve on the night mentioned seal smith and christian Claw ere on the street in the fifth ward go going ing homeward Claw walked in fronton front of his companion and suddenly turned round to fee if smith was coming ing the latter was in the act of stooping down to get a drink at the ditch ch hooping an and at that instant a 38 calibre five shot pistol fell from his vest pocket and was discharged upon striking the ground the ball bah entering Clawso ners chieh thich lie ile immediately went home abile smith posted off for dr ormsby who nho soon arrived upon tie the acene and tried for some time to find the bullet but in vain he ile made the bount wounded man as comfortable aa as possible pos and the latter has not as yet had much I 1 trouble r but the bullet still remains in his body there has been a great deal of comment upon this affair since its occurrence and many incline to the belief that tite the shooting was not accidental whether it was or not remains yet to Zet be proven but the above are t the details of the affair as related by both boys smith has been greatly frightened since the occurrence and will doubtless profit much by the experience he has just passed through the affair wag was searched through by the I 1 police officers of the cited city but aso e evidence v could be fo found on to show 8 shooting hooting was not accidental that the no arrests a ere made |