Ogden Daily Standard | 1896-12-24 | Page 3 | Precocious in More Ways than One

in more way than one san francisco dec 23 elmer rue beell a 16 year ou chicago youth who ig known as th child vocal let has bad a varied experience since be left here several months ego with the besie adair troupe to tour the orient white the mcany was ia hong kon shot a chinaman in elated waa be with his tant hen the troupe moved onto Tein tsin he tried bis gun acain this time perforating the victims cheek esely and her decided tha elmer was loo tumultuous and bought him steerage for this cay by the steamer which arrived monday the child vocalist however only aled as far as honolulu that night a aea captain named deaile was robbed of some valuable jewelry and the following day honolulu reported j thal the stolen property bad been offered i to him by a lad whose tallied I 1 exactly wih that of the gun warbler when the steamer australia left honolulu the were for elmer with every prospect of