The evening times., 1897-07-01
MR.. FAULKNER's Bullet
The Senator Has Carried 1t in
His Leg Since Boyhood.
NEVERSAW ITTILLLAST NIGHT
BY Means of the Roentgen Rays 1t
lott Woods Lahoratory-Loca
Near the Spot Where the Surgeons
Probed for 1t In Vain.

Senator Charles j. Faulkner of West
Virginia underwent an exposure TO an
x-ray apparatus last night for the purI ose
of discovering the whereabouts OF bullet,
known TO repose somewhere i'll the Senator's
right leg.
This bullet has been in the Senator's
limb since he was twelve years of age.
The little leaden incumbrance was fired
from a revolver that lie Was handling care
lessly. II made a serious wound and baf-
fled the attempts of surgeons 10 discover
it's retreat. Soon after the accident the
wound healed, the bullet ceased TO ma Ike
its presence felt, and memory, assisted by
slight scar constituted the only re-
nlinder of the nishap.
For over thnty years Senator Faux
ner mas been accompanied on his jour
neyings 10y the conservative bullet. and
II was only natural that he should en-
tertain desire to locate its abiding
place. He had given up all hope of doing
SO, however, until tie x-ray idea was
developed, when he determined to locate
the elusive bit of lead with an x-ray
IT.
tile office of the Architect Of the Capitol,
has a laboratory on b street, opposite
the Capitol, and the most considerable
adjunct OF the laboratory, as well as the
special pride of Mr.. Woods, is an x-ray
machine.
Last night Senator Faulkner joyfully
accepted an invitation by Mr.. Woods TO at
tend an exhibition OF the X-Tay at his
laboratory.
Mr.. Woods like wise invited Senator Harris
Of Kansas, and his son, Senator Shoup,
Senator Perkins, Payniaster General Stan
ton and Col. McEwan, chief clerk of the
Senate. These gentlemen forthwith re-
paired 10 the laboratory, where Mr. Woods
entertained them with an exhibition OF the
powers of the x-Tay in all lis branches.
The spectators expressed great admiration
OF the machine and inspected the technical
features in detail.
Senator Faulkner was especially out
spoken in praise of the machine, and then
there determined To penetrate the air OF re-
serve with which the bullet in his limb
had surrounded itself The first expert
ment was made through the clothing, and
disclosed dark object In the calf OF the leg
Mr.. Woods suggested that the dark object
was possibly a button, SO a second expert
nient was made with the clothing removed,
revealing the object in the same position.
II was located close up against one OF
the homes of the limb, some distance from
the spot where the surgeons had probed
for it, and had evidently worked its way
along
Relative to the matter Senator Faulkner
z +,l ,.
this morning.
When / was twelve years DID," said
| Senator Faulkner, Il waso one da engaged
with another boy in fiTing at an iron
| figure OF man This was at nay fathers
house in Martinsburg. In handling the re.
yolver, one of the huge Colt pattern OF the
period. the weapon went off, the bullet
lodging in my leg.
Surgeons probed for the bulle- without
| success Soon the wound ceased 70 pair
me, but it left my foot a little Gisfigured
could only step on the toes Of ruy right
foot, being unable to walk on the heel at
| all. As a result of this every time we boys
played tag could be easily caught This
made me angry at last, and determined to
| cure tnat foot at all hazards
On the Iear Of my father's house was
a piazza, sevent feet below which ran the
| brick sidewalk Iclimbed outon thepiszza
4 placed table near the railing placed a
second table on the first, stood on the tor
! table, formidable distance from the side
walk, yelled defiance to surgeons in gen.
eral. End sprang TO the sidewalk, Landing
| squarciy ON the disabled foot From that
| day TO this that foot has been ALI light.
No. ! do not suffer any Inconvenience
from the presence of the bullet How
could l part company with 1t at this late
day."