The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-05
TOOK EFFECT
Harry Charles is Shot in the Arm
and in the Leg.

II III II Leg
Harry Charles, a young man about
eighteen or nineteen years Of age,
a son of H. M. Charles, residing at
the corner of B Ave. and G St, was
shot and severely wounded Friday
evening about 7.3O O'Clock on North
18th Street, near the w. d. Taylor
place.
The boy claims TO have been as
saulted by a tramp who attempted
a hold-up, andkthat he and the as
sailant engaged in a pistol duei,
with the result that the young nan
has two flesh wounds. One bali en-
tered the feshy part of the arm
some distance above the eiDow. took
a downward course and came out
at the side. The other shot took eff
feet in the left thigh, the ball en-
tering on the top Of the leg and
taking adownward course, came cut
some lutte, distance below and TO
the side.
The story told by young Charles Is
about as follows. He was going TO
the w. d. Taylor home on North
18th street to spend the evening.
The Taylor residence is about a
block north of G Avenue and stands
on the east side of the road. There
is no walk on this side of the street
but a well definedpath. He had
just turned into 18th Street when
he noticed a man standing in the
road. AS Charles approached him
the fellow hailed him, saying, Il am
stuck in a snow drift down here.
Can't you come down and help me?"
"Why sure" returend the lad, and
started down the road with the fell
low. This conversation took place
north of the Taylor home. They
walked along past the house, &C.
cording to Charles story, talking
about the severity of the recent snow
storm and the weather, and had
gone about half way down the hill
when the fellow changed his man
ner quite suddenly and said, "See
here, buddy, I am awful hungry and
I have got to have some money"
II haven't any money for YOU"
answered Charles.
distinctly about what happened.
1t was all a whirl and a mix-up.
| don't remember whether. I shot
first or whether he did. l fired at the
fellow two or three times and he was
shooting at me. I think that he was
in front of me when he shot me. We
had turned around and ne tried to
get past me I suppose to prevent me
running back and to get between me
and the house. / don't know which
way the fellow went or what ne did
after the shooting. / remember COM
ing up the road back toward the
house. I didn't feel much hurt, but
as l crawled to the steps / must have
tainted and fell down, for I do not
remember any more nnri. I was in
the house ana lying on the sofa"
The Taylors immediately telephon-
cd for the policG and for physicians
and the responseN was immediate.
Drs. Abbott and Williams dressed the
wounds which were found to be in no
way serious, and the boy vas left as
comfortable as possible under the
circumstances. The police, made dill
igent inquiry into the facts connected
with the affair and searched some
little time in the neighborhood, but
without revealing any facts other
than the story told by the boy.
The officers took the gun from
Charles. 1t was a thirtytwo calibre,
The wounds were caused by a thirty.
two calibre ball. The gun contained
six empty shells and six shots had
been heard. The officers r of the
opinion that the circumstances Of the
affair all point strongly to the theory
that the wounds were self-inflicted.
A revolver seems to hold a charm
for the lad. He shot himself through
the foot only a few weeks ago while
cleaning a small 90 pistol. The CUR
used last night was taken from the
office of DR.. Barnes, where the lad ii
working. When asked to explain the
circumstance of his carrying a CUR
he answered that ne saw the gun al
the Office lying in a drawer and tina
"all unconsciously I put 1t in my
pocket"