The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-25
CHILD SHOOTS IN
MIMIC ROBBERY
Girl Fires Bullet Which Enters
Cheek Of Young Playmate,
Nearly Killing. 2
BABE HAS MARROW ESCAPE
TRIGGER SNAPPED TWICE WITH.
OUT EXPLODING CARTRIDGE.

Mimic robbers almost dealt death in
their play yesterday morning when
Daisy WOnnacOtt, the 13-year-oId
daughter of William wonnacott. at $50
East Seventh South street. was shot
through the cheek with a 50 caIiber
bullet The robbers who took part I'm
the mimic hold-up were Mary ana
Grace Sanders, the u and 14-year-oId
daughters of F. A Sanders, carpen-
ter, living at 623 Ninth East street. The
accident occurred at the Sanders resi-
dence, and Mary fired the shot which
almost ended I'm a tragedy.
her piaymate's wound was only
slight, but 1t would have undoubtedly
proved fatal if the victim had not
turned her head just as the gun was
showed in her face. Before this. when
Mary rushed into the room she IeVeIIed
the gun at her little baby sister living.
on bed In the room and pulled the
trigger. There were two empty cham
bers in the gun, and both times Mary
snapped the hammer I'm her innocent
play at her baby sister the gun did not
go off. Daisy started to run from the
room When Mary pulled the gun, and
commenced yelling. Robbers, Hold
upsl" Mary turned on Daisy and
showed the gun in her face. pulling the
trigger. This time the gun exploded.
and Daisy dropped TO the floor.
Grief-Stricken Over Wound.
Mrs. Sanders rushed into the room
when she heard the shot and picked I'D
Daisy off the floor. Mary hardly real
izing what she had done, dropped the
gun and buried her face in the pillows
on their sofa sObbing as if her heart
would break DR.. \. G. Bowers was
summoned and attended the child.
The bullet went through the fieshy part
of the cheek and came out lust under
the eye The bullet grazed the cheek
bone but did not injuTe it. The wound
bled considerably and the shock weak
ened the child, but she will recover in
a short time.
Daisy had spent the night with her
playmates. Mary and Grace and the
little girls got up late yesterday MORN
ing. They were playing in the bed
room with Lulu, Mrs. Sanders 2-year-
old baby. The girls engaged i'm a pill
low fight and in this way discovered
Mr. Sanders gun under the mattress.
They played with the gun for some
time, and then Grace took it away
from one of the other girls and turned
1t over to her mother. Mrs. Sanders
told her daughter to put the gun under
the mattress again and leave it there
Mrs. Sanders remarked at the time that
it might be loaded and would explode
killing some of them.
When Grace went to put It back un-
der the mattress Daisy grabbed 1t from
her.
Start to Play Robber.
Let's play hoId-up," she said
Grace and 1 will be the robbers. Now,
Daisy, you and Lulu will stay here and
see how you like to he held up"
The girls left the room and a moment
later came rushing in. Daisy tried TO
hide behind some clothes and the baby
was the first victim of the girls play.
Twice in succession the gun was point
ed in the Child's face and the trigger
pulled. The gun was dOuble-actiOn and
both times the hammer snapped on
empty chambers. This was the only
thing that prevented a tragedy.
Daisy became frightened and, jump
ing from her hiding place, tried to get
out of the bedroom. Mary ran in front
of her and stopped her, pointing the
gun in her face. Daisy lodged down
and turned her head as the gun eX-
ploded. The bullet struck her cheek
at an angle and glanced. The ball
crashed ito a plate-glass mirror, break
ing it in pieces, and lodged in the wall.
Daisy's parents were telephoned for
some time after the accident occurred,
and arrived there shortly after DR..
Bowers came to dress the wound. The
girl was afterward taken to her home.
Mr. Sanders was not at home when
the accident took place He left for
Cottonwood canyon two or three days
ago, where he is doing some carpenter
work for which he contracted. It IS
that when he went on TO
Big Cottonwood to work he usually
took his revolver with him.