The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-13
BOY is SHOT TO DEATH
IN HIS HOME BY BURGLAR
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a scream and rushing to a window saw
Young Karrick lying on the sidewalk
with a large crowd gathering about.
DR.. Woodruff, who was one of the
first to reach the side of the dying
youth, gave out the following state
ment shortly after the shooting.
II was riding upon, the car
and q man who was looking out
of the window saw .he boy ly-
ing on the sidewalk, and said that
some one had been hurt. He Jumped
off the rear end of the car and | took
my emergency case and got off the
front platform and went to where the
boy lay. He was breathing heavily and
groaning when | reached him, but
really before | could administer a hy-
podermc injection he was dead.
''lt was apparent from the surround.
iugs that the boy had staggered out OF
the house onto the lawn and had then
fallen over a low wall and onto the
sidewalk. where he was when ] saw
him. I did not make a careful exam
ination of the body. as in the east
where | come from the bodies of the
victims of sudden or violent death must
not be touched until after the coroner
arrives.
However, as I attempted TO revive
him / noticed three bullet wounds IN
the body. One was Just over the heart
and another was on the right side OF
the chest. The third wound was in
the right wrist. A bullet think the
one which entered the left breast-was
lodged Just beneath the skin under the
left shoulder blade. There were also
several abrasions on the chest, which
looked as though they had been caused
h,- ls fyl Ia n
against some obstacle.
81 went into the house for sheet,
with which ] covered the body, await
ing the arrival of the proper authori
tics TO take charge of il. -
Family Learns of Murder.
Lewis Karrick, brother of the mur-
dered youth. who is student at the
University of Utah, was the first mem
Der of the family 70 reach homo after
the shooting. 4 short time later Miss
Denise Karrick. a sister, came home.
and at about , o'clock Mrs. karrick,
who had been informed by City Super
intendent of Schools Christensen of the
shooting of her son, reached the place.
Mrs. Karrick did not know Of her son S
death until informed by the elder son,
Lewis. She was prostrated with grief
and had TO be cared for at the Keysor
home. viii adjoins the Karrick resi-.
dence, 1t was some time before Mrs.
ksrrick recovered from the swoon into
which she fell when told the terrible
news.
\ scene of confusion presented itself
TO the police when they inspected the
second floor of the harrick home
Clothing and valua bles were strewn
about and the burglar had thoroughly
ransacked every possible place where
plunder might be found
Thomas r. Karrick was born in Salt
Lake February u. 1896 He was a
student in the eighth grade at the Bry-
ant school and was generally beloved
by his class and playmates His
father. l.. G.. Karrick, . we'll known
mining man, died in this city several
years ago.
News of the murder of young Karrick
spread quickly throughout the city and
there was talk OF lynching the SLAYER
if he is caught. The police department
hopes TO have the man in custody
within a hours
Coroner Stanley Hanks. after con
sulting with Job Lyon, county attorney,
decided that no inquest would be held
until this Thursday morning when
an autopsy will probably be made The
reason for postponing the inquiry was
to give the police time TO procure fur
ther evidence concerning how the
youth was murdered.