The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-04
FATALLY
SHOT BY PAL
friends Experiment With De-
fective Revolver and Viii
liam Brown Is Mortally
Injured by Howard Stillwell.

WMdL5lAn, I,l RHP . S aged i@ ;., son
carrier. whose family = under
quarantine in cottage In the rear of
the Third South meeting house. seventh
south and State streets. shot
through The abdomen and fatally
night by his cbum. How I'd stiiIweIi.
aged -. son OF John Stiiiwct. post
master OF Alta.
The shooting was accidental It oc-
CURED IA front OF StillwelTs salt Lake
home. $50 Pearl avenue Suuwcu was
attempting 60 adjust the mechanism
OF ee-cahner revolver. when IL went
OFF. the bullet hitting Brown in the
lower part 0f the abdomen. Penetrat-
Ing the intestines. tho bullet went out
Just above the left hip
Brown was carried to the home OF
Ernest Fcurosc. f31 Pearl avenue. while
Stiliwell leapcd on n bicycle and rode
% the home OF Browns parents with
the tragic news. Mr.. Brown was almost
Frustrated on learning that HIS son had
been shot.
Mr.. Brown has had more than his
share OF misfortune. Several weeks
ago two OF his children had scarlet
teyer and be has had other Affections
DIT. J. IT. Robinson was summoned.
FINDING the lad In so serious n condi-
ton. he took him 20 the German Amer
ian hospital where an operation was
performed IN hopes OF saving the boys
life. IL was found. however. that the
bullet had torn the iutcstines so badly
that there IS no hope for hts recovery.
Though the boy suffered terribly last
night. 40 IS not thought that the end
viii come until gangrene develops.
Helped support Family.
since the Illness iu the family young
Brown has labored diligently in assist
Ing his father iu winning bread Hc
had worked m s. Christenseu's grocery.
6l4 South Fifth East stereet. at n small
salary, but realizing his fathers strug-
Ele. he applied at the office OF the ore
10 I.l
was engaged in the accounting depart
ncnt at good salary. With ready
facility De had mastered many Of the
ends OF his new duties. and those under
whom he worked had predicted n bril-
liant future Tor him.
Several days ago Brown and still
well. who had been lifelong friends
prepared to spend the Fourth together
Stillwcl. who had been engaged IN his
4 Tiers store and pOstOfficc at Alta.
came 90 salt Lake yesterday morning.
making his headquarters at the still
well salt Lake residence in Pearl ave-
nue.. lie was Joined by Brown yester-
day afternoon and together they made
preparations for the Fourth They were
equipped with an abundance OF fire.
works. including revolver. which
Sttllwell carried.
The weapon had numerous defects
ard the hammer failed to fire the cart
ridges IN many Instances At Z o'clock
last night the boys were at the still
wei residence. Their conversation
drifted TO hOldups and they were at
tempting 60 Illustrate the manner in
which highwayman forces a victim
10 throw up his hands. Brown tried
to discharge the weapon. but 10 failed
a. work He handed it to StillwelL
The latter tried to adjust the ham
mer and trigger and I'm front OF him
stood Brown much Interested. The
hammer stuck FOR an instant. and then
dropped on a cartridge. The bullet en-
tered Browns abdomen and he fell TO
the ground with n shrek
The family OF David r.. Brown was
at one time In unusually good circum-
stances. When sickness and reverses
began 20 crowd themselves upon him.
too swiftly Brown found 10 necessary
20 give up his home and moved TO the
cottage he now occupies. a brother OF
the lad who was accidentally shot
last night. Thomas Brown. recently
went to London. Eng. as missionary
OF the Mormon church.