Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1912 — SHOT BY QUEER WEAPON [ARTICLE]

SHOT BY QUEER WEAPON

Weapon for Palm of Hand Discovered In .Auto After Man la Wounded. ■ New York.—Through the •hooting of a machinist, the police came, into possession of a peculiar Spring gun, evidently made to be carried in the palm of the hand- George Burnett, of 703 E. 138th street, was repairing the side door of an automobile in a garage at 304 W. 49th street, when he was shot in the right hand. He was taken to the Flower Hospital. Employees of the garage were mystified, as it was not apparent just how Burnett had been shot. After a search they found the weapon, in a pocket of the door. It was like a bottle. The neck could be unscrewed, and when this was done an exploded cartridge, and also a full cartridge, were found in the single chamber. By holding the weapon in the palm of the hand, springs could be pressed. The weapon is about five inches long; ttTTbes not bear the maker’s name.