Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1918 — SHOT IN THE MOUTH. [ARTICLE]

SHOT IN THE MOUTH.

Saturday afternoon two boys In this city were pteying at the Columbia factory just east of town. They were Russell Rishling, aged ten years, grandson of Mrs. Fred Rishling, of this city, and Earl Day, aged-thirteen, son of Mr. arid Mrs. Adolph Day, also of this city. Young Day had a 22 calibre target rifle, and as they were going along the Monon railroad approaching the city the Rishling boy was some distance ahead. Mrs. Fred Rishling relates the circumstances of the shooting as follows: Day calls to the Rishling boy to turn around, and as he did so Day Shot him in the mouth. The bullet knocked out two of < his .teeth and lodged in the flesh of the jaw. Day shot twice more, the bullets just missing Rishling’s head. The Rishling boy went to -his home arid was taken to the hospital where the bullet was removed, and the ted was able to go to his home Sunday evening. Mrs. Rishling claims that there had been no ill feeling or trouble between the boys and cannot understand the action of the Day boy. We have been unable to interview the Day boy or his parents, and do not have their explanation of the circumstances.