Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1914 — Caller Shot by Woman by Mistake for Robber. [ARTICLE]

Caller Shot by Woman by Mistake for Robber.

liam C. Griffith, Monon railroad yard conductor, may lose his left leg as the result of being accidently shot by Mrs. Charles W. Price, wife of a Monon freight conductor. Griffith is secretary of the local lodge of Brotherhood of Railway Trainman and went to the Price home to leave some mail for Price, who is treasurer of the organization. He saw the occupants of the house had retired and he placed the letters in the mail box on the front porch. He was. walking from the yard when a shot was fired from an upstairs window and the charge entered his leg. Mrs. Price said several times recently burglars had attempted to enter her house and that in order to frighten the burglar away and keep him from further molest ing the house she laid the gun on the window sill and shot.. In the last three weeks burglars have robbed more than a score of homes in Lafayette.