Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1916 — Plays With Gun; Shoots Brother. [ARTICLE]

Plays With Gun; Shoots Brother.

Brazil, Dec. I.—Joseph, twelve, son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Burk, west of Brazil, was shot accidentally by his four-year-old brother after the older boydmd his father had come in from a hunting trip. The child was playing with a small rifle and pulled the trigger.» The bullet struck Joseph on the head, wounding him painfully.