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Mysterious Shooting at Fairfield: Case is Baffling Jefferson County Officials who are Unable to Solve Mystery. County officials frankly own their mystification in the case of Mrs. Carl Genrich, West Lowe St., who was shot Sunday night when she opened her front door, and who is now in the county hospital where it is said she will recover. Absolutely no clue to the identity of the person who fired the shot has been found by the officers and the victor of the shooting cannot, or does not, give an information that will be of assistance. Officers are convinced that Mrs. Genrich can give information which will be of service in the establishing the identity of the assailant, but they are unable to accomplish much of anything unless she does so. According to the statement made by Mrs. Genrich shortly after the shooting, she had arose from where she was lying down fully clothed, in order to let a pet dog, which seemed excited, out of the room. She opened the front door and was opening the screen door when she saw a flash from the discharge of a revolver and felt the pain of the bullet with struck her in the abdomen and penetrated the intestines, lodging in a pelvic bone. Mrs. Genrich stated that she locked the door, called a doctor and then fainted after making some attempt to staunch the flow of blood from the wound. It is learned that some time must have elapsed after the shooting and before the arrival of a doctor. Calls to two other doctors having been made previously and the doctor who did arrive having been called twice. He did not hasten his arrival, it is stated, because the wounded woman when calling merely told him she was sick and asked him to come, saying nothing of having been shot. Mrs. Genrich bathed the wound and made a pack for it before the arrival of the doctor. Officers think there are inconsistencies in her state¬ments, but are forced to accept the solution as offered by her statement. It is stated that the wounded woman was anxious to keep the affair out of the newspapers and has no wish to prosecute the case. Mrs. Genrich is between twenty-five and thirty years old. Her husband works a part of the night shift at the railway switch tower. The couple live in a rather isolated house just east of the old Vorhies mill.

Woolson News: Among those who are suffering from the prevailing sickness are Mrs. Von Hadley and daughter, Mrs. Wm Paxson and Miss Vera Hadley, also the Liblin family.

Master Donald Kessel is having ear trouble.

Harold Eck, who had his arm broken a week ago, is not doing as well as his friends had hoped. The bone seems to not be knotting properly.

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hadley have been staying at the Laurence Hadley home during the latters illness with the grippe.

Mr. Wilson has been doing some painting for Elmer Swartzwelter.

Aunt Sarah Rice has so far recovered from her recent illness as to take dinner at the home of her son James Monday, it being his birthday.

A Mr. Schooley has moved into Woolson and will work on the section.

Mr. and Mrs. Mendenhall were at Coppock Friday and report their daughter Esther and baby are doing fine since their recent illness.