FULL TEXT: Denver, Aug. 4. – Six-year-old Rose May Etheridge was dead here today, slain by a three-year-old playmate during a quarrel over a rag doll.
“Rose May stole my rag doll – so I shot her,” was the simple explanation of the slaying given by tiny Gloria Utter.
Authorities were perplexed over disposition of the case. A Colorado statue sets the age of 10 years as the minimum for punishment of such a crime.
The tragedy occurred in the backyard of a home near Denver. Rose May, Gloria, and two other little girls were playing. Suddenly they quarreled. Gloria ran to a nearby garage, seized a .22 caliber rifle, hastened back to her playmates and shot Rose May.
[“3-Year-Old Girl Kills Playmate – Backyard Tragedy Follows Quarrel Over Rag Doll,” The Minneapolis Star (Mn.), Aug. 4, 1930, P. 1]
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