Show l I MURDER AT BLACKFOOT IDA I James Alcorn Killed by Mads lewis Ii With little or No Provocation Murderer Under Arrest I Blackfoot Ida July IS A shocking I murder occurred here yesterday when without apparent provocation Mads Lewis shot abet and instantly killed James Jamee Alcorn I Lewis Lewill was In to a bad mood all aU auday day and pd carried a gun to ue If IC he deemed necessary necessary sary vary He lIe was out Irrigating his fields awl and had called on the th sugar factory futory fore foreman foreman foreman man and told him that thai If any anyone one ne inter interfered Interfered interfered with his Itle he be shoo hint him Alcorn who was wu In the neighborhood and who drink drinking drinkIng drinkIng ing came along got into some contro controversy controversy controversy versy with Lewis LeW and aM called him a vile name They began scuffling and both fell feU over oer a Upon getting up Lewis whipped out hit his gun and shot Al Alcorn Alcorn Alcorn corn In the eye killing him instantly Lewis was arrested soon after the shoot shootIng log Ing and is now no safe are behind the Ute bars Lewis is 55 65 years of ot age while his vic victim victim tim Is U There was one witness to the tragedy who gives the story of the mur murder murder murdee der dee as above narrated It is probable Lewis Lewt will seek justification on the plea that he acted In Lewis has a bad reputation and was recently convicted of wife beating p e |