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Show BEATEN BY HOLDUPS. Pocatello Boy In Critical Condition as Result of Injuries. Special to The Tribune. POCATELLO, Idaho. Fob. 26. Wayne Braley, a young man of about 17 years of age, Is In the hospital ln a serious condition con-dition on account of an encounter last night with two masked thugs, itho held him up and beat him badly. Late at night Braley was crossing tho street near tile Short Line Icehouse when two men slopped out from behind a car and struck him over the head with a heavy weapon. Ho managed to reach his home, but later one side of his body became paralyzed par-alyzed and he was taken to tho hospital, hos-pital, where an oporatlon was performed, removing several particles of bone and a blood clot on the brain, which had caused tomporary paralysis. Braley Is recovering. recover-ing. The robbery is thought to have been by a gang which has held Up a number num-ber of people lately, including Assistant Postmaator Robert. James Regan and Lew Troup. |