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Show BOOTBLACK STABBED BY BUSINESS RII Emil Knab May Die as Re suit of Injury Inflicted by Horace Belhs In a, quarrel o er a prospective patron Horace BelUs, a bootblack 14 5 ears of ago stabbed 1 Is rival Elmll Krab 16 years of age with a 8 ma pocketknlfe near the Saltair depot jesterday after noon Young Knab Is at 1 is home, 234 West Third South street in a critical condition The knife blade entered dl rectly o er the heart nfl ctlng a wound that may prove fata The Bellis bo was taken nto custody by a special police officer at tl e depot and was turned o er to the Ju enile court authorities who sent him to the detention home to be held pending the outcome of the affair According to other boys who saw tbe stabbing Bel is and Knab clashed over a matter of business each seeking to shine the shoes of the same man. Knab triumphed and Bel is in a fit of anger whipped out his kn fe and p unged It Into the other boy s breast Both bos were taken to the juvenile court rooms where, Dr Hanson exam Ined the wound He said it was In a dangerous locality and m ght prove fatal In case the blade had severed an sr tery which was probable The boy was taken to his home where his mother fainted upon bearing of his injury and had to be placed under n ed ca care. A It e fox terrier e onglng n Knab. followed h. m to the Ju en e ourt rooms and bile nosing about the corridors failed to notice the departure of his mas ter At 5 o clock ast night wnen the courtrooms v.as closed the Utt e dog as crouched in front of the door whin ng and could not be driven away Guar de o Brown chef probaton off cer sought to drag the dog awa and xias t ercely attacked for his trouble The fa thful dog spent t e nlQht n the bu d Ing |