Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-09-17 | Page 1 | Husband's Head Almost Severed and Wife's Skull Broken; Mystery in Case

HUSBANDS HUSBAND'S HEAD ALMOST SEVERED SEVERE AND f WIFE'S SCULL BROKEN MYSTERY IN CASE Montana Couple Are Arc Victims Victims Victims Vic Vic- tims of Brutal Assault Which Although Able to Talk the Man Is Unable to o Explain x ain o MISSOULA Mont Sept Ira 17 17 Ira Pressley and his wife whose home Is lf near Superior are at Parsons Parson's hospital in this city both near death and unable to tell teU who tho wounded them them- Pressley's throat Is cut from ear car to car and the woman is unconscious lous from rom blow on the head hend that caused contusion of ot the skull The man is conscious and says ays he was In bed when his throat was cut but says AAS he does oes not know who did tho the cutting How Pressley has continued to live JIve during the past twenty four hours Is a a. wonder His Hig windpipe Is 19 completely severed and the 8 cut clear through to the back and the head is 18 s al almost almost al- al most half severed Re B By pressing the chin down toward the chest In such a manner as to bring the severed wIndpipe windpipe wind wInd- pipe together the man can cnn speak in Ina a barely audible voice yolee and In n this manner manner manner man man- ner was was t able to answer a few questions He denies having any trouble with his wife