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Show DANCE ENDS IN I CUTTING AFFAIR I Jesse Obray, 16, Cuts I James Alvord. I While at a Dance in Pres-I Pres-I ton on Friday. Jj , Piikston, Ida., Oct. 28. As a re- I "1 suit of a quarrel over a young girl at a I dance at Preston, Friday night, J. L. I Alvord, aged HI jears, of Ogdcn, lies I at the point of death, his throat cut I from car to ear, while l(i-year-old Jesse Obray, son of Thomas Obray, of Paradise, is in Jallv The light, which bids fair to be a tragedy, occurred about lhtm o'clock .Friday night at a dance given In a Preston hall. The lads had a misunderstanding misun-derstanding as to who should have a certain young woman as partner. Alvord Al-vord was accompanied by another young man, but notwithstanding this, Obray, after a few hot words, Challenged Chal-lenged him to "come outside and nave it out." Alvord took the dell and 'the pair went outside the hall, accompanied by a few wtlncsses to the llrst fllsagiee-inent. fllsagiee-inent. Stories arc not clear as to whether thu knife thrust came at the very outset out-set or whether Obray, fearing defeat, lesoited to tho weapon 'in defense against Ills antagonist. While the lads weru clasped In each others' arms, giving and taking blows, young Alvord Al-vord suddenly fell back with blood spurting from a great gash in his head. The keen blade of Obrny's pocket knife had made one slash ex- ifi tending downward on the neck. J " Obray was at once seled while help was summoned for the unconscious v. victim fiom a nearby drug store. Only v2 a hasty examination was needed to show that Alvoid's life was hanging bv a thread and Drs. Cantlcld and Cutler were at onco summoned. The Injured boy Is now lying at the home of friends. Young Obray has made no public statement regaidlng the cuttlrg alii ay since his arrest. He has been Icontlnud in the city jail and was visited there tonight- by his father. The sight of his narent Completely broke him down. Young Alvord has been working in the Lewiswton sugar factory, while the other principal In the fight was visiting Preston friends. Both lads havo heretofore borne excellent reputations. re-putations. J'. W. Obiay, the father of the boy who did thu cutting, was in Logan Monday. He says the Injuicd boy is coming around all right; that neither lie nor the family wants Obray pros-Mg pros-Mg ecu ted; that all thcic sny drink cia'cd K thebo). |
