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Show on POSSE SEARCHES FOR A GUNMAN Casper, Wyo., Nov. 2. With his chance for recovery said to be one in one thousand, Jobe Gantz, 33 years of age, who was shot by "Shorty" Russell, aged 37 years, at Salt creek late Saturday night, says that It he gets well he will not be a witness against Russell, as he considers himself him-self chiefly responsible for the quarrel quar-rel which culminated in the shooting. Russell took to the hills immediately after the fight and is still at large. Gantz, who has the reputation of being quarrelsome." and Russell, whose reputation has been excellent, had been drinking when they attended a dance at Salt Creek, forty miles north, Saturday evening. They quarreled In the danco hall and were put out of the hall, but were permitted to remain In an ante-room. There their quarrel quar-rel was renewed, and Gantz is said to have attacked Russell, who defended defend-ed himself with a pistol. He shot Gantz twice, one in the abdomen, the bullet making twelve punctures in the intestines and lodging in tho hip. and in the neck, this bullet ranging rang-ing downward and lodging In the shoulder. The third shot failed to hit. A 25-callber automatic was the weapon used. Soon after the shooting, which oc- curred just before midnight, Gant. was placed in an automobile and brought to Casper where Dr. Lathrop performed an operation. Several feet of intestines were removed in a desperate des-perate effort to save the wounded man's life. He still is conscious. No trace of Russell has been found by the posse which is scourlpg tho hills for him. Sympathy at Salt Creek, appears to be with the fugitive, fugi-tive, because of a general realization of Gantz's quarrelsome disposition. Gantz has been omployed by the Stock Oil company and Russell has beeu doing oil -claim assessment work for John Nolan. nn |