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Show QUARREL RESULTS IN SHOOTING FRAY Iluth, Nev., April 2. George Merich shot and probably fatally wounded Pete Gravoac In a dwelling house at this place about 11 o'clock Friday night. Gravoac is now at the Steptoe hospital, where the -phyBiclans in charge houjd out but little hope for his recovery, and Merich is In the county jail, where he will bo held until un-til the extent of the Injuries to his victim can. be ascertained. Sheriff Chain at Ely was notified, and with District Attorney Judlch immediately made a trip to the scene of the trouble, trou-ble, where the eyewitnesses were closely questioned by the authorities. From all that can be learned the two men had been on friendly terms but disagreed over trivial matters. A controversy ensued, during which Merich drew from hiB coat pocket a .32 automatic revolver and suddenly jabbed the barrel against Gravoac's breast with some force. He denies having had his finger on the trigger, but the gun was discharged, the bullet bul-let entering the left breast of Gravoac, Gra-voac, passing downward and through tho body until it found an exit about the right thigh. Merich did not seem to make an attempt to escape, hut yesterday morning applied for his time from tho Nevada Consolidated Copper company, where he was employed. em-ployed. Deputy Sheriff Kennedy learned of the affair and arrested Merich before be-fore he could obtain the money due him at the time office. |