Show WHISKEYS WORK james mower shoots 11 obert E flicks probably FAt fatally AllT on monday afternoon the dinst between the hours of two and three it tit smiths fork a man named gobert E hicks was shot by a young oun man named james of about 18 years of age it seems that robert E hicks who had a subcontract sub contract from cole bagues camp for hauling ties was settling up with james for his services in hicks house on the day in question when who was thoroughly intoxicated objected to the agreement and some words ensued during which the latter at drew a revolver and presented it at hicks A tussle ensued during which the revolver was taken away from alenger and unloaded by hicks which being done he lie gave it back to him and put him out of bi hia houses house tho the enow snow bein being ver very deep at the time about three feet fee t r put on his snow shoes after which he began to curse cume ana and swear at hicks hicka hicks eaid said he lie would not allow him to swear like that in front of liia his house and family and was about to make him 95 go from his house when A feeger who by the way had reloaded his revolver from a supply of cartridges lie had in liis his pocket presented the pistol q at hicks bicki and shot him in the left shoulder the ball pase passing ing through in aslan ling manner and making its it exit from out of his back mr A P kerlin was immediately dispatched to paris from smiths fork f for or surgical assistance b was unable to any it was then decided to send a tel telegram efram hoevan ston for a doctor bu but Cowing owing to the condition of the wires wire which would not work none could be sent the latest information tho the bear affa gave the fact that hicks was dying and that tho the probability was that before the issue of the paper lie would bo be dead feeger A is in custody |