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Show UINTAH YOUTH SHOT BY PRINCIPAL NEAR DEATH FRIENDS VISIT PRINCIPAL AT COUNTY JAIL Murder Charge Likely If Victim of School Feud Dies APPEARS DEPRESSED Bullet Tears Hole Size of Egg Through Bybee's Liver At 2 o'clock this afternoon Dr. E R. Dumke. attending physician for Lloyd Bybee. reported that pneumonia pneumo-nia had set In aa the result of the bullet passed through the lad's right I lung and It was but a matter of a few hours until death. Ho said that the ho might -possibly live through- J out tho afternoon, but little hope waM j lu ld that he would survive tonight. The hospital reported that physlc- l lans now hold no hope for tho lad since his collopro early yosterday af- , ternoon An examination disclosed i (he Inillni hnd torn u hole ol- I naoal the size of an egg through the I boy's liver and the lower portion of the lung was punctured so that air I escaped In breathing and formed un-i un-i der the hkln of his right side. FAILS TO RALLY Restoratives have been applied I hourly since the relapse of yesterday . and today It was said that the boy Is ! not rallying but getting weaker from J the Infection that has begun to set in. Late this mornirg It was reported report-ed that Rybee cannot recover uuloffl a sudden change for tho better tiKts ' place at onco. Chrltensen Is being held In tho 'county Jail without bond, pending the j outcome of the condition of younr ! Hybee. It was said today thtit If ihe l boy dies a charge of murder in the ; first degree will bo filed against Chrlstenson. The principal Is allowed to sit In a cell outside tho Jail proper during the daytime, but at night h la em-. em-. fined in the Jail corridors. lis Li not i kept in tho tunk as are the other I prisoners, except tho trusties APPEARS MOVED. When t.'hristensen was told this morning that there was but UttO hope for tho recovery of his victim, ht-j burieel his face In ho htn-ls und -p-I peared deeply moved. Yesterday the principal appeared e bo in good spu-i Its. but this morning he was depressed depress-ed and appe-ured to bo worried 'bristensen today would not talk I 'freely and refused to answer many I questions, declaring tha' he h id told the entire side of his story In tho ' statement he gave out yesterday. Apparently Ap-parently he has not forgotten tho caution cau-tion given him by his attorney. Geo Halverson. to say nothing f'irthcr about the shooting and tho affairs leading up to it. Yesterday morning Chnstensen was asked if Hybee had anythlrg in his, hands when he Walked toward him on the road Just before ihe shooting., I Chrlstenaen answered "no," before his attorney could prevent h'm. Hei was then asked what he meant when he suid that "By bee v.alkcj toward j him In a threatening attitude.' His attorney would not allow him to un- ewer this eiuestion. VISITED UY FRIENDS. Chrlstensen Is at times allowed to leave his cell and walk out into the sheriff's office. His cell door is always al-ways unlorkerl and the scores of ls-Itors ls-Itors who call to see him are allow- eel admittance and to remain a long is they desire. His friends almost hourly fill his cell with baskets of fruit and food and so far Chrlsten-si Chrlsten-si n has hoi been compelled to eat 'he. regular Jail fare 00 |