Arizona republican., 1920-02-20
COCH|SE JUROR
 SHOT IN FIGHT
 WITH NE|GHB0R
;. K. I. Lewis, One of First Veniremen Accepted to Hear Wootton Trial, Is
 Seriously Wounded in Alteration With Rancber

TOMBSTONE, Feb. 1e-S ID TN
 Lewls, one of the first jurymen nassed
 t0 optn sloes to try Harry T.. Woot-
 naping in connection with inc P;lIao nu corporations, is in a Douglas hosnitaI seriously wounded, and !. R Seal n Iielg ghporlng ranchers of Lewis. is free oh ponds here after surrenderinp hin. seiA to the authorities and confessins and pistol Snots uh
 he"lS IS a rancher at McNeaI Ac coruing to story told by Seal. he shot Lewis when the latter made move nnents as though to draw a gun after , ing threatened to shoot Seals youhg brother for wiring a gate closed After the shooting, Seal went to inc nome or another neighbor and notified the authorities.
 The shooting occurred last night near the Pizer mine. about eight n1iIec north of McNeaI. Lewis was i,l1,ne9 oiateiy taken to hospital at Douglas
 Nol until today was it known Lewis was 1uryman in the deportation case Ine cause or the shooting created much more than ordinary interest Many stories were current. one of which was to the effect Lewis had several tirnes
 orawn down" his pistol on persons whom he threatened
 ihe shooting will remove Lewis rom the Wootton case and leave but Jurors Tn the box At least three or these, it was said tonight wo,,Id De recalled for further examination hv the detense and prosecution to attempt 10 get them from the box before tba Jury is completed
 court Will convene again tomorrow aieer d tWo-day recess for the draw ihg or a new venire of 400 names for jury duty. ioi
 DoOGLAS. AriZ.. Feb 19-E K LeWls' aged 50. watchman at the Pev sart mine at Granite Reef 20 miles north Of Douglas. who had been ac epteu sp as member of the panel of 20 Jurors in the Bisbee deportation trial at Tombstone. subject to peremptorv chalIenge Is in a critical condition at the county hospital here tonight A ouiiet rom a 3S-calibre pistol either severed his spinal column or created pressure in the spinal canal as. ac- cordlng to the attending physician. pr. A. w. Nanneman, the patient is para lyzed below the waist An operat tiop to relieve this spinal pressure will be made Friday, the physician stated. but intimated that there was small hone for success. The wound is alleged to nave been inflicted by J. B. Seal. a rancher living near the mine where Lewis was employed
 According to the statement of Mrs. Lewis. who was in Douglas today. Seal ana his brother waylaid Lewis and shot him while mounted on horse and trying to escape.
 The Seals are said by friends who arrived from the scene of the shooting today, to claim that Lewis threatened the life of the younger brother during quarrel about erecting pasture gate and threatened to ''licH both of them" They say he reached as though for pistol and J. E. Seal, who had been rabbit hunting, shot him first with the shotgun he held in his hand, part of the charge striking Lewis in the head, then took a revolver his younger brother had drawn and fired three shots at Lewis. all three striking him in the back. Lewis had turned his horse quickly just at the time of the first shot.
 There had been previous trouble be- tween the men. it was said.