Cassia County ID Archives News.....    Cassia County has another murder on hand-Alva Lewis and Abram Jobe October 31, 1883
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Wood River Times October 31, 1883
  Cassia County has another murder on hand. The event took place in Marsh 
Basin on the 30th of September. The party who committed the deed was one Alva 
Lewis and the victim was Abram Jobe. They were neighbors and had some trouble 
about some work that had been done by the Lewis boys, which Jobe was to pay 
for in grain. Some dispute arose to the time when payment should be made, and 
it appears that Lewis undertook to force Jobe to pay the grain over 
immediately and upon Jobe's refusing to do so, Lewis went for his gun that he 
had left a short distance from Lewis's house and when he returned and got 
within 15 or 20 feet of Jobe, where the latter was working in a ditch, some 
words passed between the men, where upon Lewis shot Jobe through the leg just 
below the knee nearly tearing the leg off and making amputation necessary. 
This operation was performed two days after the shooting by Dr. J. L Lucas, of 
Albion and the ninth day after it happened Jobe died. Lewis was arrested 
within a few hours after he did the deed, and after an examination before 
Judge Hyroon he was held on a bond of $5000. In default of which he was locked 
up by Sheriff Stokes for safekeeping until Court sets.

Additional Comments:
  Alva Lewis was found quilty of 2nd degree murder and sentenced to prison. He 
was 38 years old.

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