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Show MURDER CASE DROPPED. Sole Witness Missing and Accused Cattlemen Released. Grand Junction, Colo. Georgo Hughes, Dale Mitchell, T. D. Bowman nnd Clnudo Timbrel, well known cattlemen cat-tlemen indicted by tho grand jury In 1913 nnd charged with tho murder of Potor Swunson, a sheepman, in 1907, wore released from custody on order of Judgo Thomas J. Black In die district dis-trict court horo Saturday. Their trial had beon Bet for Jnnuary 11. Tho court acted upon tho request of District Dis-trict Attorney William Welser. Inability In-ability to locate tho stato'B only witness, wit-ness, Nels Swnnson, was the basis of tho request. |