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Show SAD ACCIDENT AT COTTONWOOD A fatal hunting accident occurred in Cottonwood canyon, 13 miles south of this city, yesterday afternoon, when William Wayne, a resident of River-dale, River-dale, was shot and Instantly killed by his brother-in-law, Ray Nelson, who mistook hi relative for a deer. Wayne received the full charge of a 30.30 Winchester rifle In the back of the nk and was dead when his brother-in-law reached his 6lde a few moments later. This Is the second fatal huntlnp, accident ac-cident which has occurred .lu - tul3 section of the state this season. The two men had spent the forenoon in tho vicinity of Cottonwood canyon and shortly after noon they decided to separate. Wayne was riding a horse, and about 2 o'clock he returned to I he- locality where kelson was search ItiH for deer. The victim of the accident was wearing a hunting coat of llRht fawn color, and as ho rode up toward Nol-sou Nol-sou on the far side of a little pilley the latter mistook hie brother-ln law for a deer. He fired and was aware of what had, happened a moment later, lat-er, when tho riderless horse dashed out Into the open. Xelfon hastened to the side of his relative, only to find him dead, with i blood streamlr-t: from the bullet wound In the n.-ck. He s-unimom d aid anl tho body was removed to the Inure uf R, R. Nelson, father of Ray Nelson. Nel-son. The, Nelsons reside at River-dale, River-dale, a short distance from Roy. Tho young man who Rred the fatal shot Is only 19 years of ace. while Wayne was 26 years old The latter is survived by a wife and one child |