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Show UN IS SHOT BY RU HAND Refusal of Widow to Marry Him Caused Jealous Man to Commit Crime. After Shooting Woman, Love-lorn Rancher Wounds Young Man Who Attempts to Arrest Him, and Is In Danger of Being Lynched. Casper, Wyo. At the rnnch of Mrs. John Adams, four miles oast of this place. Jack Williams, a well known ranch hnnd, shot and seriously wounded Mrs. Adams, who Is n widow, her husbnnd having committed sulcldo sul-cldo threo yenrs ngo. Tho bullet pnssed through tho right arm nnd penetrnled tho breast. Mrs. Adams fled from Williams and concealed herself In tho burn until Williams left. Sho then went to a neighbor's, who brought her to Cnsper for modlcnl nttcntlon. In nil proljab-illty proljab-illty her wounds will provo fatal. After shooting Mrs. Adams, Williams went to a hay camp noar by and told what he had done. A young man in tho field demamlod his surrender nud Williams refused to glvo himself up. A struggle ensued and tho hoy was shot twlco by Williams. Tho Ian hung on and, although very weak, ho knocked Williams down nnd succeeded succeed-ed In fastening h(s hands nnd feet. Ho left him thero, came to town, notified Sheriff Webb nnd then went to a doctor doc-tor to hnvo his wounds dressed. Webb nnd a party went to tho hay field nnd secured Williams. Tho refusal of Mrs. Adams to mnrry Wllllnms cnused tho Jealous mnn to commit the crime. Ho had resided nt tho Adams much for threo yenrs, His wife Recured a divorce from him four yenrs ngo. Adams- Ir Hnld to hivo kHIed himself because of Jealousy over tho attentions Williams pnld Mrs. Adams. Feeling Is running high and Wll llnmB may meet summnry punishment. |