Show Disemboweled 55 5 By Shotgun Sunday Mornin Morning Tragedy Startles The Community W. W W. W Thompson Killed Friend by a Who Claims to be a Brother in Law Law Affair Affair is a Bit Mysterious The Thc community was shocked Sunday morning upon l learning that a homicide had been com corn Both the man shot I and the one who did the shooting shooting shooting shoot shoot- ing were strangers having ing arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived here a week ago o. They were camped a half n a block west of Abe Smiths Smith's place and it was there the tragedy occur occur- red W. W r. r W. W Thompson was the name of the Ulan man killed and Lewis Wechter echter claiming to be his brother brother- law brother in in law did dill the shooting The wife of the thc deceased deceased de de- ceas ceased d was an eye witness On his death bed Thompson stated the shooting shooting- was acci acci- dental It was done at close ra range e perhaps less than twenty twenty twenty ty feet with a pump shotgun The whole hole charge of No 5 shot shoten en entered the lower part of the abdomen tearing a hole bole large enough h to insert ones one's arm It was remarkable that death was not instantaneous The wounded wound wound- ed man lived for several se hours Dr Bjornson and Dr the latter from operated op- op on- on him him- im He lIe recovered from the effects of the chloroform chloroform chloro chloro- form fonn but only survived red a few minutes minute In the absence of Justice of the Peace Beggs J Justice J. J E. E Strain was called over o.-er to hold holdan an inquest Sunday The witnesses witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses were taken to Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt where Tuesday the jury handed in its verdict reciting the manner in which deceased met Inet death but hut not fixing the blame of the matter Tuesday night County Attorney Attorney At At- torney forney Villes Willes and Sheriff Vall Wall arrived from Heber lIeber and with Chas Shaffer as stenographer and several witnesses left for Roosevelt Wednesday morning morningto to hive give the defendant his preliminary preliminary pre pre- examination Continued Continued on inside page I Disemboweled By Shotgun W Acquitted on Murder Charge J Continued 1st page I After tp t le evidence evi- evi dence submitted b the and defense during the whole of and T Justice Strain this ling ac- ac the ant of the charge of The c showed that Thompson fired the first shot at the defendant with a small caliber fOllowing out threat both the defend defend- and Thompson Th luau l had g and was in a n u l lie has a bad rep tation behind him At the time of his death he had considerable on him in a belt The amount reported re- re ported was ab ut is a m in ha-in served for 14 lIe hns honorable discharge dis- dis charge and draws a ly pension of 78 and has many credits for meritorious V. A. A Brittain of 11 Reared as att I ap |