Show GUSTAVE LAURENT MURDERED a f i hed bluff calif oc S gustavc laurant Laur a French naan was shot and instantly killed by man who were attempting 10 rob him and alg partner at an early hour ants the murder occurred on a freight train about five south of redding his partner remained on the train uth the doad abod abatu radi druff wa reached when both were discovered by the train crew and sheriff boyd notified the body was brought to the morgue and an inquest held this afternoon ter noon laureate Lau companion who is also a frenchman is in jail here and through an interpreter told the coroners jury the facts of the affair he stated that his name is louia avenel and that the dead mans name was guatave laurent both be said were traveling for a newspaper in canada and being short ot funds were beati ing their way on a freight train near reading two men came in the car was laden with ties on which they were riding and covering them with revolvers ordered their bands up avenel complied with the command but laurent drew his revolver and fired at one of the men who returned the alra shooting him through the heart the would be robbers then jumped off the train avenel gives a fairly good description of the two men he says that they are about 25 years of age and their weight is about or pounds |