Show Wechter's Gun Brings Brings' Down Another ManGan Mane ManG I flan an Who Killed I Brot Brother in la an ra in Myton Myton My- My i ton Last August Charged With Murdering Murdering Mur Mur- i I dering Clifford Burrows in Denver According to the Denver cr pars pars pa- pa rs rs of Monday londay Louis Wech- Wech f r the thc man titan who shot and 1 died 1 d his law in w V. W. Thompson at this place on onie ie Le day of last August and andas as ns acquitted d a at t t the b c pre 1 V y examination J Justice She the he Peace J. J E. E Strain of lo sevelt elt e on a plea of self de o nse nac was t the IC principal I. I in auger aul au- au l iTer ger er curdling blood-curdling tragedy u tiled led off in Denver Jeu on Satur- Satur l ly ay evening evening- of last week as a asuit asuit ault suit suit of which V. Clifford u rows arrows is dead and two wo- wo en are arc in a precarious condia condi- condi a m. m The The trouble occurred occur at the i bite he House cafe 00 2 Sixth Six- Six nth th street Just Just before clos- clos time at the lie cafe Saturday ht F cht lit says the Denver Exeas Ex- Ex s a masked man mun entered F. F II c enlace place with a u revolver re in his In Aid quid d. d 11 Mrs rs M M. J. J If Huff who t us ls the place her daughter tl l s. s Charles J. J Schroeder the bier and aud Burrows were in its inT vI 1 T room moth Burrows quickly between Mrs l ind and nd the unasked masked man who him to get behind the thew w inter inter Without ut a moments moment's Burrows leaped at ati It i If man and in the thc struggle t followed th the revolver er was Charged ed the tine bullet entering entering- body just above abo the thc hip and lodging in his 1 oI yule t. t e. e V Despite the fatal wound rowa clung desperately to I I Iman until he lie had been dis- dis fed led Cl and pinioned by the wo- wo von n ii and others who carte came to f I ir it assistance then he lie fell to fl Detectives Mulligan I n J arrived the lie bandit e being held in a chair and andt t t f Schroeder and Mrs Huff Iluff Huffe HuffA t A c f e t trying to stop the thc flow of ofa a d from Burrows Burrows' Burrows Burrows' A A search of Wechter's cloth- cloth I I brought about his on through t a n receipt from i It w. w Wayne Vayne ayne lodge e. of Odd Fells Fel Fel- ls No 1 of Philadelphia t gave aYe 1 ids lais occupation as fiS an anand and and his age a ad 29 said that he worked for forre re rge J. J Kindel a year rear ag ago beyond this was as non noncom tal Three times Sheriff i strong and the detectives cs I Jt le of e 2 endeavored to get some Hof of a statement out of him on each occasion he hc main- main ed ed cd l a silence silencer f cr cr r their tl rapid fire firc of h. h i t ons I i I l day clay Sunday he hc paced his Jin in silence and when when when-he he informed of the death of J lin II t. t II WS his only comment t that's to bad e C police have hac ascertained ascertain cd V liter was iiI in the tine Unit- Unit tates ates navy 12 years yean having ij the service on account of 1 colosia He Ie has hns since r 1 n a pension and has Ii lived ved 1 ie eest e Nest est Side An effort si pw ow being make mal to get et a aPu au J Pu u n his Philadelphia record 1 f to tn find out how he has hast 1 4 t deporting b himself since i lone hue ne to Den Denver cr Clifford Burrows Wech- Wech was 15 45 years ears old 1 i native of Cincinnati several years of farming i Louisiana he came to er six years ago and 1 for fors II s IU live five years has been he-cn connected I with the h Hardware I company He lIe was unmarried A brother in its New Orleans and another in Ohio survive him An autopsy was performed I on Burrows' Burrows body Sunday afternoon and an inquest willbe will willbe willbe be held tod today y I According to the Denver Denyer Post Wechter was positively on Monday l after the thc shooting by V. W. C. C Carlock of ot Myton who is spending the winter in Denver as being the theman theman theman man who killed his supposed law in here last fall nIl in ina inn a n quarrel over the latter's wife I 11 1 thought you learned a lesson lesson les les- les- les son SOlI at M lYton ton last August said Carlock to Wechter I 11 I didn't think you would get in into into into in- in to trouble of this kind so soon again I 1 dont don't know you yon and I dont don't know what youre you're talking talk 1 in ing about replied Wechter and he hc turned arid and went back into his cell Carlock later identified a photograph pho- pho to raph found among V Wech- Wech ers er's possessions as that of Mrs 1 Edna Thompson hompson the woman over o whom the killing occurred Mrs 1 Thompson is isnow isnow isnow now a resident of La Salle Colo The Post also alBo says that Wechter is believed to be bc the same man who has attempted to o rob the home of Mrs t Catherine Cath- Cath M erine Schroeder mother of Charles E. E Schroeder the thc proprietor proprietor pro pro- of the White House louse cafe on two different occasions during the last few weeks The t first time the thc burglar succeeded succeeded suc suc- in entering Mrs r Sch Schroeder's Schroeder's roeders roeder's roe roe- ders der's home at 1221 West Vest Thirteenth avenue and in obtaining obtaining ob oh- a few articles of small value luc which I he e carried away with him The he second time neighbors fri frightened the bur burglar burglar burg burg- lar off before he had done more than with the lock on on the do door r. r Charles A A. Schroeder has been in where he has haa numerous business interests for the last week The Thc theory of the thc police is that Wechter knew this an and knew that Mrs Schroeder and her mother were alone in charge of the restaurant during during- Schroeder's a absence ii CC Burrows who so bravely ely grappled g with Wechter when he entered life e restaurant and andI I whose bra e bravery y cost him his life was a graduate of the University University Un Un- of Wooster Ohio One I of his hiB brothers who lives at V Wooster ooster will be here tomorrow tomorrow to to- to-I to morrow y to take charge h r c of th the funeral arrangements and ouch to attend to the prosecution of Wechter Wechter the holdup whose laugh laughs rin rings s through h the thc city jail at regular intervals to an of vile language entered the Vh White tc House cafe at 7 55 o'clock Saturday night There were twenty people in inthe inthe the thc restaurant and the tine streets I were crowd crowded l. l I Wechter walked up to the cashiers cashier's desk behind behin which were Mrs Hoff I and her dau ter t- t er Mrs Schroeder Burr Burrows ws was learning on on the counter talking to the two women Wechter pulled palled a revolver rc l I 1 from his pocket as he reached the cashiers cashier's desk Get behind that thu t counter he snarled to Burrows painting p the revolver rc at his heart Burrows did lid not get behind tine the the cunter counter the woman he was to marry many stood there The holdup was endangering her life Burrows grappled I with ith echtner attempting to disarm him A waitress screamed and with one accord the diners and aud servants of the ran back into the kitchen Burrows and Wechter whirled whirl whirl- I ed cd around fighting Hg for perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps half a minute Then a ashot ashot ashot shot was hen heard rd There was a moment of struggling and then Burrow Burrows spun round on his heel cried and dropped to the floor a G THEODORE THOUGHTS By M. M M. M Smith TILE THE HONOR or OIL A COWBOY DOY One of the lar largest cst and most appreciative audiences that ever assembled in the Duchesne Opera house greeted the thc performance performance per per- of the home dramatic ic troupe last Friday night A matinee was gh gi given en to the thc school children in the afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon which highly pleased the thc youngsters young Space forbids giving an elaborate synopsis of the play but it portrays much of our rough western life which is so little understood by bythe bythe bythe the easterner It brings out the the- the finer finer and nobler traits of manhood and womanhood which many do not believe to exist in the tine heart of the reckless reckless reckless reck reck- less cowboy The story does not seek to flatter them as a class but hint to give honor and amid credit where when it i is due duo It shows shows that beneath the rug rug-gc rugged surface surface surface sur sur- face lies noble sentiments and strong emotions of as hi high h a character as can cau be bc found within with with- in the human breast The Thc story is woven aroun around the thc i vicissitudes and mistakes so coin common made over twin brothers and their undying loyalty to one another First one serves a n term in the pen- pen y for his broth brother cr By and aud by it becomes the thc others' others turn to pay the debt of loyalty and arId he freely does loes it with his life life life-he he does it all the more willingly because the tho guilty brother has a n sweetheart so solie he lie go goes s to the thc gallows to save his brother and to prevent present breaking the heart ol of a true and loyal woman This i is IR all done unawares to his brother more forcibly illustrating the beauty and sincerity of the sacrifice The Thc play is interspersed interspersed inter inter- interspersed with events e common to border horder life such as road- road agents or stage robbers robbers robbers-of of course the thc Red JRed Light Saloon plays its part There are cowboys on every C hand for the drama is set on the plains of Montana where there was but one woman to two men and consequently every en g- g girl 11 was adored by more than one cowboy Severn Severa love lo affairs affair develop elop in the play pIa all get married and are arc happy happ ever after The costumes o 0 our actors were very appropriate appropriate to the occasion Leathe band bared hats bandana neckwear blue flannel shirts leathe lenthe sImps high heel hecl boots hoots clank clanking clanking in ing spurs belts with cartridge and nod heavy y artillery All AU con cond d to give i iC C the thc effect of ol oh time shoot em cm up variety we wont won't be took alive The Thc ladies ladics taking part suitably dressed for the o 0 casion notably Miss Dell Spratt as the heroine Mar lar larI I Buckley r beautifully and taste full fully costumed in a n short brown d dress as becomes cattle girls The stage arrangement would not permit of the cowboys cowboys cow cow- boys hos ri riding in their horses full tilt into the view of the audience which had to content content content con con- tent it itself elf with listening listening- to the clatter chatter of imaginary hoofs Several old time cowboys the tine Barton brothers Fred Johnson Ed Van and others were present and exercised a afine afine afine fine conception of the thc fitness of things Francis Shelton was very erv busy acting his own life and that of his twin brother He wood wooded d and won the sweetest handsomest and most popular girl in Montana He Ie played Harry Morley and Jack Stan Stan- ton His Plis was a difficult role Miss Della Delia Spratt as we wc have already stated took the part of the heroine whose hand and r heart heal was sought ht and ancl given to Harry Morley She was in good voice and acted her role with splendid effect t. t She has inns hasa a good Dea bearing ring on oun the tine stage stae and with proper training would make stake a real actress It was Afton Popes Pope's or first night She Sine Lucy Arbuckle and carried out her cast well for a beginner Hazel Dickerson took the part of widowhood splendidly and is perfectly at ease on the stage Ida Ila Lewis made a hit as a amerry amerry amerry merry maiden Tine The p preacher preach preach- reach reach- er has come pleased the audience She Sine t too o wanted to marry ry but drew the line linc on Scar Face the Indian Charlea Charlca Barton Badon as wild west Sheriff Jenkins was immaculate immaculate immaculate late but after filing 27 notches in his gun un barrel each representing representing representing a man killed cupids cupid's tart dart pierced his heart and aud he lie to the inevitable inc and got married Eugene as aR Indian II iscar Scar ca r Face bron brought h t down downs the house with his blunt monosyllabic mon mon- moni i comic comic expressions in broken En English Fred Johnson first as Mexican Mexican can Pete acted out the treacherous treacherous treacherous erous villain and in the windup windup windup wind- wind up assumed the role of a attorney who wino made the thc hero a millionaire Dick Murry Nurry Ray Hay Orson and Ernest Wilson were alternately typical cowboys and road agents ts Glen Daniels as ns Selb was the thc old pal of the thc hero Morley and acted as best man at the tine wedding But he and his companions detested shirts Eph was ponderous ponderous pon pon- derous Judge Buckle Buckley Tommu Tommy Tom Tom- mu my last but not least was very mirth pro pro- with his hishen When hen I was running a thrashing machine in Alaska The proceeds 65 will go to tine the school library Several young men nien came up front from Myton to see the show I I F- F f |