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Show IRE BOY KILLS DRUNKEN FATHER Tragedy Occurs in Montana, When Enraged Man Attacks His Son With a Knife. Boy Seized Rifle and Fired Fatal Shot When He Realized That It Was His Only Chance of Saving His Life. Oreat Falls, Mont. Klmer Klvlnen. who shot and killed his father, Wall Klvlnen, at Splonkop, in this county, on May 1, was placed in jail here on Sunday. Ho claims the shooting was In self defense and in defense of the lives of his mother and sister. The latter corroborates the boy's story. They say that father and son had been at a dance, and the former, who is credited with an ugly disposition, had been drinking.. The boy came home first and when the father arrived a little later, he was still drunk and ugly. When he saw the boy about tho place, he declared that he was going to kill him, and drew a big knife from his pocket. The boy ran around the house, with his father pursuing him. The latter, unable to catch up, shouted he would get the rifle in the house. The mother, fearing this, grabbed the rifle and gave it to the boy, telling him to hide It. The latter continued around the house, with his father, more enraged than ever, after him. Elmer, fearing I hat his father might kill his mother and sister if he got away, turned and shot, killing the father fa-ther almost instantly. It Is said by all the members of the family that the father had made repeated threats to kill the whole family, fam-ily, when he had been drinking. He was a very powerful man and neighbors neigh-bors considered him dangerous. The coroner's inquest resulted in the holding of the young man for further fur-ther investigation. |