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Show A Fandango Fusilade. We obtain the following from the Ogden Junction:<br><br> From a northern exchange we learn that a row occurred at a ??? in Marsh Basin, Idaho, on New Year's eve. A notorious character, known as Mexican Joe, purchased a ticket for a dance which was being held there, and after entering the room, his presence was objected to by a Mr. Parkinson, whereupon the committee refunded "Mexican Joe" his money, and he left, insulted. After going out he met another Mexican, named Antoine, and they both hid in wait till the dance broke up. The first person to leave the room was a young man named Harris, upon whom they opened fire, shooting him probably fatally. A general fusillade commenced in which Antoine, one of the Mexicans, received a slight wound. Sheriff Harrington appeared on the scene and took the Mexicans into custody. They were brought before the Marsh Basin magistrate and bound over in the sum of $8,000[?]. Harris, the young man who was shot was [unreadable line] and it is feared that he cannot recover. |