| Show NEVADA LAD EMPTIES INTO FORM OF HIS CRAZED PARENT The Herald is in receipt of ot a letter from E K V Reynolds Las Vegas egas Nev NevIn Xe NevIn In which he tells teUs of an interesting visit to De Dc Lamar Kev Nev Ne the scene of the battle bettle between betwee William Thomas and his three sons which occurred about noon last Ia t Sunday and resulted in the killing klUin of the father by his hili boy bo boyThe boThe The following story stor of the killing kUling is toW told in Mr Ir Reynolds letter BilL BUI Thomas was married to his ide very devoted wife about eighteen years yea ago at St George Utah and started to raise his family as 89 good Mormons Mis Misfortune MIsfortune fortune drove him from front one excess to lo another until he lost his mind several years ago and was placed In an say asylum asylum lum hum After a time he allowed to leave l ave the insane hospital He went home and Immediately began to abuse at use his family as he had done before being taken away aw He made no attempt to support his hili wife and children and they the were nearly starved to death and andl l left ft In rags He threatened to take the lives of ot his hiB children and they the were afraid to do the least thing for fear tear it would displease dt Please him Last Sunday Thomas went out to th t the I woods where the boys were compelled to stay and chop wood and not find finding findIng fIndIng ing sufficient fuel fu 1 cut ut he swore he would hang them He forced his oldest boy Chancey IS 16 l years eaps old to trim oK otT a It pole which he said he be needed to hang hanl them th m upon After working a awhile awhile while at this the boy dropped the ax and ran The enraged father picked up the ax and was attempting to over overtake overtake overtake take the lad when a younger son Art i 1 12 years old drew a 38 35 revolver and fired red six shots J at the crazed par parent out ent Four out of the seven ven shots fired entered the mans body bod and he died I in instantly When the shooting hooting was over the three boys boye tie the e youngest Nelson eleon 10 years old sat t lown o n quIetly and ate the lunch which bleb their father had hart brought from the cap Then they lifted their fathers body bod upon the back b ck of a bur burro burro burTo ro To and went ent to their home where their mother and sister awaited them themAn Art An is a Ii boy with a soft artistic face brown eyes and black hair He Is not large lan e for a boy of or IX 11 1 and would be the last lad in iD the wo world M to be bt of if such men a II deed |
