Show COLORED SOLDIER KILLED Sergeant Preston of the Twenty fourth Shot By a Woman Special to The Herald Cheyenne Wyo Jan 14 Shortly after 2 oclock this morning Sergeant I Willis Preston company E Twenty fourth infantry was shot and killed by a colored woman named Pearl Thorn ton torPreston Preston and IWQ women were seated in a westend dive in friendly conversa ton when Preston drew 3 revolver and I I was handling it when the Thornton woman asked if i was loaded Preston handed her the gun and said No try It She took the weapon and not noticing no-ticing where It was pointed pulled the trigger There was a loud report and Preston fell dead with a bullet through his heart 1is The woman immediately gave herself up and is now being held as there seems to be some Question as to whether the killing was accidental Preston was one of the bestliked soldiers sol-diers of the Twentyfourth He did not serve throughthe Cuban campaign I being on detachment duty in the United I Unit-ed States at the time He had been in service thirty years I |