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Show WHOLESALE KILLING. 'soi" m t hi:k m,i ;h-n ;h-n its tii in-:: in:x. Biughaiu Becomes Notorious for Plural Exterminators. Thursday evening a pri;ilr telegram tele-gram informed ns that a man nanud Cotton and his two sons had bo-n killed near the mouth of Hinh:mi canon, by one "Sod " Hotelier, who , lives close by the Cottons, at thai place. There were also many iv.moi circulated through Ihe city on t'-t evening and yesterday, about the a Hair, most of which were exaggerated, exaggera-ted, or bia d for one or the oth r pavties. The report which is pioh.i- i j Uy the nearest correct is that an old grudge existed between JUiteluT and .the Cottons. On Thursday old m;,n Cotton had occasion to visit linteher's place on business, and his two sons, fearing harm might befall their father, accompanied him. Arriving at the house, Butcher invited one of the young men to enter, which he did, at the same time making an insulting remark to one of Hotelier's, children. I At that Butcher seized a gun, and he-fore he-fore young Cotton could escape shot him dead. The father and the other : son who were at the time a shoit distance dis-tance from the house, saw what had transpired, when they commenced firing into the house, but without doing any execution, except to smash some windowglass. Butcher watched his chance, and as an opportunity offered he fired again, killing the father, and shortly after wounding the nflicr son, who died yesterday. It is said that Butcher fired at other parlhs, but the rumors lack confirmation. confir-mation. There was another man in Butcher's house at the time of the killing, but bo iii not charged with taking any part in the tragedy. J)ep-uty-Shcritl' Sanders, of Bingham, arrested ar-rested ButeherThin-sday evening, and conveyed him to Bingham city, where ' a guard was placed over him. Early yesterday morning. Coroner Taylor left this city fhr the purpose of holding hold-ing an inquest. The inquest was 1 opened in the afternoon, but at a late hour last evening very little evidence had been given. Until evidence is taken we prefer not (o publi.-h anything any-thing that would prejudice anyone. All ofthe parties cuum-cied with tin-transaction tin-transaction bear bad reputations in the community. The man Cotton, father fa-ther to the hoys, has been looked upon as a (error to quiet Settlers in that region for a long time : and Butcher's relation to Bid Hickman as his son-in-law, does not add to public opinion in his favor. |