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Show Killing at Beaver. Beaver, 16. The District Court has been occupied for the last three days over a mining suit, wherein Joseph Glastord et ai. were plaint fl&, and F. E.Connor et al. defend ants; judgment was rendered in favor of the defendants. defend-ants. James Hedges, one of the plaintiffs plain-tiffs in the suit, and Thomaj Golden, a witness for defendant, quarreled in the afternoon and at about 5 p.m., when Hedges was coming towards to-wards Mike Powers saloon, Golden met him and, raising a double-barrelled shot gun, loaded with nine buck hot, fired the cntcnU in Hedges' right shoulder as he was trying to dodge. Hedges staggered, and afterwards after-wards gathered himself, following Golden, and fired three shots at him, two of which took effect, one on each side of the backbone, going through the kidney. Hedges turned to leave, when Golden fired another shot at Hedges, missing him. ' Golden died last night at 11 p.m. Hedges is in a critical condition, although it is believed be-lieved that he will survive. Kccs, i ' |