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Show Accidentally Killed. On Thursday evening, a young man, William Fletcher, aged 20 , years, was killed at the Moltke mine, I Litt'e Cottonwood, under the following follow-ing circumstances: He was alone in the miue, putting in a blast. It ia thought he was tamping the charge, when it exploded, killing him instantly. His face was frightfully cut and torn. Fletcher was formerly of Derbeyahire, England, and has a father who is residing in tho First Ward, this city. A coroner's jury, consisting of Joseph Warburton and Mesdames Ann King and Elizabeth Higgs, held an inquest on the body yesterday aftfirni-inn At. Ihfi father's residence. This is the first instance in the Territory Ter-ritory were lauies have acted as coroner's coro-ner's jurors. -.They '' viewed the body there lying dead," and returned a verdict in accordance with the facts, as well as any of their male acquaintances acquaint-ances could have done. |