Show LAWYER KILLED BY EDITOR Mortal Coil of Francis J L Burton Un Tin Unwound Unwound wound by J L Holman Buck at Mina tIina Nev Special to The H ld Goldfield Dec 10 A from Mina in the north end of this Esmer Esmeralda Esmeralda Esmeralda alda county says that Francis l L Burton was shot and killed in the street at noon by J Holman Buck editor of the West Western Western ern em Nevada Miner The I hc cause of the tho shooting is not known Burton Is a no notorious notorious character a lawyer of ability who was arrested arre ted and tried along with the president and cashier of the Gold Goldfield Goldfield Goldfield field Bank Trust company of which institution he was a director for wrecking that Institution In May 1905 The three were acquitted Burton took up his resi real residence residence dence in Mina six months ago and has hac stirred up considerable trouble Buck has repeatedly roasted him in his paper and anda andIs andis Is a responsible for having had him deported from Rawhide a new camp west of Mina ten days ago Burton was met as he stepped off the stage and ordered to leave the camp by about residents He went Boston Dec 10 Francis L 1 Burton who was known here as Judge Francis Burton was arrested In Boston In the summer of 1903 and sentenced on Sept 19 is 1903 to eighteen months In the house of correction at Deer Island on the charge char lof of having secured from froni the New York Central railroad ad the sum 1 of oJ 2500 on o the pretext that he be was Injured In a wreck He gained the confidence of Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent James R it Gerrish of the I ion tion and persuaded him to invest 1500 in worthless mining stocks He also secured the he life lite savings of ot Thomas E Bates a other prison official |