Show DDUBtEMURDER OCCURS IN CITY OF RAWLINS Victims City Marshal and a I Railroad ran FRANK KEEFE THEIR SLAYER i Most Atrocious Grime Ever Committed in That Section I I Murderer Was Drunk and It Was in Attempting to Arrest Him That Killing Was Done I I TRIBUNE SPECIAL Tlawllns Wyo April 200nc of the most atrocious crimes ever committed in this section occurred tonight at 815 oclock when two men were shot one killed instantly almost and the other dying In thirty minutes Frank Keefo a groceryman was the man who committed com-mitted the deed and his victims were Thomas King who received a wound I through the heart which caused almost instant death and the other City Marshal Mar-shal John Baxter who was shot I through the bowels the bullet entirely penetrating the body Baxter died shortly before 10 oclock KEEFE WAS DRUNK Keefe has been drinking for several days and several times has gotten hlm elf into9 quarrels lIe was put In jail Friday night for eating trouble at the house of Illrepute when he gave two or three of the Inmates a beating He was released Satin day night on account ac-count of the illness of his little child who It was thought could live but a few hours Early tho next morning he wig drunk again He Is always lioublefome when intoxicated Intox-icated and would assault his best friend lie wan given a hearing today before the Justice of the Peace and was released WHERE SHOOTING OCCURRED The shooting tonight occurred at the rear of his own store which Is located on the corner of Front and Fifth streets where lIe flied several shots just for fun Thoro were a I number omen o-men across the street cast of his place but bccuuso of his bad reputation noon no-on would look around the corner of the building for fear of falling a victim vic-tim to his gun play TWO MEN FALIJ City Marshal Baxter who heard the shooting anno running through the crowd crossed l the street to the rear of the tore and broke the lock letting tile door swish open No sooner had he done this than Keefo fired and Baxter fell to the sidewalk Thomas King I Continued ou Pago 3 MURDER AT RAWLINS Continued from Page 1 who was standing near stepped to Baxters aid when he fell nnd Keefe fired a second shot striking King in the left breast and the bullet pierced his heartH heart-H was several minutes before anyone any-one would venture to go to the wounded wound-ed men Finally Keofe was seen to leave the store and start across the railroad track south As soon as the Sheriff was Informed of the affair he started on a hunt for the murderer and captured him about thirty minutes later CROWD ABOUT JAIL There is a great crowd of men gathered gath-ered around the Jail but it is not thought that there will be any attempt at violence though feeling Is high Keefe has always been considered as a desperate character while drinking but is quite wealthy and has been shown leniency because of his business standing stand-ing He has been cruel l to his family A year and a halt ago he attacked four men In two days with a knife but they were all old acquaintances of his and they refused to prosecute him lie also attacked the editor of the Rawlins Republican Re-publican with a stone for which he Is I now under bonds to keep the peace King Is a railroad man of high standing stand-ing Baxter has been on the police force only a few months but has a reputation for being one of the most daring officers In the country More than once lie has put his face up to tin mule of a gun to make an arrest and it was his courage that Inns brought him to death tonight |