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Show FOUND DUO WITH BULLrTMNJIISHEAD Former Well-Known Business Man of Chicago Takes Hi Own Life. 1 1 Its r n KM PTED TO KILL FAVORITE HORSE Traged Occurs Near Celorado Springs, here II- Had n for His Health. COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.. Jan. 7. Th.- iie,ii body of E Crane Wilson, a ITSaltby t'hlcugo man and member of th tlrm of Wilson Bros . 3K-33.H Klfth avenue, i hit igo. was found upon th- highway WTfn miles east of the city about 7 O'clock this evening, with a bullet hole 1 In his head. The Indications point to ' suicide, althoujfli the gold watch and , chain he wore are missing. Started for a Ride Mr Wilson I, ol be.- i staying at the I Alta Vesta hotel In this city for over a year and left the hotel at 2:30 this afternoon after-noon on horseUick. Ills only companion ; was a greyhound. About 7 o'clock this iv.iiing two wall-known citi-ns of this plao found the body as the were drlv-Inir drlv-Inir In from lb- lr ranch and telephoned the County Coroner Qoronsr Iaw and UodSI Bbarlfl Dayton w.-nt to the seen.- of the shooting am! found the body of Mr Wilson lying at the side of the road Mat on his back The I ullet had enter. ! Lbs head three Inches li.ck of the llnl.t eat am) lo,K... under the left eye Mr Wilson's pet horse was clandlng by Ms side anil the big grey-. grey-. hound was still guarding the body when the officers arrived Tried to Kill Horse. A bullet wound on the right side of the torse's neck had caused some suffering to the animal and Indicates that Mr Wilson Wil-son had first attempted to kill his horse ; and then killed himself Mr Wilson's 3A-callber revolver was found on the ground beneath his right hand with but two cartridges fired and three loaded. Watch and Money Mit-slnp. The gold wulch and chain and all I money were missing, hut a pearl shirt ! stud and pearl cuff buttons were still on I the bodv. It Is believed that Mr. Wilson ' should have had something oxer $100 In jcash as he iaid his hotel bin yesterday , with a check for $lVi. receiving $100 In change Well-Known Business Man. K c Wilson was for many years a well known. business man of Chicago, but for the post four years he has lived In Colorado. having gone thet for his health At the time of his death he was I S stockholder In the company of Wilson Bros Ills family still occupy the homestead home-stead at 4612 Drexcl boulevard. Chicago. |