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Show FARM HAND SLAIN BY UNKNOWN ASSASSIN BUTTE, Mont.. Dec. 25. John Chrlsten-sen, Chrlsten-sen, a farm hand employed on the Ehler Meyers ranch near Jollet in the southern south-ern part of the state., was killed some time during last Wednesday night, being shot fiom behind, a charge from a shotgun shot-gun having entered Chris tense n's head just over the right ear. Carl Kline, aged 60, a German and fa-ther-hi-law of the owner of the Meyers ranch, is under arrest in connection with the crime, as a result of an investigation of the coroner's jury. Kline stoutly denies having shot Christeneen. He admitted finding the body of Chrlstensen Jate on Wednesday night, and. after ascertaining that the man was dead, went back to bod and slept. The next day he Informed the authorities. Kline also admitted that onlv he and Chrlstensen were at the Movers ranch at the time of Chrlstonsen's iif?th. Ho is very reticent about the tragedy. |