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Show I Man Killed in Quarrel Over Cuff Buttons; Below, His Slayer Thomas Hymes McGillts. Alfred Sorensen. KILLS IN IN I OUARREL OVER I GUFFjnflNS I Alfred Sorensen, Jeweler, Jew-eler, Shoots Down Thomas Hymes McGil-lis, McGil-lis, Jewelry Salesman, During Altercation in Store of Slayer; Four Bullets Strike Defenseless Defense-less Man. UNARMED VICTIM I BEGS FOR MERCY I Slayer Is Quickly Taken Into Custody by Deputy Dep-uty Sheriffs Who Are Close at Hand When Shots Are Fired; Prisoner Pris-oner Is Held Incommunicado. Incom-municado. IN A quarrH r?6iiltiuc: from the sale of a pair of 2Scen1 cuff buttons, Alfred Sorrnson. n jeweler, widely known as a leader of tlie Socialist parly in Utah and once a candidate, for congress on the Socialist, ticket shot and killed Thomas Hymes MeCJillis. a jewelry salesman, iu the Sorensen jewelry store, 70 Hast Second South si n et. at 5:30 o'clock yesterday yes-terday afternoon. Two deputy sheriffs were in the store at the time and wrested the smoking revolver from Sorensen Soren-sen 's grasp after he had emptied four chambers into his victim s body. A large crowd in front of j the shop heard the shooting and s:iu .Mci.illis fall to Ihe floor beg ging for mercy that was not s-liou D. Victim Unarmed- j RfcGitHs wah unarmed and. according accord-ing to reports b?;d entered Soreo- seu'B store to effect a. peaceful settlement settle-ment of ?! dispute that had raged all day as to the former's right to sell cuff and collar buttons on tho tidewalk in front of the jewelry shop. He was leaning over the counter arguing -with j the jeweler when the latter, according I to eye witnesses, reached suddenly be hind him aud whipped a revoher out of a drawer and began shooting, The first shot, struck SCcOillis in the irrjsl as be sr;iu- baes from the counter with bis hands in the air. calling, "For God's Bake, don't shoot." As h" backed towards the rear of the tiny j shop, begging for mercy, the second shot struck him tn the n?ck .ind he dropped to the floor, clutching at the edge of thr eoupter. At this point Deputy Sheriffs Axel S tee! and Sanford W. Hedge? rushed in, having heard the first- shot as they were pas-ing on tho street. Hedges sprung oyer the counter toward Soreu' Ben, bul before he could reach him the latter leaned Far over tho counter und deliberately fired two more shots into McGUlis, who lay writhing in agony. The hammer was nsised f'r the fifth shot when Hedges grasped the harrcl of ff the gun and s'Mit Sorenseu sprawling to the floor with h heavy blow on the chin. , If The last shot from the slayer's sun ' B passed through McGilbs. penetrated the counter of the Palace lauudrv office, (Continued on Page Two.) MANY SUSPECTS HELD III B4.HI THEFT (Continued From Page One.) wav sent on th name day of th month, and that in the present i--t:m'o thp roljbTK knew that it wa in the popscfMon of tho agent at O'rau-1 lunctiqu. The opinion also is erpresrd thnt the roVhers are experts in their lii-nn. lii-nn. thnt thir rapture will be a most j difflfioll task, not onlv in view 0f tbs tii't that thev have probahlv carefully covered their tracks, but the further tact that the robberv was not tHlfllrT ered for omc hours after it had been perpetrated. |