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Show s UNCLE KILLS NEPHEW IN DUELW1TH 1 Jealousy Is Said to Have Been Cause of Fatal Fight. Special to The Tribune. MISSOULA, Mont.. Feb. X, AbauV-the AbauV-the death occurred a day or two ago ; a lonely cabin south of Thompson Fa: in western Montana, between Arthur y. Soule, a rancher, and his nephew, Eer. min H. Soule, who was accused by t: older man of breaking up his home. Vc: and nephew fought grimly while the viz an in the- case, forced to witness t. struggle, crouched against the wail . the room in deadly terror, fear h moment that a shot from one tV. other would end her own life. The older man, having accused his . nephew of improper relations with hiy wife, started to right with his fists, ac-i- cording to the story told by the to. ' The younger man, eluring the tSi(j,; that followed, managed to secure his revolver. re-volver. and tired the first shot. The un picked up his own rifle, and, retreati:: to what shelter the cabin afforded in th" way of furniture, the men tired at esa other, each striving to indict a le!!:r.; wound. Finally, with a shattered st.ci-der, st.ci-der, the older man crawled across the floor to where his nephew lay with i broken leg. and fatally clubbed him the butt jf his rifle. Arthur Soule then staggered out w?r the road and was picked up some 3;-tance 3;-tance from the cabin by a passer-by, unplaced un-placed him in his sleigh and carried hr to Thompson Falls, where he is no- ir a hospital. Benjamin H. Soule lived 8' hour or two after his uncle left, but th; ministrations of his aunt failed to relief his sufferings, and he died before ntght-fall. ntght-fall. Friends of the principals say that tl uncle's suspicions were absolutely sroun'-less sroun'-less and that he was insanely jealous- |