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Show Another tragedy occurred at Salt Lake City last Saturday evening, when A. S. Watson, an undertaker, was shot and mortally wounded bv C. H. Ellison, a street car motor-man. motor-man. Ellison claims the affections of his wife had been alienated by Mr. Watson, while Mr. Watson insists that it is a case of blackmail, and that his assailant trumped up these charges in order to extort money from him. These crimes are becoming altogether too frequent fre-quent all over the land, and the practice of carrying weapons which is so freely permitted is undoubtedly undoubt-edly responsible for a majority of these crimes. |