Show r snOOTS AND ThEN IS 18 HiMSElf SHOT BY CITIZENS NS I NEWCASTLE Cob Colo No Nov 24 WIlliam William Griffith a a. saloon salon keeper angered over his conviction on a a. charge of assault ran amuck here last night killing one man and wounding two others He then barricaded barricaded bar bar- himself in his his rooms In a d dOwntown down downtown wn town block and stood oft off the citizens who retired to a safe distance and poured a fusillade Into Griffiths Griffith's rooms When a posse from Gl Springs headed by two women finally broke into the rooms Griffith was found dead lying face downward on the floor woodwork of the rooms w was rid- rid p t I with bullets one of which Is thou thought ht to have killed him lum William Davis a spectator was killed b by one of Griffith's Griffiths bullets City Marshal was shot in the abdomen and andI j I Carpenter a spectator was shot through the neck and and Carpenter Carpen Carpen- ter may die Griffith was convicted in Jn the district court at Glenwood Springs yesterday on ona ona a a. charge of assault the complainant be beIng being being be- be ing J J. J.- T. T Sample Pending an appeal Griffith was released on bond He re returned returned returned re- re turned to Newcastle on the first train and Sample was the first person he saw after atter alighting from the car He immediately immediately im liD- im- im mediately opened fire on Sample who fled with Griffith in pursuit Sample was not hit by any of the bullets Shoots Marshal Marshal tried to arrest Griffith Grit Grit- fitti and arid was shot down after which Griffith Griffith Grif Grit fired Into the crowd of spectators killing Davis and hitting Carpenter Grit Grif- then fled back to the Bank block After Atter aid had been summoned from rom Glenwood Springs Newcastle citizens be began began began be- be gan shooting into the Bank block in nich Griffith roomed but failed tailed to get any response to their shots Upon the I 1 f r Sheriff DIvelbliss and two men Joseph Davis Davis' and Frank Quinlan QuIntan volun- volun V I TO climb Hm b the dark stairway leadIng leading lead lead- I ing to Griffiths Griffith's apartments Proceeding them went Miss Leila Lella l an acQuaintance acquaintance ac ac- ac- ac of Griffith and Mrs Van Luven Lu her friend At the door the party stopped Its I I. I Will called the girl its Leila When rip response came came she pushed to to the room followed by the men had been shot through h the head the bullet entering near his right eye It is presumed killed during the fusillade of the citizens |