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Show 111 IS KILLED AFTER STRUGGLE TO KipOIfJ Former Partners in Soft Drink Parlor Quarrel , at Bingham When One Embraces Em-braces Wife of the Other BINO HAM, Oct. 1J. Joseph Data killed Toney Santa Ferrara her yesterday yes-terday after a bitter struggle following1 follow-ing1 an alleged Insult to Mrs. Data. Karrara and Iata were formerly business partners. Recently they dls soived partnership. Farrara until a few weeks ago was a boarder at the Data homo. Data worked In tha mines and supplied the funds for the soft drink parlor, epernted bjrhlmself anj Farrara. Far-rara. Business ws poor, and Inta withdrew from the firm. Yesterday the former partners were drinking together and, partially Intoxicated, thry visited Data'a home. The three were taJklng, according to the story told by Mrs. Data, when Farrara wnlked across and iat down by her. He attempted to klas her. Data seised him and a struggle ennued. Behind a clock on a shelf In the ; room Data kept hie revolver. Both ; men attempted to reach the weapon, j In the battle that followed Data was severely beaten. Mrs. Data attempted to separate the two men. Farrara finally secured the gun. -I'll kill both of you," hs threatened, according to Mrs. Data. But tha gun was on safety and would not work. By a trick Data dls-srmed dls-srmed his erstwhile friend. Then, throwing off the safety catch, ha fired one shot Into Farrara's heart. When the police arrived Data was hysterical. He was sorry to have killed hla friend. He wept. "But it was hla own fault." the killer screamed aa they bundled him off to jail. Mrs. Data, apparently undisturbed undis-turbed by the tragedy, related the story to the officers. She was re-, re-, leased. Data will be charged with first degree murder, according to local : authorities. |