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Show MURDER COMMITTED ON CRUISER BOSTON VALLEJO, Cat . March 2".-Grow!ng out of a trivial quarrel tut ween two colored mess attendants, a murder was committed commit-ted on the I'nltec! States cruiser Boston Sundav morning. James A. Cooper is now In jail here charged with shooting A. Dorsett to death. Before the men arose Dorsett. It Is said, began nagging Cooper, who is a small man. and the trouble wa renewed when the men went to the mess-room mess-room to prepare breakfast. Lieut. Miller, executive -officer of the ship, hearing a disturbance, entered the room, where he saw Cooper bending over Dorsett. who was Vying on the floor. Lieut. Miller thought Cooper had a knife In one hand and hastened to the pair. He was too late, however, for Cooper q'.iicklv fired three bulh ts Into Dorsett. who died in a few minutes. Cooper was at once placed in irons and brought here, r the cae is a civil one. the Boston being at anchor. Cooper says he acted in self -defense, as he thought Dorsett was about to attack him with a razor. After the lirst quarrel Cooper took a revolver from the room of an officer. |