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Show MYSTERY IN MURDER IS NOT YET SOLVED RENO. Nev.. Feb. t. A Coroner's Jury In the ease of Thomas Hampton.- or Morris as he wna one known, hss returned a verdict finding find-ing that he came to his death as the reenlt of gunshot wounds inflicted by a party or parties unknown.' This adds more mystery to what Is one of the strangest murder esses la ths history of this county. Last week Hampton engaged In I a saloon duel with Stewart Carter and Was killed. - Carter Is now in Jail charged with th crime. Investigation brought out the fart that three dlTerent-slsed bullets were lodged tn ths dead man's body and neither- was- of the site used In Csrter's gun. Who fired the fatal shots Is . rhe mystery Coroner Read tried to solve. Tuesday the Coroner msde an effort to withdrew with-drew the .charge ef murder placed against Carter, but District Attorney Craig Is not satls-I satls-I d snd will have the grand Jury Investigate the crime at Its -meeting nest week. |