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Show KILLS TWO WOMEN AND TAKES A SHOT ALSO AT - ' " The trouble is said to have originated over the alleged friendship of Mrs. ' Dodge for Flynn. Dodge, it Is said, besought Ms wife to return to live with him. In a note which she received from him she is said to have been totally indifferent. . After waiting for her answer all day and deciding de-ciding that she would not comply with his wishes. Dodge deliberately armed himself, loaded his gun and started out on a search for her. Dodge had threatened to vklll Flynn, and it is said by some of the bystanders that one of the shots was directed at the pugilist. It missed, however, and Flynn disappeared down the street with all possible speed. Jimu y Flynn, the prize-fighter who fought Tommy ltellly In this city last j Thursday, had ah' exciting experience and narrowly escaped death upon his return to Pueblo last Saturday night. As it was, two women were killed by the engaged husband of one of them. According to ihe story that reaches here, dilbert P. Dodge, proprietor of the Eellp8j stables, jhot and killed his wife, Mrs. Kmma Dodge, and Mrs. Maud Mc-Kinnej. Mc-Kinnej. The latter wus the wife of C. McKintiey of Clippie Creek. The women had been out driving and were ooming down Main street. They stoppfeA whtn they reached Union ave- i nue to talk to Jim Flynn, with whom, It is salr, Mrs. Dodge recently came t Salt Luke. Dodge came up Unlsn avenue ave-nue orl horseback. Without a word of warning he whipped out a revolver and opened lire. ; Fouij of the bullets took effect. Mrs. McKlnney was shot through the temple and died Instantly. Mrs. Dodge was shot la the neck and twice In the right arm. She lived for a few minutes but died EOon after as she was removed to a nearby business place. The (shots frightened the horse driven by the women and it ran away, overturning over-turning the buggy, dumping both of the womeu into the gutter. There they lay In a heap until removed by the police. Directly after he saw that his work had tx-en effective, Dodge dismounted from his horse and placing the muzzle of thei gun at his own forehead pulled the trigger. All of the chambers had been smptled. however. He tried to reload, re-load, but before he could get the revolver revol-ver into action again he was arrested by Oflioer Skinner and the weapon was taken away from him. A mob Of determined men soon gathered gath-ered and there was talk of a lynching party.l but this soon subsided. |