Show THOMAS THOUGHT THOM HE WAS SUSPECTED foreman ut oi white hear bear huch who committed suicide near langely rangely Ilan Ran goly gely mada statement StAt ment when an account of the salcido of joseph henry thomas of rangely langely was wan published september 5 1 tile the only i eason given for tile tho act was illness illner it no develops deve lopa that thomas was suspected of kill in 3 a cow or at least he thought he was suspected his didou and children declare they know nothing of it and it Is their belief he was suffering bioni an abbe rution ration when sherlf sherif lyons of rio blanco county investigated the matter lie ho aas as informed that thomas had left a note explaining why lie he killed himself following is the note amy my dying statement I 1 inter dhove hurt or shot the queen cow or hurt the family in any shape or form my bli bitterest terest curses will rest on that family as long at as they ahe hn e joseph 11 thomas there is no mention of the name of the family thomas had been foreman of the white bear ranch for a number of years before that he had been a miner in colorado and had contracted miners c on he was 47 years ears old besides a wife and four children deceased left a brother in arvada colorado |