Show FROM filom DAILY SEPT 14 JAMES BOWEN KILLED another aman man before breakfast at park city to today day park city and vicinity still holds its own at the head of shooting localities in this I 1 errit territory ory and last night another killing was added to the list the dead man was named james bowen and mis his slayer is charles axtell both are miners and have been working as partners on a claim in what is known snake creek gulch located within the wasatch county line on monday bowen and axtell were arrested for an infraction of the ordinance of park city I 1 and lodged in jail they were released yesterday afternoon and last night started for bowens B owens cabin in the gulch gac A what occurred afterward up to jbv time of the shooting is taken from artells Ax tells statement as there were no witnesses on the way up the two tivo men got into a dispute which finally grew pretty hot and culminated in bowen threatening to kill axtell at this time neither of the men were armed but both knew there was a loaded revolver colts 45 calibre at the cabin bowen started out to ful fil his bis threat and axtell hurried forward to secure possession of lof the weapon both men went at full speed and it was a veritable FOR FOB LIFE axtell proved the swiftest runner ir and d reached the cabin a few yards ahead of bowen he sprang aug inside caught up the weapon an and t turned back just as bowen bobea came up quickly raising the revolver he fired three shots in rapid succession and bowen fell scotty hunter who was in bed in his cabin near by heard the shots and rushed out to where axtell was standing by the time he got there bowen was dead this was nearly midnight axtell was placed under arrest and an examination into the case will be made by commissioner cohen to ta morro morrow w afternoon at 2 prosecuting Att attorney E M allison jr of summit bait county who was in ill this city at the time of the killing will return this evening to conduct the case for the people bowen is spoken of asa as a bad man in the camps where he has spent his time and it is said he had not a friend in park city he was a noisy quarrelsome fellow and whenever he got into a dispute was in the habit of GOING FOR HIS GUN but was considered to be a coward by those who knew him on one occasion n he came to salt lake with the avowed intention of running the town but jae he quick q y found lodgment in the city jail and became quiet enough axtell on the other hand band is said to be a quiet peaceable man though he is very determined and when he sets out to do anything will endeavor to carry it out |