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Show RANCHER BEC0ME8 INSANE. Wyoming Man Attempts to Kill His Wife and Son. Sundance, Wyo. "Well, old lady, we'll nil dlo together," are alleged to tavo been tho words of M. Paxton a Kara creek ranchman Just beforo ho opened flro with a revolver on Mrs. Pnxton nnd her small son, Cecil Davis. Tho shooting occurred at tho rnnch, nnd nfter wounding tho woman nnd her son, Paxton attempted to commit sulcldo, but wns unsuccessful. Mrs, Paxton was shot In tho chin and will recover. Her son wbb shot In tho groin and probably will die, and Paxton Pax-ton has an ugly but not serious wound In tho head. William Davis, another son of Mrs. Paxton, attacked Paxton nnd over-camo over-camo him, throwing him Irto tho cellar cel-lar nnd keeping him a prisoner thoro until Doputy ShcrlfT Leoman arrived on tho sceno and took charge of the ranchman. Paxton is now In tho county coun-ty Jail and Is belloved to bo lnsnno. What caused him to dccldo to kill himself and family Is not known. I |