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Show RANCHER BECOMES INSANE. Wyoming Man Attempts to Kill His Wife and Son. Sundance, Wyo. "Well, old lady, we'll all die together," are alleged to t ave been the words of M. Paxton a Kara creek ranchman just "before he opened fire with a revolver on Mrs. Paxton and her small son, Cecil Davis. The shooting occurred at the ranch, and after wounding the woman and her son, Paxton attempted to commit suicide, but was unsuccessful. Mrs. Paxton was shot in the chin and will recover. Her son was shot in the groin and probably will die, and Paxton Pax-ton has an ugly but not serious wound in the head. William Davis, another son of Mrs. Paxton, attacked Paxton and overcame over-came him, throwing him into the cellar cel-lar and keeping him a prisoner there until Deputy Sheriff Leeman arrived on the scene and took charge of the ranchman. Paxton is now in the county coun-ty jail and is believed to be insane. What caused him to decide to kill himself and family is not known. |