Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-25 | Page 3 | Champion Steer Roper Shot in Pistol Duel

CI CHAMPION STEER ROPER SHOT IN PISTOL DUEL Lon Seely and Policeman Shot Shots i Each Other to Death Death II by Mistake I Gulfport Miss Oct 24 Lon H.-Lon 4 Lon Lon Scaly SeelY United champion steer roper of ot the tho In t tho e b been traveling States who had n for Cor several soy sev e ranch ranch Wild lid West Vest show was shot to death by n a policeman po po- eral oral years ears tonight who had already bullet from been fatally wounded by a n ranchman's pistol Both men were tho shoot- shoot minutes minute after atter the dead In five 11 In Ing the theL shortly after It Is said that the t performance several per- per evenings evening's of or L b a number were held up by ons of ot the show and I n negro o on hangers complained to L Le Lae LeV the police pollee w were re In t search arch V Tornado email o a policeman set out Seely ml miscreants and aud seeing Cre of ot the I It Itla took him to bo be the guilty person but happened what known Just juet la re not first have fired the I Seely is said to the tho policeman jut just Ju t above abo shot hitting to tho the mouth Varnado tho the tire and Instantly Instant instant- tan tan- returned the Ue ground tho the ranchman The policeman police police- killed ly 11 without few minutes man died In a u statement making Seely was wa a s well known In the alto youth South man an prominent a w west st and was Me Mexico and Oklahoma In Texas Tex of or the show discredit Tho Tito managers members of or the that any tho the report connected with a hold up troupe was was waa that thai Seely bOU believe bOUa a t l and refuse to connected with the tho ac- ac f- f In InIn In any wn way tolt falt i 1 t