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Show CATTLE-GROWER SLAIN Vell-Known Utah-Colorado Stockman Shot. KILLED BY A RANCHER Joseph Harris, Residing Near West-water, West-water, Shoots and Kills Charles K Sleber at the Summer Camp of the Latter, Thirty Miles From Orand Junction Cause of the Murder Not Known, Although Twelve Cowboys Witnessed the Tingedy Slayer Surrenders to tho Ofllccrs. ortAND JUNCTION coin Aug 21 Chailea It Sleber on, af Ihe winlth enttle-giowers of this lotinty wna shot and almost Instanll) killed )eter,Uy near hln summer camp thirty miles from this city by Joseph Harris a single sin-gle ninn nnd rancher resiling near West Water, Utah Sleber, with a dozen of hla cowho)s, had rounded up EM he id of beet cattle for shipment, nnd they were being counted, when Hnrris rode up and en-gagel en-gagel Sleber In contersitlon Nn nne was near ennugh to hear their talk Suddenl) Harris , seen tn draw his gun nnl fire four shots In lapld sue cession at close quart, rs Sleber fell from hla horse Sl'ber had a gun on Ida saddle, which fell to the ground After the shoitlng Harris dismount ed, picked up the gun co. ked It nnd lode awny westward Nn effort was unite to stop him, It blng . I aimed that none of the cowbo)s had weapons Hnrris rode strnlght home and wired the Sheriff a oillce here nt 1 n clnck In the afternoon thnt he w t" ready to Bite himself up OUicera left on the Itlo nrnnde Western train No 3 for West Water anl took Hnrris Into custod) The deceased la known nil nter Cnlo-rndo Cnlo-rndo nnd Utah aa a cowman He lenea n widow and twelti ihllrtrrn He was backed In his stock growing opciatlons by Tlntrhcr Urns the millionaire bankers of l'licblo mil was himself reputed re-puted to bo rich Tour shots wre fired nil of which tonk effect, one oter un I nne under the heart, through the shoulder and In the Bide ot the head He died flto minutes min-utes after being shot hut wns unable tn speak to his fniemau, who wia the llrst to reach Ida side |
