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Show A Sad Story A sad story comes from A Ron, Wyo., following the account of the tragedy at that place, the details of which were published a week or so ago. It will be remembered that theie was a shooting affray in which n man named Will Davis was killed and a saloonkeeper named John Merrill Mer-rill was wounded. It seems to have grow ii out of a family ipianel. Sometime before the shooting Mis. Leininon, a sister of Davis, and hei husband, separated, and the husband took thcli little boy while the wife was to take the little girl. This did not suit Mis. Leininon and with the aid of her biothcrsho made several unsuccessful un-successful attempts to kidnap the boy and take him with her to the lllg I Join country wheic her people live. Davis and his wire lived In Hlg Horn, while Mis. Lcinmon icinalned with her husband at Afton in Stai valley, working at Men Ill's saloon and looking foi a chance to steal the boy. One day Davis came to town and lode up to Men Ill's saloon, wheie he met Leininon, his biothei-ln-l.iw, and a (piauel ensued followed up by the shooting, during vv bleb about .til shots were Hrcd, one of which killed Davis, while Merrill was shot In both aims, Leininon escaping without Injury. Dining the light Mis. Morrill, also a sister of Davis, procured a shotgun and tried to kill Leminon. It was taken away from her but not until Ixith banells had been discharged. Leininon was arrested by Sheriff James. While Davis went to meet his fate at Afton, his wife was at home In the lllg Hour country looking after her chlldien and attending to her household house-hold and other duties. One day while she was working in the house with hei little two-ycai-old baby playing about her feet, she heaid a seieam from hei eldest boy who was swimming swim-ming In the sticam near by. She ran to his assistance but came too late as no sign of the boy could be seen. She was distracted with grief and returned return-ed to the house, where to her dismay, she found that the baby had also (lis-appealed. (lis-appealed. Stiangest tiling of all Is, no clue to the mystery of the child's disappearance disappear-ance could bo obtained. Added to the loss of her two chlldien she received the nett nay the news of the killing of her husband. Lcmmon and Merrill are both founer residents of Cache valley. News. |