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Show Threo Men Killed. I.ale Thlii'svUy ni jit tn-ws tej.-licd t lie city of a terrible, tudy at a small plaoe called Westrt itter i:v eiistrm I 'rah and several miles Irom liie i-lir. r.tanrle ives-tern. ives-tern. The particuldis aie m-iiri, hut from ,he best inlotmation obtainable it appears ap-pears that W. E, Davis a tar.rher and a stockman, and Charles H100U, who was engaged in the same business, had been at stvord's points for some time. There trad been frequent and bitter quarrels betiveen the men and both had made repeated threats upon the life ol of each other. Finaly a beehive Lfc.loiigiii to Da is was pillaged and destroyed and other damage done to his propetty. Tracks were discovered leading from Dav:s" tanch in the direction ot Block's habitation and Davis of course immediately immedi-ately came lo the conclusion that his old enemy had taken this meanes of wreaking wreak-ing revenge. On the morning of the 23d at 0 o'clock Davis went over to the Ilrock ranch where he met Brock aad two of his hired men. Davis was armed witli a double-barreled double-barreled gun, loaded with buckshot. The regulation quarrel ensued. It is not Mated whether Brock and his men were armed, but it is not believed that they were. Davis opened fire on the men and riddled rid-dled all of them, the three men dying almost instantly, Davis disappeared soon after the-shoating the-shoating and has not been heard o' since LATER. After the above had been received, the following came over the wire: The Rocky Mountain News special from Grand Junction says: This evening an order toi three coffins was received from VVestwater, Utah )ust over the Colorado Col-orado line. Investigation has developed meager details of a duel between W. E. Davis and what is known as the Bock gang of thieves. As far as known Davis killed three of the gang and fatally wounded Brock, their leader. Herald H |