Show JAMES FATALLY WOUN LiED A price dispatch is authority for the following reports reached sere today of a shooting episode at beaver creek colo last night in which james me knight a ranchman of that section was fatally shot the information was brought into vernal by thomas hicks a range rider who came into vernal tor the purpose of notifying the relatives of the wounded man who reside in salt lake city the shooting was done by william harris who Is a deputy sheriff and who claimed to have held a warrant for Mc Knights arrest this is said to have b ean a subterfuge mcknight had separated from his wife some time ago the wife sent for bilm saying she was ill and wished to see him immediately when he arrived at the home of the woman he was confronted by harris with his supposed warrant when mcknight turned to walk away harris drew his gun and alred at striking him in the back tho ball passing entirely through the mans body the shooting occurred about 9 in the evening after which hicks provided himself with a horse and rode to vernal the wounded man was still alive when hicks left him and bays there is no possible show for him to survive bis injuries |