Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-17 | Page 7 | Miner of Old West Kills 2 on His Claim

MINER OF OLD WEST KILLS 2 ON HIS CLAIM MERCED MERGED Cal Aug DY BY IT ByThe The Associated Press Paul Press Baran Gl 61 a veteran ot of the gold mining camps ot of the tho old west matched marksmanship with three men yesterday esterday during during- a quarrel over a n mining claim and anft won Today h he hb leaves In custody ot of o II a deputy sheriff tor for Mariposa to face two charges charres ot of murder and possibly three Two of ot these witnesses whom he quarreled with ho he killed outright out out- outright out outright right while the lie third Is conceded but a it slight chance to recover Victor and T I are the dead while the body ot of the tho third man II H Clark Is rid rid- riddled rid riddled died with bullets The shooting occurred near noar a II sparsely sparely settled and rough section of ot Mariposa count Baran claimed that the tho trio threat threat- threatened threatened threatened ened to shoot him It if he ho did not I give ghe isis Ills gold claim to them They killed my dog and they I threatened to kill me so when 1 i saw tHem coming coniing up to my Iny cabin today with a rifle I opened tire fire ho he told lod officers It Jt wee I a case ot of shoot hool and shoot quick to so 0 Ilot I 1 lot l them p ha hat hai It a