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Show HOTEL HOUSEKEEPER MURDERED BY RANCHER Los Angeles, Cal., April 12. Olrs. Vivian Cota, housekeeper of the Hotel Ho-tel King on East First street, waa shot nnd instantly killed by Thomas Wa don. a ranchman of Richfield, Cal., and a roomer at the hotel, today. Waldcn turned the weapon on himself and sent a bullet into his head, but failed to kill himself. Walden had been drinking heavily. When MrB. Cota sought to straighten up his room at. an early hour so she could attend Eastor services with her children, Walden became crazed and shot her and then himself. nn |