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Show WAd FOULLY MURDERED. Rsnchmsn Assassinated snd His Horns Fired In Order to Conceal Crime. Homer ft Waul, a young ranchman aged 32, living twenty-four miles northwest of White Sulphur Springs, Mont , waa found dead In bla cabin on the 2nd. Ills body was partly burned and there was a bullet bole In bis bead. A hole, made by a bullet, through a window pane, Indicated tbat ho had been shot from behind aa he waa tented tent-ed at his table eating. Tbe body had then been laid upon the bed, covered with bed clothing saturated with kerosene kero-sene and a match applied. Thla act of Incendiarism failed. Tho dead man's barn was burneti. The crime was committed torero! days ago, and waa dltcorerod by a man who works at Dun Mumbrn'a ranch. No motive Is known for tba crlmn. The dead man was n brother-in-law of County Attorney Poaao of (lallatln county, who, with a deputy aherlft, Is working on' the cato. |