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Show SALOONMAN RUNS AMUCK KILLING TWO NEW CASTILE. Colo . Nov 23. Wll-liani Wll-liani Griffith, a saloonkeeper, angered over his conviction on a charge of assault, as-sault, ran amuck here tonight, kill Ing one man and wounding two oth-1 ers. He then barricaded himself in his rooms iu a downtown business block, and stood off the citizens. When a posse from Glenwood Springs, headed by two women, finally broke Jnto the rooms, Griffith was found dead, lying face downward on the flexr. The woodwork of the rooms was riddled with bullets, one which is thought to have killed him. Dead and Wounded. The dead by Griffith s. hand: WILLIAM DAVIS, a spectator. The wounded: City Marshal Remmlx, shot In abdomen. ab-domen. ' Philip Carpenter, spectator, shot through the ueek. Both men possibly will die. PoESe Surround Building. After the sheriff had been summoned summon-ed from Glenwood Springs, New Castle citizens formed a guard against the Bauk block, in which Griffith roomed, but failed to get any response to their shots. Upon the arrival of Sheriff Divclbliss two men. Joseph Davis and Frank Quinlan. volunteered to climb the dark stairway leading to Griffith ft apartments. Preceedlng them went Leila McChael, a woman acquaintance of Griffith. Woman Goes In Room First. At the door the party stopped. ' "It's I Will" called the McChael girl. "It's lyella." , , , ' " ' ' When no response came she pushed Into the room, followed, by the men. Griffith was shot thrnogh the head. the bullet entering near his right eye. ( the revolutionists. |