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Show 'WATCHMAN' IS SHOT DOWN . William Uoyd, traveling watrhman oi the Union pacific, was shot dov. u in cold blooj at Evatrston, at 7:10 I? st night, hy jo-repii Sen?, a discharged dis-charged employe of the railroad com-l-aiiy at that point.- The crime, one cf the most cowardly that has takru place in Wyoming In many month:., occurred on one of Ev an. -.ton's principal princi-pal streets which Lloyd was walking walk-ing on with his wife. Sen; lir.d tiiree limes at Lloyd, each bullet in tiring tin watchman's head and Killing Kill-ing him instantly. According to the advices received bv Chief Clerk Olmstoad at the loci ( filce o! Superintendent Jefiers uf Me Union Pacific this morning. Sen; had been discharged from the com-;mi's com-;mi's service and considered ih.it Lloyd was responsible for his dlsmh- .T.I. The discharged man met L!oyd in the street when the watchman a as passing aloug with his li: and ttempled to talk with him. Llojd lold the man that he would converse v!th him when he was alone and with this remark passed by sjenc;. The moment that Lloyd turned li s back to Seajj to lesuine walking the discharged employe drew a revolver and fired point blank at hint.' Three bullets pierced Lloyd's skull near the base and h.; dropped dead at the feet r-i his wife. Mrs. Lloyd screamed and fell in a faint across the proBtrate body of her dead husband. Seng gaze 1 calmly calm-ly upon his dastardly work and then wulked across the street and gave himself up to the sheriff. A crowd quickly gathered at the scene of the murder and threats to lynch Seng were made. The sheriff hastened with his prisoner to the county jail where the fellow ?.:: iocked under heavy guard. The crowd made no attempt to take Seng Irom the prison, though it is believed that had It not been for the precautionary precau-tionary action of the sheriff such nn effort might have been made. The murdered man had been in the employ of the Union Pacific for more I ban two years and was well thought of by the officials aud employes. H-vas H-vas married about a year ago and Is r.urvived hy his wife and mother, the latter residing at Davenport, Iowa. Seng Is a resident of Cvanston and hud for a short time been employed j as a watchman In the Evanston j L.ards. He woikeJ under the directions direc-tions of Lloyd. A few days ago he J was dismissed for incompetency. He believed that his dismissal was caused caus-ed by Lloyd and Since quitting wok bos brooded over the loss of his job until it is thought he became mentally mental-ly deranged. No inquest was held today by the I coroner as Seng freely confesses tho crime, but gives, no reason for his uctlon further than that Lloyd caused hi? dismissal from the service of the railroad company. |