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Show ALBERT STREETOR MURDERED MONDAY Albert iStreetor, 48 years old, recently of Butte, Mont., but a former resdent of Bingham and a miner, was shot and almost instantly in-stantly killed last Monday night i!t about 11:30 in front of the El-mora El-mora pool hall at Copperficld. Streetor had just arrived from Butte to visit his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Streetor who lives at Poppet-field. He had gone to the business district in the evening and bad been playing games at the Liberty pool room. Leaving there at about 11 o'clock he went to the Elmore, here he remained about 10 minutes according to those in the place. As he left the place, which opens onto an alley just off Main siireet. a shot was heard and Streetor staggered back through the door and fell on the floor. A 38 caliber bullet had entered en-tered bis left side about 6 inches below his armpit and emerged (-me four inches above his right 'lip. According to Chief Peputy heriff, J . L. Ewdng who went to ,!e scene imediately after the -hooting, St'rcator's arms were raised when he was shot. It is the belief of both Ewing and tho ither officers who were called to i nvestigate the case, that the rno-ive rno-ive of Streetor's assailants us nbbery and that he had been re-liiired re-liiired to Hold up his hands when ,hot. It is thought Streetors as-silant as-silant was in the Liberty and saw Streetor with a roll of bills in his ntllet and followed him with the purpose of robbery. The reason nis money, $136.00 was not taken ,r. is believed,! was the fact that he daggered hack into the pool hall 1'cforo falling. - . Streetor had no enemies nor had had .uny trouble with anyone , so far as officers could - learn. No due has been found so far as to he identity of the murderer. Officers Of-ficers all" agreed that it was a ihiin case of aiurJ'er and that no inquest was necessary. The only .hing they are now interested in is to find the man who did the shooting. Jn. addition to his mother, Mr. Streetor is survived by two broiOi- ts. Robert of Bingham and Jess of Magna. The body is at the O'Ponnell parlors pending arrangement for 'he funeral. |