Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-18
TELEoRAPhic NEWS.


RIFLE. Colo. July 15.-James Tal.
bot last night entered the saloon og
David Corbctt here in n semi-intoxl-
Gated condition, asked for drink and
then proceeded to make himself gen
orally obnoxious The bartender. Otto
Gotfreyson. ordered him 10 leave the
house. finally enforcing his order by
forcibly putting him out. Talbot went
home. secured his shotgun and return.
cd to the Corbett saloon, where he
emptied both barrels into Gotfreyson.
killing him Instantly the charge en-
tering In the region Of the heart Tai
bot then dislodged the empty shells,
and reloading his gun went outside
and mounting horse he had tied
there started 10 leave town. The
crowd attracted by the shooting had
assumed considerable proportions. and
when Talbot saw this he raised his
gun to fire into II. but Deputy Sheriff
j. +. Emerson and James Stimson.
whom he had ordered to assist him in
the capture of Talbot, turned their
guns loose upon the murderer and
after two shots from Stlmson's revolv-
er and one from the deputy's shot.
gun Talbot dropped from his horse
dead
The affair occupied twenty minutes.
Talbot leaves wife and three chill
dren. Gotfreyson was 25 years OF age
and leaves brother.
DENVER. July l5-Thos. ID. SullI-
van, a private at Fort Logan today
m "a Al "a W ltu ,a. Ia.
ful attempt at suicide by firing a bull
let from n Krag-Jorgenson rife through
his head
Major Perley. surgeon at the post
performed an operation. but says the
patlena cannot live. and says the end
| Is looked for at any moment The
| cause of the suicide Is an unsound
mind Some time ago he fell from a
moving train at Castle Rock and since
| then his mind has been more or less
unbalanced.
EMPORIA. July ia light Santa
Sc engine near Olpe today ran down
a handcar and Killed two Emporia
couples The dead are Pearl and Meth
Miller aud John Owens and II. ID. Den
mum.
WASHINGTON. July 15.-Will Hen
ry G. Davis Of West Virginia. the Dem.
ocratic candidate for vice president.
| live until Nov. 81 This has been the
| principal question In the discussions
| throughout the executive departments
here today in reviewing the political
situation. Mortality statistics pub
lished by the life insurance companies
are attracting the attention OF the
shnrps. who are now busy figuring out
Mr. Davis chances Of voting next No
yember. and some OF them have
thought 1t worth while TO risk bet
that he VIII not.
There Is practical unanimity among
the Republicans that Mr.. Davis was
placed ON the ticket with the expecta-
tion that he would contribute liberal
ly TO the expenses of the campaign.
and for this reason his advanced age
raises the question in the minds OF
Republicans here whether the Demo-
cratic campaign managers will have
their plans frustrated by death.
The serious doubt as to whether
Mr.. Davis VIII survive the campaign
brings to the front the important ques-
tion as to what might happen should
the Democratic ticket be successful.
Those who have examined the Stats
tics say that Mr.. Davis may reason
ably expect to live until inauguration
day. but that the chances arc decid-
edly against his living out tho admin
istration. Under the law OF succes-
sion. the secretary Of state nils any
vacancy that may occur In the psssi-
dency in the absence CT vice-pres-
ident The voters on election day Will
have no Idea who VIII be secretary q
state should Judge Parker b. elected.