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cut open as with a knife from the front indi- cating that the pocket had been sewed up. The sheriff started George Parker on the trail. The trail of the horse was followed for two miles and a half toward Prescott Allen’s ranch on Bear creek, but no trail could be found of a man having followed the horse at any place. The horse was trailed into the rocky ground on the high hills between the western slope of the Bear mountains and the slope of Walnut creek, where it was abandoned. The deceased had worked some time previous for Mr. Carter who has a herd of sheep and goats on his ranch at the head of Greenwood canon. At the time of his death he was working for Prescott Allen, and on the morning of the day he was murdered borrowed a horse from Mr. Allen, and had gone to Carter’s ranch, got his clothing and was on his way back when assassinated. George Parker communicated the news to Mr. Allen who said he would look for the horse and if found would notify the sheriff, but up to time of going to press nothing has been heard from him. The murdered man is well spoken of by his former employers and by all who knew him.