ðɪ ʌnsˈɑːlvd ʃˈuːɾɪŋ dˈɛd əvə lˈɔː ɐbˈaɪdɪŋ hˈoʊmstɛdɚ hˌuː hæd sˈɛd kˈæntɑːn θɹˈɛʔn̩d hɪz lˈaɪf bɪkˈʌz hiː hæd ˈɛvɪdəns ɐɡˈɛnst kˈæntɑːnz fɹˈɛndz æz kˈʌlpɹɪts ɪn ɐn ˈɜːlɪɚ mˈɜːdɚ mˌeɪd hˌɪm dɪstɹˈʌstᵻd baɪ ðə hˈoʊmstɛdɪŋ fˈækʃən.
The unsolved shooting dead of a law abiding homesteader who had said Canton threatened his life because he had evidence against Canton's friends as culprits in an earlier murder made him distrusted by the homesteading faction.