Show THIEVES AT GRAND tho lively of two offices s criminals at grand junction tuesday night marshal kennedy and sheriff cramer ran a compla of borss thieves into a barn the marshal struck a match in order to see where their game were located on the inside but upon peeping in one of them knocked the light aut of hu hand jumped out and began to run marshal kennedy fired twice at the escaping criminal at the second shot he fell on his hands and knees agent coman and a lady hurrying by at this moment passed directly in front of the fugitive lugi tive preventing alit marshal from shooting again chii momentary respite gave the fleeing man time to scramble to his feet and get away evidently wounded fearing that his other man would get away as he had stolen a hoise tied near by marshal kennedy returned upon reaching the horse the remaining thief opened fire on him this was returned but in the confusion he managed to get out and escaped it is thought that he also was wounded that portion of the country especially around thompsons Thomp sons springs is infested by a whole band of horses thieves while hunting for such gentry a few weeks ago the officers met with an en countering coun terin marshal cramer played the hero stepping around a huge rock ho was confronted by a man who snapped a pistol at bis head he had run right into a nest of thieves they however made tracks and climbing down a precipice all but one escaped as the officers being on horseback were forced to go around |