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Show POSSE SETS Di ! slayers: thail Two Sheriffs Head Party Looking for Murderers of Utah Sheepherder VERNAL, Aug 2 Headed by Sheriffs. Sher-iffs. Lafe Hlchardson of 1'lntn coun D and J L. Moser of Moffat county. ,1 pise Is scouring weMom Colorado ! and eastern Utah In sonrch of the j murderers of John Darnell, who was 'shot and killed near Vernal Friday Ifter an extended inquest Saturday night, Coroner George Clayton an- ni.i 1 that liarnell was murdered, 1 assailants unknown. Indications are that liarnell died as the result of a range war. It Is 'reported (hat he was warned Wed Inesday to gel his sheep off the hill? I in five days. The assailants were I back wlthiu a day and .1 half, It Is 1 Mated The Uinta Sheepmen's association, 'it is understood, will open negutla , lions with the Colorado cattlemen to prevent further bloodshed Darnell lit w.ib proen. fired lour shots at h's ! assailants, while they Fired live at him His sbee,p were thin driven to the hills, and many of them were l slaughtered. Darnell had defied 75 can lemon at 1 r.tlg nt a previous lime and t lie List I word heard from him was a demand ! for help Fourteen were In the guns I that attacked Darnell, it was de-: de-: ierniined. Governor Bamberger, who Is Jn the 1 basin, is concerned over the murder and is expected 10 take official action ac-tion with the Governor of Colorado In an effort lo prevent recurrence. Mr. Bascom, owner of the sheep, has stated thnl he will go the limit ! to bring the slayers to Justice. |