| Show I i BLOODY AND BRUTAL Chief of Police Bnrt Shot and Killed on Maiu Street BY I VAGABOND NEGRO i Swift Vengeance Meted Out to the Assassin I WHO IS CAPTURED AND LYNCHED I 1 1t an Infuriated Crowd of I Citizens I Some three weeks ago a swarthy person who may have been a negro j It Mexican or a Creole or a mixture mix-ture came to Silt Lake from the 1 plain and shortly after established himself ai a bootblack having a 1 stand m front of Ilenufifer Hei j naua barber shop The business grew tiresome probably or it may not have been profitable and a diy or two ago the negro betook himself to Ogden and said through with what 1e ran little money he had returning morning He then here yesterday went to F H Grice a colored man who crlntluc a restaurant Main street and applied to him for wors Mr Grice wanting a laborer on his farm in the neighborhood of the city thought the applicant would do and tod bim to come around and i he would see what could be done for him At dinner time I I THE NEGRO CAME IN and was partially engaged for service he wanted to know what wages he was to receive and how far it was to the farm and was told I that he could have 2 a day the disance being twelve miles He j then belched out a lot ot profanity I and declared he would not go such a distance Mr Grice then told him that that settled it and it was no use to talk further about the matter mat-ter The lunch counter being full of customers who were being disturbed dis-turbed by the BOISTKllOUS CIIAKACTEU of the conversation the proprietor requested the other to leave but refusing the former came from behind be-hind the counter and took the latter by the lappel of his coat for the purpose ot pushing him out of the I place whereupon the offender drew j Urge revolver but on account of sUB Grices becoming terrorized and shouting and stamping her fet m a vigorous manner the weapon was put up aad the cause of the disturbance dis-turbance flEd through the kitchen into the alley at the back thence to Second South street Mr Grice at once telephoned police headquarters head-quarters at the City Hall requesting the presence of Chief of POlice Burt and Hut officer immediately imme-diately started for the scene of the trouble Grice had gone out the front way and was LOOKING FOR HIS MAN J and seeing the Chief coming beckoned beck-oned him to hurry The object of their joint search was soon seen coming down the street with a short repeating rifle in one hand and the pistol previously spoken of in the other when he had approached within talking distance the negro I said Are you an officer Mr Burt replied in the affirmative when the scoundrel without more ado pointed the gun at the officer and fired Mr Burt received the bullet just above the left nipple it having previously gone through the right arm passing through the region of the heart and lungs and coming out on the other side and penetrating the right arm making five distinct vrounas lie groaned staggered into in-to Smiths drug store in front of which the transaction had taken place his cane fell from his hands and he expired almost immediately The name of the assailant was JOE HARVEY he was once in the army and through his fighting proclivities pro-clivities was dubbed D S I fl Harvey He was a tall athletic athlet-ic fellow and is said to have bean scmewhat cranky Watermaster Wilcken who was 1 standing near by at once rushed J upon Harvey and a desperate strug 1 gle ensued the black trying to get a snot at Mr Wilcken The bystanders bystand-ers being alarmed ran away and he was left to combat alone and un aided with the murderer During the contest Harvey fired one shot which passed through the others arm inflicting however only a uesh wound Other officer > soon arrived and Harvey was arrested and takei to the city jail followed and preceded by an immense mass ° f People it 1 that As soon as it was generally known CAPTAIN KUUT WAS DEAD 1 the expressions of rage and vindict iveness on the part of the populace assumed almost the conditions of a j Pttoxysm The crowd in and round the City Hall was increas log with great rapidity every Imputewhen it wiannounced that lhe Chief of Polie1 was no more one of the officers iu charge giving U vent to an indigniy which was as natural as nature itauif resisted one if kibe struggles or tha prisoner by qfmi aining him violently between the eyes felling him wheu he was dragged amid cries of Hang the son of ab and like expressions to the lockup and placed inside I apparently benumbed The crowd around the opening BECAME SO PACKED that Officer Salmon came out with hi pistol in hand and requested I them to keep away The crowd I taking advantage of the unlatching I I of the door swung it wide open I when the prisoner making the most I of the opportunity presented by the open door plunged through it headforemost foremost into the crowd in a vain I eudeavor to escape He was of course captured instantaneously and thrown violently to the grouui struggling kicking and striking continually tinually while prostrated he was kicked stamped and beaten until his face was a ma s of BLOOD AND BRUISES DurIng this time a rope had been sent for which soon arrived and was quickly fastened around the doomed wretchs neck he was then dragged to a shed south of the hall he rope was thrown over abeam a-beam and willing hands took hold of the other end and drew him up from the ground not relaxing their efforts until a complete state of sus pension had bsoa effected The ropa was then fastened amid the cheers and jeers of the congregated multitude and the body ot Harvy was left swinging m the air Immediately Im-mediately upon being suspended he raised his arms and clutched the rove with his hands above his head as if to relieve the pressure upon his neck but this availed nothing a man quickly mounted a carriage which stood clos by in the sh ed kicked first one hand then the other and made him let go Upon relaxing relax-ing his hold he pas ed paroxysm ally showed a slight tremor muscular mus-cular contraction hi3 arms dropped and HE WAS DEAD Death however was not satisfactory satis-factory his crime had beeu so heinous hei-nous aud unprovoked and its results so disastrous that the infuriated throng wanted to drag the body through the streets Nowhere could there be seen even a suggestion of pity one man called out Lets take him down and hang him outside out-side where everybody can see him and one who seemed to be one of the managers of the affair replied Never mind hts comfortable enough where he is It was evidently evi-dently the intention to make sure work of it aud no chances were to bs allowed The multitude at this time must have numbered fully 2009 persons but everything went ahead without interruption or delay There w rebut re-but few women we are glad to say as the proceedings were of a nature na-ture which should restrain even curiosity in the female breast so far us actual witnessing of the affair was concerned About this time Dr Benedict had concluded his pos mortem examination examin-ation oiid the body of THE DEAD CAPTAIN was borne through the door at the rearof the drug store upon which the immense crowd which had con grega ed at that point gave vent to acclamations long and loud followed fol-lowed by expressions of indignation and threats of vengeance One individual in-dividual in the heat of the occasion said I say hang who goes with me 11 eliciting an almost univerral I They then proceeded rapidly to the City Hall but upon arrival found they were too late to accomplish accom-plish anything of a practical nature the prisoner was dead However the feelings of revenge were not quenched and the dead BODY WAS CUT DOWN dragged out of the alley and a short distance down the State road when Mayor Jennings appeared upon the scene and ordered a cessation ot hostilities which order was at once complied with It has since developed that the assassin went into the store of Mr Thomas Carter after leaving the restaurant and procured the gun there paying S20 in cash for it It seems that he had some money at the time and more was afterwards found on his person so his statements state-ments about having been cleaned out at Ogden were untrue After the inquest had been held on the negros body at 4 pm it was handed over to Sexton Taylor and was immediately taken off and buried THE viCTnt of the assassins bullet Captain Andrew Uurt was one of the most efficient and highly respected officers that ever held a public place in thia or any other community Being placed in a position which at times required the exercise of prompt and even severe measures he was nevertheless always as merciful merci-ful and gentle as a due regard for the responsibilities of this office and the welfare of the community com-munity would permit He was born in DamfermlineFifeshire Scotland on the 20th of October 1828 and was therefore nearly 55 years of age at the time of his death He left hisplace of birth for the United States m 1849 and arrived in this country a short time after arriving first at New Orleans and proceeding proceed-ing up the Mississippi to St Louis where he disembarked and re mained about a year aad a half I leaving there for Utah in 1851 arriving ar-riving here in the latter part of September in that year He was in James Monroes companya man who was afterwards shot by the late Howard Egan He Was baptised into the Mormon church on the 19th of May 1848 He was made CHIEF OF POLICE of this city on the 25th of February 1862 and on the 14th of February 1876 was elected city marshal both of which positions he held at the I time of his death Shortly after the rescue of Har veys body from the crowd Coroner Taylor impanelled a Jury consisting of Messrs W W Riter Joseph Jennings and John Groesbeck who after hearing all the evidence necessary neces-sary returned a verdict in substance that the deceased came to his death by means of hanging with a rope by an infuriated mob whose names Wdre to the jury unknown The corpse was then burled as previously stated INCIDENTS Mr W H Sells son of Colonel Sells was pretty roughly handled for a time Ha was riding past the City Hall in a buggy at the time the lynching was going on Both he and a companion fearing there might be trouble got out and went into the jail yard where Mr Sells not knowing that the negro was already dead protested against any unlawful measures being taken thus hoping to avert another crime The excited throng however thinking think-ing he was reprimanding them at once became incensed against him Several pistols were drawn and the crowd gathered around him They were AT BLOODY BUSINESS and the prevailing opinion among those calmest at the time is that they were not particularly averse to prosecuting the work further on provocation Several persons fearing fear-ing the resentment of the crowd Jw < uld prove dangerous to Mr Sells called on other persona to take him away and finally Officer Salmon seized him In a second several of the crowd were after the officer and Sells but fro Sells was placed in the jail tar protect iJll and remained mere until the aiiair quieted oovn Any number of persons are confirmed con-firmed in the belief Urns Officer iialrupns discretion and prompt action ac-tion in the matter saved Mr Sells life but he is not of the opinion that such extremes of anger would have been visited upon him by the crowd REMARKS Altogether Saturday August 24 ISSa figures in the history of Silt Lake as the bloodiest and most exciting ex-citing day in her history A man standing high in the community as an officer and citizen respected by ail who knew him is shot mangled and killed by a semibarbarian another officer while singlehanded attempting the arrest of the murderer mur-derer is shot in the arm the culprit I cul-prit is then seized by a mass of people who have become infuriated at the events just preceding and who thereupon mangle his person and then string him up to die like the dog that he was Harvey RICHLY DESERVED HIS FATE He was nothing more or lass than a wild beast in human form and if his victim had been one of his own or near his own class in life the events of the day evei including the summary punishment would have been a matter of congratulation con-gratulation in all quarters but as it is the taking of the murderers life did not restore that of Captain Burt and it was doubtless this fact and the realization of the attending circumstances cir-cumstances which made the crowd so furious and ungovernable and caused them to be called a mob They were incensed beyond the point of endurance and did not try to give their judgment full exercise exer-cise in this they acted as human nature generally prompts under such circumstan and cannot Le greatly blamed The spectacle presented by the suspended i odyo of the negro was one thai will not soon be forgotten by those who saw it His neck was stretched to twice its natural length his head dropped towards the left shoulder his mouth was forced open by muscular contraction his face WAS A PERFECT JELLY with bruises and cuts and was covered cov-ered all over with blood which streamed down upon his clothing cloth-ing and dyed it deeply in the crimson tide The HERALD representative saw him as he was beingtaken to the City Hall and hqrtly after he had been drawn up with the rope and the two pictures were as dissimilar in their outward seeming as any other two ever were It was a horrifying sight one upon which none but the most hardy could look upon and afterwards sleep quietly and without disturbing dreams THE MORAL EFFECTS of such a spectacle are not healthful health-ful Lawlessness no matter from what source or through whatever provocation should be frowned down The murderer deserved death but as this is the extreme penalty in any case we owe it to our humanity and civilization to at least go no further Mob law is sometimes a necessity and in this case it certainly was justifiable if ever We can readily excuse the perpetration of an immediate execution without due process of law when the offense is so flagrant and the incidents so tragical because be-cause what a whole community sanction and approve is in one sense law itself But when life is taken we no longer satisfy justice or gratify I grati-fy any healthful disposition by resorting re-sorting to or permitting wilful bar > baritv I MAYOR JENNINGS I I did right in effecting a cessation of the proceedings Let usif we must mete out strict justice even to the point of vengeance but let us not forget that we are humans at anytime any-time or under any circumstances CITY COUNCIL ACTION The City Council convened in special session last evening at 8 oclockpursuant to call of the Mayor After the preliminaries incident to opening the Mayor stated the object or the sooting He said it was scarcely necessary to recite the fact of which the members were all aware of the shocking affair which had terminated the life of City Marshal Andrew Burt who now lay dead having met his death while in the discharge of his duty at the hand of a ruffian assassin That he htd always considered Marshal I Burt to be an energetic and fearless officer the incident which worked his death being an evidence of the fact that he was alert and intrepid in the line of duty He had been captain of police of this city for over twentysone years and for over seven years marshal of the city He was an officer who never faltered and when a call came as the one came today he started out on his errand of duty and meeting a fel low officer said Come with me It was not Go and do this but Come and assist me City marshals mar-shals elsewhere were as a rule dignitaries who directed the movements move-ments of others but who were sel dom brought into the actual dangers attendant upon making arrests But with the deceased it was different He was a wise and efficient director but he never asked his men to go where he wou < d not go himself In view of the circumstances rf the deathof the lact that the marshal ot the city had fallen at his post of dutythe Mayor desired an expression from the members respecting the propriety of arranging for an4 assuming charge of the funeral and burial services and stated that he was in favor of such action but to enable a full consideration of the subject he had called the members together Various members then expressed their sentiments concerning the proposition of the Mayor in the most hearty and favorable manner and reverted also in the saddest terms to the lamentable event which made such action necessary They recounted the many deeds of valor performed by Marshal Burt in the past and spoke in the highest measure of his manv excellent qualities and traits of character Which they had become thoroughly acquainted with from association with him for so many years They viewed the occurrence as a calamity one that fortunately happened but seldom in this cityone that deprived I de-prived the city of a most estimable citizen society of a valuable man a I I large family of a devoted husband and father And though all agreed that the miserable being guilty of so terrible a crime should meet that justice which could only come by death the necessity for acts of violence vio-lence of the nature which had been resorted to was strongly deprecated That while lynch law had prevailed in all the other Territories west of the Missouri particularly during their early settlement hundreds of lives having fallen victims to its iron fasti Utah had been a notable and h norable exception and though in tjis ins anceian infamous creature hid deprived a coniip unity of one of its best men they were sorry the law could not take its course and be vindicated Finally the following resolution was offered and adopted as the sense of the Council In special session of the Oily Council I of Salt Lake City called by tro Mayor I by reason of the sad event tbt has cut I down while in the active discharge of his I official duty Marshal Andrew Bart and for the purpose of exprea ing our sympathy sympa-thy and condolence with the family of the deceased and with the community in the loge of so viliant and able au officer Be it Itcaolved that tile Mayor be au thonzad to appoint r cjmmittee of seven te ascertain the wishes of the family of the deceae < and with their approbation to provide for the funeral ceremonies and to prepare such expression of the deep feelings of this Council on the lamentable occasion aa may be proper and that said committee commit-tee be authorized to employ the necessary means til nffjrii all citizens RTI nnnnr tunity to express the high estimation in which our fellow officer was universally regarded The Mayor named as said committee com-mittee Aldermen Patrick and Raleigh Ral-eigh Councilor D H Wells Messrs George M Ottinger John K Winder Win-der B Y Hampton and W G Phillips The special session then adjourned |
