Salt Lake Herald | 1894-12-26 | Page 7 | On a Fales Scent

ON A FALSE SCENT Experiences of Officers Who Are Hunting Murderers Chief Fowler and Sheriff Brown have returned from a chase all over White 1 Pine county Nev somewhat crestfallen xTL crest-fallen They were led out in that direction di-rection after Kofford and Mickle the murderers of Sheriff Burns on a false scent seemingly to have been given wlun Intent to deceive Beyond a question I ques-tion of doubt the fugitives are in the San Rafael mountains And there is I j f five hundred square miles of country there says Johnnie Brown in which any two men m tl world can hide for a life time provided they are supplied Mr Brown oy friends with provisions adds that it is astonishing the great number of friends the murderers have in that section and that a mighty splr it of opposition to all law and all offi1 cers is rapidly growing Friends of law and order who know the country in which Kofford and Mickle are seem afraid to pilot the officers or lend them any assistance lest violence be done them ProvD Dispatch