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FATHER AND SON SLAIN BY MASKED MURDERERS salt lake murdered by highwaymen and his son killed in revolver duel salt lake city two masked highwaymen entered john G morrl merrl sons grocery store in this city saturday night and as one of the men exclaimed we have got you now both men began firing morrison tell fell to the floor mortally wounded john morrison orrIson Af 17 years old a son who was behind a counter ran to an icebox in the end of the store grabbed a revolver and fired one shot at the ban cUts before the boy could fire a second time he vas shot three times and instantly hlll killed ed by tte the bandits who then ran from the store marlim randolph morrison 14 years old was also in the store and saw his father and brother shot lie he gave the alarm to neighbors who almost before he was able to reach the door were running from every direction toward the place that revenge was the motive tor for the crime Is the belief of tho the police on two former occasions morrison biad had had battles with holdups last september morrison was attacked by two masked thugs while on his way home from his grocery store drawing a revolver he fired at the men both escaped morrison hafl had otten often described to the family the appearance of the bandits the descriptions given of the murderers tallied in many respects with that of the men who were in the former encounter |
