Salt Lake Herald | 1908-01-05 | Page 7 | Barber Mixed in the Fray

BARBER MIXED IN THE FRAY Policeman Killed at Oakland Oaland Cal Gal Galbut but Man Mn Who Wo Shot Kim Him Hm Did Not Get Away Oakland Cal CaI Jan Tan 4 While attempt attemptIng Ing in to arrest two supposed burglars at atthe atthe atthe the Southern Souther Pacific station Seventh and Wood streets street this afternoon Po Policeman J J T Fenton was shot hot and In Instantly Instantly instantly killed kled His who io gave gaye his name as F P S Boyle was In turn shot with his own gun and wounded by b bJ J S Shiell a 3 barber who rushed from his shop to Fentons assistance Boyle died on the operating table at the hos hospital hospital pital S The second desperado escaped leav leaving leaving leaving ing behind a telescope grip containing worth of postage stamps and a let letter letter letter ter addressed to Campbell Campbel Santa Clara Clar county The Tile at Campbell Campbel was burglarized and the safe blown about two weeks ago and the police feel that Boyle and the man who escaped did the the Job hence their willingness to murder in order orde ordel to escape arrest Boyle Bolt and an his companion had just purchased tickets to San Francisco Francsco when Fenton approached He demand demanded ed their grip and started to open it As Ashe Ashe Ashe he did so both men started to run Fenton grabbed them and Boyle fought Whipping out his gun He shot Fenton in the back and his companion escaped Catch them shouted the policeman as he fell fel Boyle fell fel with wih him firing two more shots into the body of or the officer Shiell witnessed the struggle through the window of the barber shop and jumped Into the fight He attempt attempted ed to wrest the gun from Boyle who with the muzzle on breast pulled the trigger The barber had his thumb under the hammer however Shiell Shiel got the gun away awa from Boyle who started to run rn He was half hal way across the street when the te barber took deliberate aim and fired bringing I him down One hundred or more spectators wit witnessed wi flossed the te battle batte