Show STABS AN OFFICER DRUNKEN MAN MAKES A DESPERATE DES-PERATE ATTACK ON SHERIFF Latter Though Severely Wounded Choked His Prisoner into Insensibility Insensi-bility nnd Fractured His Skull TRIBUNE SPECIAL Cedar City Utah July 27 Perhaps the moat bloody affray and one ending almost tragically that ever happened In Cedar was enacted last evening about 1030 oclock the participants being Marshal Froyd and George M Hunter I appears Hunter had been drinking heavily While he Is a quiet Inoffensive citizen when sober when Intoxicated he becomes quarrelsome and merciless A number of people observed lat he was In an url mood earlier In the evening and trouble was looked for About 10 oclock In the evening Hun I ter walked home with a friend and after parting at the gate overheard I a remark which caused him to return and commence a quarrel Thlsfrlend whose name la I Perry threw him down and held him until helD came Tho Marshal was notified and took Hunter In charge Reaching the city Jail the bfllcer turned to unlock tho door While his back was turned Hunter drew a mur derouslooking knife and said Now draw your gun at the same lime making ma-king 1 a vicious stab with the knife partially par-tially severing one of tho officers ears and making an ugly wound In his neck For a moment tho Marshal staggered against the building ant then a lifo anddeath battle ensued The officer was totally unarmed and severely wounded but proved to the equal occasion oc-casion Catching Hunter by the throat while the murderous knife continued to descend with telling effect he choked him Into Insensibility and then I dragged him to the steps of the stone staircase Hunter partially regained consciousness and attempted to get up as Froyd opened the door Froyd hurled him headfirst In Hunter struck on his head at the bottom and botom was severely se-verely Injured Leaving Hunter unconscious the Marshal went In search of medical aid his wounds bleeding profusely Ho was attended by Druggist McDonald Dr Middleton devoting his attention to Hunter who is In n precarious condition condi-tion a his skull was fractured Marshal Froyd who Is also County Sheriff will be around in a few days his Injuries being only severe flesh wounds although very weak from loss of blood I Is thought Hunter will recover No proceedings have yet been commenced com-menced The town Is In n state of excitement ex-citement and the fight Is the sole topic of discussion |