Show iJIi VERY CLOSE SHAVE FOR TARPEY i ft q i I B Southern Pacific Land Agent Was Shot at Three Times by William Johnston But Bullets Went Wide of the Shining Mark j Land Agent 1 P Tarpcy of the Jj Southern Pacific company was shot at and missed three times by William Johnston of Point Lookout Box Elder county on Sunday last The trouble is I the indirect outcome of bad blood which has existed between Johnston and the railroad company for years 1ast l Johnston has been living on apiece a-Piece of land near Point Lookout The railway obtained possession through some litigation but hind lots of trouble in gelling Johnslpn off the premises I was found necessary to secure eject ment papers from the United Stales courl here and then it required Deputy ul Depu-ty Marshal Smyth two assistants and I three Winehestcis to gel the man off I the Jot while the mans family and his 1 bolemglngM had to be Carried away Johnston then removed to a homestead vhleh he owns In the same vicinity MY Tarpey represented company in the ejeclrnem proceedings and as a consequence there Is I no vast amount of love for Mr Tarpey resident In the bosom of Johnston Tarpoy as the representative of the Toltec Ranch company Is also contesting the right to L additional piece ofland to which Johnston lays claim On Sunday Mr I Tarpey his two boys and 0 hired man were en route to this pleco of land to pholograph It when JohiiKlon who was hidden behind u rock opened lire on the party with the result above stated Mr Tarpey went to Brigham City yesterday yes-terday t have Johnston arrested Johnston who was nicknamed Cow Johnston years ago because of Indlct munl8 returned against him for tho alleged theft of milkers came to Utah with Johnstons army He escaped conviction con-viction on all of the cow I counts but I was recently found gull of shooting a horse belonging to the Toltec Ranch company I |