| Show A NARROW ESCAPE murder loveland of brigham sheriff C C loveland of box elder county came within a hairs breadth of losing hia life about nine tuesday night it appears that last saturday bishop A nichols of brigham city found a strange riding horse in his pasture just below the tithing stacks near alie race course about the same time charles wight discovered a saddle secreted in the brush near by these things were reported to the marshal and sheriff who when the howg was telegraphed to them of the ogden robbery which took place the following day suspected that this horse and saddle were placed there by a confederate of the robber that he might find it handy in helping him to make his escape sheriff loveland has had a watchful eye on this spot ever since guarding it very closely night and day tuesday evening he was at his post in the brush west of town about 9 he saw a lorm approaching in the moonlight when it had come within a few feet the sheriff only had a pistol he stepped out and cried hands up the words had scarcely passed his lips when the mysterious wheeled and fired right into the face of mr loveland blinding him for the instant with the emoke and fire after shooting the desperate man turned and run when the smoke had cleared away the sheriff started in pursuit firing four shots at the retreating desperado the bullet fired by the man passed through the sheriffs clothes tearing a gaping hole in his coat and vest within a few inches of his heart mr loveland immediately came to town procured a rifle and started for the north to head alie man off while marshal david reese got a conveyance and started for corinne wednesday sheriff loveland and peter nelson came to town with a short heavy set man in charge mr loveland thinks he is the man who did the shooting he was caught in some rashes at george crag heads place two miles west of town no weapons were found on his person and onla a small amount of cash atie man claimed he had supper last night and breakfast this mornin sr with the section man at ten miles from where the shooting was done and as far from where he was captured he will be taken to and if the man can prove that lie was there as he claims lie will be freed there is great excitement at brigham city over this affair and men are out scouring the neighborhood for miles around there are so many men tramping between the canal headquarters and brigham that there will be trouble experienced in ap ding the guilty party ogden standard |
