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Show ljo Killed Battlins With Slayer in Darkness Nine Hundred Feet Underground I Sacks of Ore Used for Shield; Fight Expected at Daybreak; Death-dealing Death-dealing Fumes Relied on to End Life of Lopez. BROUGHT TO BAY, HE SHOOTS TWO Murderer of Six in Ten Days, He Still Defies Pursuers, Though Out of Food and Suffering From Thirst and Frozen Fro-zen Feet. (By Staff Correspondent.) BINGHAM, Nov. 30, 3 a. m. Twelve volunteer sharpshootors are going into tho Andy tunnel of the Utah Apex mine at daybreak behind a barri-cado barri-cado to bring out tho bodies of J. Douglas HulBey and Tom Manderich, who wero murdered yesterday afternoon after-noon by Eaphaol 'Lopez, tho Mexican outlaw. A battle between tho rescue posse and the outlaw is expected within with-in a few minutes thereafter. As soon as tho bodies aro romoved deadly sulphur fumes will pour into the tunnel where Lopez is at bay to avenge tho six victims of tho Mexican Mexi-can and bring to an end his murderous career. Tho marksmen entering tho mine have in front of their steel ore car a powerful soarchlight that will illuminate illumi-nate the entire tunuol for hundreds of feet and will prevent tho Mexican from hiding in an ambush in the stopes, the tunnel or tho inclino. The car will bo loaded with sacks of ore to stop tho bullets of tho Mexican, and it will be pushed in front of tho guards. Sulphur Fumes Relied Upon. If the guards reach the bodies of the men without a battle, no furthor attempt will be made by this posso to find tho Mexican. Tho bodies of his victims will bo taken out of tho mine and tho sulphur fumes wiil bo turned into the tunnel. All entrancos will be bulkhoaded with blankots and heavy timbers to hold within tho mine tho deadly buI-phur buI-phur fumes. From these fumes thore probably will bo no escape for Lopez. His territory is restricted to a fow hundred foot of tunnel and tho fumes will quickly penetrate every foot of this space. Baphael Lopoz, murderer of four, bo-camo bo-camo the murderer of six with startling suddenness at 2:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon whon ho shot to death J. Douglas Tlulsey, Epoclal deputy sheriff, and Tom Manderich, a Servian miner. Lopez had boon brought to bay in the Andy incline, which connocts the Min-nio Min-nio and Andy tunnels on tho 200 and 300-foot lovols of the Utah Apox mino. Prepared to sell his life dearly, Lopez Lo-pez poured a volloy of lead from his riflo into thc bodies of tho mon who were lighting tho fires that were to ; smoko him out of his last stand iu the dark recesses of the mino. Two of seven mon who wero in tho incline fell dead before tho fire of tho bandit, and their bodies are still within tho mine. Begins Battle Again. Two hours later tho darkness which concealod the Mexican in tho incline off tho tunnel spoke again and another rain of bullots came out of 'the mouth of tho inclino. The bulleta hit tho rocl:6 closo to a party of guards seeking seek-ing tho Mexican, The guards escaped the Mexican's fire only after they had shot out their own' lights in order to lessen the accuracy of the flro of the outlaw. Joining the pursuers of 'Lopes late yesterday afternoon, Julius Corrollo, former partner' and close friend of "Lopez, "Lo-pez, entered tho mine and callod to Lopoz. Lo-poz. Corrcllo spoke into tho darknc6B of the Andy incline, addressing his former for-mer companion in Spanish. Ho begged him to cease his bloody career and give himself up to the officers. Ho asked for somo response, but the darkuoss did not speak. Powerful Searchlight Used. Efforts to reach the bodies were then abandoned for thc night. Twenty men wore placed on guard within the Andj tunnel, changing shift evory hour. A powerful searchlight illuminated tho en-tiro en-tiro tunnel, preventing Lop'es from coming com-ing out of tho incline into tho tunnel without exposing himself to tho firo of the guards. Guards wero placed at all other parts of tho mino to which the hunted Mexican might make a dash for liberty. lib-erty. He is now believed to be still crouching in the dark inclino near tho bleeding bodies of his victims. Without Food or Water. Lopez is without food or water. His lunch bucket, with bread and meat, given him threo days ago by Mike Stefano, was found in tho tunnel yes- |