Show E 0 SPLITS DEATH ot alic staidly Dri crime at colo ou ivar etli mr atlis maetie ul deaumer aci the A 0 smoot lumber van ib of this any and four brothers residents of lake view returned to last evening from oily whore they had been to the funeral ot their brother E 0 bexfield Mex field mention was made in these columns the other day of the assassination of mr maxfield at victor booi ado in aa deceased was well known m utah particularly in these parts a re of the ol 01 the which occurred on friday 0 last wee will be of to our readers deceased was aged thirty years and one month on the day of his assassination he was born in CoU onwood and was the eon of richard and ellen maxfield who are now residents of spring city sanpete county and have been for a number of years the man was an expert miner by profession and has operated in all of the principal mining camps of utah he was particularly well known in paik city where he resided longest he was a member m good standing of the I 1 0 0 F lodge of that city he had been in victor only about four months in bia brief sojourn there by reathon of his quist inoffensive and gentlemanly ways ha bad drawn about him s host of staunch friends and his assassin a fellow named charles holland aboud thirla deais of agoot no piti cular occupation cama near being lynched lyL ched for the crime waa wholly un provoked and committed in a mot mo t manner maxfield Max fied was leaning ax ains a post catchine wat chine cne of the games of change ia ahn bar rcola adjoining the hotel victor when holland hastily entered the back door of tha saloon and pushing his way through the crowd to the spot whore maxfield abood pulled caliber bolta revolver from hia pocket and without a word ol 01 warning fired two shots into the back of his victim at the second shot maxfield turned and aard what are you shooting thoo ting me for he then staggered out into tho office of the hotel victor and fell to the floor in front of the big fireplace surgeons were instantly summoned but the man died before their arrival the police succeeded in getting the murderer to the cripple creek jail beaching there he took mattera very unconcernedly and would say only that the trouble was oyer a linins claim on beacon hill he also said that be was being assaulted when he abot maxfield the victor however vouches lor tho above particulars being correct the body arrived at spring city tuesday evening the 11 th loot in charge of bis brother joseph the remains were met at the depot by a large procession of relatives and friends and taken to the home of the parents of the deceased where the body was viewed by a large concourse of frienda burial services were conducted at the spring city meeting house wednesday beginning at 1 p m the largest pro cession followed the remains to the cemetery that baa ever been seen upon any fanneral occasion in tho history of that city |