Show MARTYRED POLICEMEN OF SALT LAKE CITY Officer Paid iid for Bravery With life In Arresting Shooting J Bootblack V z 4 t ir r 7 1 s a i it V a t r r V r x h 1 DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DRAW A GUN ON HIS MURDERER Andrew H. H Burt Slayer of this peace officer was lynched note In Salt Lake City's a public safety safely building hang hanl pictures picture of peace pence officers who 1 ho died In the line of duty Each Kach was a hero who ho lost his hia life obeying that police pollee tradition that no na man must flinch In the face of danger The Telegram presents present here the first of a series eerie of eight articles recalling their heroism Crack of a rifle shot sent pedestrians pedestrians I diving Into protecting doorways door- door ways was near near Second South and Main streets His left arm arm useless pierced by bythe bythe bythe the bullet that ploughed into his I side Marshal Andrew H. H Burt continued continued continued con con- to walk slowly toward the crazed b bootblack who wild-eyed wild and still clutching the rifle had I backed across the sidewalk and i stood leaning against a storefront I Charles who accompanied accompanied accompanied nied Marshal Burt saw the officer officer officer was mortally wounded and leaped for the negro bootblack Courage returning other bystanders ers rushed to his aid and overpowered overpowered overpowered ered the gunman The marshal marshall seeing the prisoner was disarmed turned into the A A. C C. Smith Co drug store collapsed in m the arms of a druggist and died a few minutes minutes minutes min min- utes later Upheld Tradition Thus on the afternoon C of f August 25 1883 did Salt Lake City's first marshal give his life in upholding the police tradition that no officer must falter in the face of danger For 20 years he had been a peace officer becoming police captain captain cap cap- tain and then marshal His courage courage cour- cour age ige had earned respect of all He had lad not attempted to draw a gun on his murderer Experience had taught ta him that a drunken or cr crazed zed man usually could be overawed overawed over over- hwe awed by a peaceful approach But this time he misjudged his man Only a few minutes before the shooting the bootblack William WilliamH H H. Sam Joe Harvey had threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened F. F H. H Grice restaurant proprietor proprietor proprietor pro pro- with a loaded revolver Grice called to the marshal warning warning warning warn warn- ing him to be careful he might shoot Dropped Rifle Rille As the officer approached lIar lIar- vey asked Are you an officer Without waiting for the marsh marshals marshal's ls l's reply he fired fatally wounding the officer When leaped to the marshals marshal's assistance Harvey dropped the rifle whipped out t tl revolver and fired again the bullet grazing arm Other police arrived and took Harvey to the old city hall which stood where the public safety and fire department buildings now stand at First South and State streets An angry crowd gathered at the scene of the shooting When word of the marshals marshal's death spread a amob amob amob mob moved against the city hall Hanged in Barn Officers questioned Harvey briefly brief brief- ly Then the crowd began hammering hammering hammering ham ham- mering on the doors Officers stepped outside to quiet the mob Harvey followed them Dozens of hands grabbed him hustled him to toa toa toa a near-by near barn hanged him from froma a rafter dragged him through the streets Only 25 minutes had elapsed from the time of the death of Salt Lake City's first marshal in m line of duty and execution by mob justice of his slayer |