Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-08-16 | Page 2 | Sheriff Killed Ex-Convict in Self Defense, Jury's Verdict

Sheriff Killed Convict Ex-Convict in in Self Defense Jurys Jury's Verdict BOUNTIFUL Aug sherif George Mann of Davis County fired the shot that killed Joe Lewis 26 26 ol of California street Salt Lake convict ex-convict and alleged member 01 of ot ofa ota a notorious ring of box car thieves In self defense according to a verdict verdict ver ver- dict diet returned by a coroners coroner's jur jury following lolloping an inquest held here to to- to- to night Lewis was fatally wounded when he resisted arrest Saturday morning morning morn morn- ing mg on a farm east of Bountiful and then attacked Sheriff Mann when whoa the officer attempted to take him hini to jail jaU Sheriff Mann fired a 3 32 caliber bullet into Lewis' Lewis arm the bullet emerging through the neck The alleged badman died In the office office of of- fice flee of Dr B. B L. L Kesler of this place two hours later The rhe coroners coroner's jury that completely complete complete- ly exonerated Sheriff Mann from any stigma In connection with the shoo shooting tinS tinS' was composed of Henry tahle Stahle Frank Balderson Dalder on and O. O E E. E Trump all aJl of Bountiful The Inquest in inquest inquest In- In quest was held before Justice of the Peace John Hill HUl The witnesses to appear were Detective Lester Wire Vire of Salt Lake and Special Agent Ford Driggs of the Oregon Short Line Both Doth men testified to the crime record of Lewis Sheriff Mann told the story o othe of the shooting giving in minute de detail do- do tail tall the events that led to the attack at atI attack at- at tack by Lewis and the firing of the I shot lIe He said that the gun taken away from Lewis was a 38 caliber pistol and and- that pieces of silk were found in itt the automobile The body of the dead man is still at the undertaking parlors here and no disposition has been or or- or dered He is known to be survived by his mother who is in Pocatello 10 lo a a sister Mrs Ray Baker of Bountiful and a brother broth r Alec Lewis who is serving a sentence In Inthe Inthe inthe the Idaho state prison for stealing seed peas from Driggs Idaho His sister law Mrs Alec Lewis resides re resides resides re- re sides at California street Salt Lake Lewis was arrested In Jefferson county Idaho on the same charge that his brother was convicted of and was released on bond a month ago according to Special Agent Driggs He lie Jumped his bond and came to Salt Lake LaJe where he was trailed by the special officers Mr Driggs reported that he lie went to see L Lewis wis last Wednesday y at California street at which time the ex-convict ex said that he would not be taken back to serve time In Idaho HI kill anybody that tries fries to take tale me back he Is reported d to have said Mrs 1 Lewis mother of tl the e deadman dead deadman man roan was notified of the death of her s son n by the special l agents of the Oregon Short Line LIn She Was vas t taken ken kento to Pocatello two weeks ago lI iI tried to get him to go straight she told neighbors before she left Ive tried so hard to get him to settle down an and get t a good o d job Job