Show it seems that kofford and mickel were an s of stealing sheep belonging to scott bruno of moroni obtaining the services ot of the sheriff therl lT they started out to arrest the supposed thieves their camp being blunted blu ted about fifteen miles east of i sprint spring city the sheriff demanded the ro 1 lease of the sheep which was refused and he advanced to arrest kofford Kot tord who reached for his big gun en and shot the officer tho the ball taking tailing effect in the jaw ile he then emptied his revolver at burns in the meantime meckel picked up a winchester lying at his bli feet outside of the corral and lumping jumping into the enclosure fired several leveral shots burns fell after the fourth shot not being ablo able to gat his bis gun into use usa for self defense it is i suspected that bruno was killed billed also as he be turned and tied fled toward spring city as aa soon as the shooting commenced and has baa not been soon seen since kofford bears a bard reputation but mickel was not thought to be dangerous A posse of armed men started in pursuit of the murderers and it Is not improbable that they will be ba lynched it if captured burns leaves leares a wife and live fire children |