Show CASTLEGATE TE OFFICER SHOT BY NEGRO J. J J. J M. M Burns in Grave Guv Condition Front Shots Fired tJ by Negro oAs o As tin as ill Eludes Sl Sheriffs Sheriff's Posse J. J M. M 1 Burns Durns about 50 years of or orage age special agent of ot the Utah Fuel company and ancl town marshal of Castlegate Castlegate Castlegate Castle- Castle gate was shot five times in the abdomen abdomen abdomen ab ab- ab- ab domen last Tuesday night by Robert Marshall a negro whose enmity Mr 11 Burns had incurred Recently Mr 11 Burns was notified that the negro ro who is a miner was carrying a gun Burns rounded him up and took the gun from him Last Tuesday the negro drew his time Ume from the fuel company and laid in wait for Burns at a street corner and fired five shots in rapid don Ion each bullet penetrating the ab- ab lomen lonten The shooting was- was witnessed h by several persons however the negro lied tied from the scene before any effort could mould be made to apprehend him and took refuge in the mountains Sheriff Ray Deming Denning was quickly notified no nu- tined and in n a few hours had the negro surrounded however ho Jw homade made his escape in a southeastern direction toward the ramp camp of Kenilworth Kenil- Kenil I worth orth and at ata a late hour today was worth and was reported to have been I. I captured and lynched by a mob Thursday morning I fight tight for tor life He was not concedes e ea a chance to recover ear eany morning but with constant improvement improve improve- I uncut ment m nt during the day hope is being heing h held ld out for him o |