| Show DEATH BY LEAD the eastern maii mail coach brought in on thursday evening the body of delfs delo AL gilson gibson one of the escaped convicts who was killed at or near the crossinn cros sinz of weber on the evening previous by mr greenleaf who had him I 1 in charge while attempting to escape from custody I 1 by a letter from our esteemed friend judge carter cartero under date of the ad insaf we tie are informed that one john higgins had been arrested iu in green river county on an a charge of larceny and on trial had bad be been en found guilty and sentenced to three months imprisonment in the penitent ary and that on hat that day lie iio no had with th the e necessary papers placed the felon in custody of 8 C greenleaf esq to be by him delivered to the warden of the be penitentiary hat that the punishment awarded might be inflicted the 11 c sr sequel quel of the story shows that on th the e va way y from fort bridger stidger by stage mr green leafs leaf Is prisoner higgins was recognized by forde forne p at one of the stations as the i notorious gibson who had escaped from prison a me four or five weeks previous on being informed of the character of his bis bird 11 greenleaf as reported on arriving at web weber thought proper to take measures to prevent it an escape by the application of some irons for which gibson had no relish and watching I 1 an opportunity started great speed llis liis his hrs custodian immediately started in pursuit and considerable ground was passed over before the escaping convict was sufficiently neared to be within range As soon as that point was made and no heed being given to the order to sop fire was opened and on the sixth round gibson fell mortally wounded the body was brought in by greenleaf Green leat and delivered over to the warden who would not cot I 1 receive i it as th body of higgins but as the body of G abson be received and interred it in an appropriate place but not ia in the city cily cemetery |
