Show SHERIFF BURNSS BURNS'S MURDERERS PROVO Oct Oot This B-This 8 morning Prose Prose- Prosecuting Attorney Thurman received a aletter aletter aletter letter rom from Deputy U United uHe States Marshal S Morrell Norrell who IS la la in pursuit ot of the fugitives fugitive Kofford and aDd Mickel The letter was waa written from Castle Cantle Dale under date of ot September In Ina a addition to what baa has already been published regarding the visit vi i of ot the outlaws to Orangeville be says that Deputy Marshal Fowler Sheriff Lloy Lloyd of ot Carbon county and himself lound round the trail ot of the outlaws outlaw on OD the afternoon ot of the and followed it to a sort of ot box canyon known aa as canyon about 30 miles milea south louta of Castle Ca tle Dale where they espied both the fugitIves A portion of ot to the letter reads reada aa as follows tollow About sunset we found their horses and have them now in our possession We could not DOt locate their camp last evening Very early this morning we caught sight of them but they positively refused to surrender We Wethen then theD opened fire on OD them which they returned aa as they ran raD to fro more ad advantageous van van- ground Their place of or re- re retreat retreat re retreat treat seemed inaccessible to tu ua tie except by approaching it exposed for tor a long distance to their fire tire and we b bad the misfortune to get two of ot our rifles rifle out of fix We were cut out of provisions and ao so I rode here bere this atter ou to get grub grob and two new guns guna leaving Fowler and two others othera a at the seat eat of ot war I Ishall shall return to them tonight the sheriff here bere and aDd others othera aoi going g back backwith backwith with me We believe that was wounded but our firing was waa at long range and we could not Dot be positive o on that point We think that by tomorrow or next day we will be able to cell lieU the result R W What bat we do hereafter mu must t be done dODe on toot as aa not even a mountain sheep can scale the cliffs behind which the murderers murderer are now entrenched PROVO Oct 8 A 8 A man in Sanpete reported this morning that news new had bad reached Mount Pleasant to the effect that Mickel had bad been beeD captured but that Kofford escaped e ca pede A telegram to Mr Carter Varter of Mount Pleasant from Detective Franks Franka la is said aid to contain the information that bat both murderers murderer have bave escaped and gone east from Ca tl val ley No information in formation has baa been beeD received direct from the officers in pursuit bythe A reward of bf has bas been beeD offered by bythe bythe the county court ot of Sanpete bounty for tor forthe the arrest of f Moroni Kofford K and Jas Peterson The following description of the murderers rera has bas been sent out Moroni Kofford age 22 yean years weighs pounds 6 feet high very slim build a little bowlegged more 10 so on left leg very long back broad should era ers era very long smooth face tace high fore fore- forehead forehead fore bead head blue eyes eye light hair very lIen slen- slender Blen Blender der in waist walks walka a little bent for tor- forward for forward ward very and deter deter- det determined determined r- r mined voice James Jamea Peterson aged 18 years year weighs pounds about 6 feet In height very broad shoulders very large protruding blue eyes light hair fair complexion hair slight aUght slightly ly curly very thick neck walks walk straight looks very green extra large feet teet supposed to be wounded in hand bamS handor handor or wrist and aDd aide side Information is 18 to be communicated to Job J John oba Otter Mount MOOD PIn i Be pete pete Jete county Utah sheriff of Sanpete county A copy of the circular with graphs of tk tb the murderers was wae received by McQueen today PROVO Utah Oct Oot Deputy 1894 9 1894 Marshals Fowler and Norrell returned last lut evening on the Rio Bio Grande West West- Western Western ern rn train walD They have bave been away since the evening of September 2 hunting bunting for tor the murderers of Sheriff Burnt BUln Marshal Fowler WM WU seen Been u this morning by a NEWS representative He was WM very reticent but in r speaking of his biB trip expressed the opinion that the outlaw outlaws would be captured yet Marshal Norrell gave car the following account of ot the huni hunt The officers officer arrived In io Castle Dale on the afternoon of ot the and ac ac- ac accompanied accompanied companied by Sheriff Thoe Thos Lloyd of Carbon county and Rodney Bodney and Sidney Swasey they went south inthe in inthe inthe the direction the fugitives were supposed suppo ed to have gone the evening before before after Mickel-la Mickel wouna had bad been dressed by Dr Moore of at Castle Gate The officers were war greatly aided in getting on aD the trail of ot the murderers by watching three of Kot ford fords ford's brothers who live in a littletown little littletown town called Paradise on the San Rafael Th These did a great deal of ef night riding and doubtless earned carried food and medicine to the be murderers murderer OB On Saturday evening September the officers officer found horses hone and some lome oue food medicine and Bad clothing be be- be belonging be longing to 0 Kofford and Mickel Ina in a cave The assassins a ulna bad seen een een the officers approach and bad had made their escape cape On Sunday Sundy morning September the murderers were seen in the rocks above and shots boti were exchanged without serious eft tar far a as known on either side Mickel and retreated further into the rocks rock Their place ef t refuge wae was in a coun coun- country country try where it was wae impossible to follow them except t by making a considerable circuit to te reach the place where they climbed the he cliffs The officers had bad been for tor twenty tour hours boun without food and lit ill was wai determined to o send Mr Norrell N te to Castle Dale for tor supplies The other ether officers officer remained and took a position where they be- be belIeved believed believed they could prevent the outlaws from making their beir escape cape On 00 Monday morning an aggressive campaign was waa wa begun and the cliffs were sealed aled by the pursuing party About Abou halt balf a mile from the place lace where Mickel and aDd Kofford lord ford were seen een the day before the officers officer found a plane plaue where a boot heel beel had bad scratched the smooth rook anda and a tobacco chewer bad had expectorated This is II the last trace that bas baa been bad of the slayers layer of Burns The remain remain- remainder remainder der of ot the week was wae spent pent searching the almost Impenetrable mountain fastnesses but without result Last Sunday the posse pore returned to and yesterday evening they took train for tor home Mr Norrell says lays that the efforts of Sidney and Rodney Swasey in aiding the officers cannot be too highly commended The boys are well acquainted with the country and no better scouts could have bare been obtained |