Eastern Utah Advocate | 1899-06-29 | Page 1 | Provo Officer Killed

PROVO OFFICER KILLED murdered l by a giamp while blaking an a arrest provo june 27 special police of fleet 1 strong was w found lying dead hot shot through or near the heart on the crossing of J and third streets opposite dr like pike a residence at 1 1215 is 0 clock this morning the murder 14 1 opposed to have been committed by two or more hoboes whom it is thought the officer had bad arrested at the depot and was wa talio to the jail near ear the body wa was found on the ground the dead officer a revolver a 33 38 brillia aleston four chamber chambers were loaded and one ace empty without even a a hell bell in it the condition of the wea wm poo pon showed that it bad had oot not been recently discharged it Is opposed supposed that a it party of tramp bad been put off a freight train that passed through the town a short time before the killing of policeman strong and anti that one of U 0 ese killed him