Eastern Utah Advocate | 1904-03-17 | Page 3 | Nerve of Rioters Failed

nerve of rioter rioters failed A mob of seventy alvo men froni from carbondale ilia ills made an attempt to rako take thomas vaughn a negro from the iho county munty jail intending to lynah mm sheriff thorp had been apprised of their coming comina and he be und and deputy woodruff Wood lay in wait when men the mob reached the jail tho otil cers trained their riot ins on it the mob quickly id but not until three of its members had been cap turoa mouty woodruffs eun gun was discharged prematurely tearing hia his arm so that amputation waa was naces arr