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Show TRACIC DEATH OF E. J. WYCHERLEY j John G. Timothy returned from Lafayette, Laf-ayette, Colo., with the remains of his ton-in-law, E. J. Wycherley, who was j killed at that place on the 15th. Wycherley was foully murdered in cold : blood by four Mexicans, a father and , three sons, Francisco, Manuel, Jose jJuan Diaz. According to the evidence j given at the inquest Wycherley was just going home for supper when a friend hailed him, he went across the street and the two stood on the sidewalk talking talk-ing over a business deal. The four Mexicans stepped out of an adjacent building and walked over to where the i two men were conversing an I mutterei something in an undertone which no one understood, and at a signal from the father, the four of them pounced upon Wycherley with knives. The attack at-tack was so sudden and unlooked for that he had no time to attempt to get away. He was stouck with two knives at about the same time, one from behind be-hind and the other in front, both piercing pierc-ing his heart. Two of them carried him on their knives thus for about a rod, while the other two were slashing his body. By this time the street was full of people but no one could reach them in time to prevent the brutal murder. The Mexicans resisted arrest and in the melee one of them was shot in the stomach by hi1- own brother, and is not expected to live. .T ey were thrown into jail and a mob quickly formed and were going to lvnch the prisoners. By this time the sheriff had arrived and by the most personal bravery succeeded in cooling the indignant mob until he got his prisoners into ao automobile, taking them to Boulder, eighteen miles away. Witnesses of the affair were ex imined at the inquest and no reason can he discovered dis-covered for the killing. No former i trouble can be trace 1 between the slain j man and the Mexicans. As far as can be learned the men had never been acquainted and had been together only i about a minute when the cutting began. Wycherley was one of the m st re-! re-! spected and influential men in the coa I region. He was a leading man in the miners union and has taken an active part in the strike which has been in progress for the past thirteen months j in that camp. The supposition is ad-j ad-j vanced by some that for this reason the j Mexicans had been hired by someone to ! do the deed in order to try and create a ( riot and bring discredit on the union. I The remains were brought to Cieve-! Cieve-! land for interment. The burial services were held at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Elders Eyan Thomas and Louis P. Ove- son were the speakers and both spoke j of the good qualities of the deceased. I The casket was covered with the j 'most beautiful cut flowers, ferns and j ! evergreens sent by various citizens and i organizations of Lafayette, showing! : their respect and esteem of the deceas- j ed. i t E. J. Wycherley was born in Selly j Oak. Engl in I, lS74r. He was the son I of James and Elizabeth Wycherley. I When they came to Utah they located ! in Coalville. Mr. Wycheriey has work- ed in the various camps in Carbon ! i county and was well known. March 15 J 1900 he was married to Jane Ellen ; Timothy of Cleveland. ! j He is survived by his wife, four chil-j chil-j dren, the oldest 11 years and the voung-; voung-; est three months of age, his mother, ; four brothers and two sisters, who mourn his loss. We extend our heartfelt heart-felt sympathy in their breavement. ' The writer was personally acquainted ; with Mr. Wycherley and knew him to be a straightforward and honest man, ' true as steel to his comrades and absolutely abso-lutely fearless in the discharge of his , ; duties. j |