Show SHERIFF BURIN MURDERED Shot in Cold BloodHis Assassins Maybe May-be Lynched At six oclock last evening Provo was startled with the awful news that Sheriff Burns 01 Sanpete county well and favorably known here had been murdered in cold blood in the mountains moun-tains east of Spring City Deputy Marshals Mar-shals Fowler and Norrell at once proceeded pro-ceeded to join in the search for the murderers who are still at large and who are supposed to be making their way to the Blue Mountain country The rfames of the murderers are given as Moroni Kofford and James Mlckel JJ although the latters real name is said to be Pete Peterson They are both young men of Spring City and all their lives have been mixed up in stealing and other criminal escapades The particulars are as follows On Tuesday afternoon Scott Bruno the herder of the Moroni Coop flock went to Spring city and complained to the prosecuting attorney that Kofford and Mickel had been stealing from his herd He had found about a bushel of sheeps ears bearing the Moroni Coop earmark and in Kofford and Mickels flock were a number Df Mea fresit f marked Kofford was tried at the Manti term of court on a charge of sheep stealing and acquitted Sheriff Burns went up the canyon east of Spring City yesterday armed with a warrant for his arrest on this now charge With him were Scott Bruno and two others On arriving at the sheep corral at Reeder Ridge about fifteen miles from Spring City Burns and Bruno made an examination of Kofford and Mickela flock and Bruno claiming positive identification Burns said they would have to give up the sheep Kofford said he would not and the sheriff told him he would have to arrest Kofford and advanced to do so Kofford reached for his gun and Burns grappled with him but the former had succeeded in freeing his weapon and firing upward struck Burns in the Jaw Burns hold relaxed and Koftord jumping backward emptied the contents con-tents of his revolver at the sheriff In the meantime Mickel pickea up a Winchesser lying at his leet outside of the corral and jumping into the enclosure en-closure fired several shots Burns fell after the fourth shot not being able to get his gun into use for self defense The only words he spoke after being shot were Ohyoucowardly wretches The tragedy occurred at 115 p m Wednesday September 26th The three men with the sheriff were shot at but they got home safe and spread the news The country is beinS scoured for the murderers and it is bluntly asserted that very little attempt at-tempt will b made to bring them back alive so incensed over the affair is everyone The sL 3riff was a most popular man with all classes and the shooting seems to have been premeditated premedi-tated The deceased leaves a wife and five children two of whom are grown The tragedy has cast a deep gloom over Mt Pleasant the sheriffs hometown home-town and all Sanpete is in mourning A late telegram announces that the murderers are still at large Excitement is intense and news ot a lynching bee is expected hourly |