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Show Former County Sheriff Is Shot Down by Negro J. , M. Burns, better known in this county as Milt Burns and former sheriff of Sanpete county, is fighting for his life in the hospital at Castle-gate Castle-gate as the result of five bullet wounds in his stomach. Mr. Burns was shot down by a negro by the name of Robert Marshal last Monday Mon-day evening. The latest reports of the condition of Mr. Burns was that his condition was decidedly serious and the chances of recovery was very bad due to a number of perforations of the intestines caused by the bullets bul-lets from the negro's revolver. Milt Burns served as sheriff of Sanpete county for a number of years and has hosts of friends here who deplore the affray that may be the cause of his death. He was born at Mt. Pleasant and he has a wife, four sons and two daughters. Regarding the shooting dispatches say that the negro laid in wait for Burns at a street comer and fired five times in rapid succession, each bullet penetrating the abdomen. The ihooting occurred at 7:30 Monday vening and was witnessed1 by several sever-al persons. The negro, however, nade his escape before any attempt was made to apprehend him, and fled to the mountains. Sheriff Deming was immediately notified and a posse followed the murderer to the mountains moun-tains and it was thought had him lurrounded. Tuesday morning, how ever, the negro had made his e- ape and was still at large yesterday m ; n ing. Recently Mr. Burns was notified that the negro, who is a minor, was carrying a gun. Burns rounded him up and took the gun from him, and it was known thereafter that the negro treasured considerable enmity toward the officer, but it was not believed be-lieved that an attempt to murder would be made. Today the negro drew his time from the fuel company r id a few hours later made the atte:.- it on Burn's life. Mr. Burns was conevyed to the hospital hos-pital as quickly as possible and an operation was performed in the ho e of saving his life. His condition, however, is critical and his recovery is extremely doubtful, there being ten perforations of the intestines. Mr. Burns is one of the best known peace officers in this part of the state. For a number of years he was sheriff of Sanpete county, and lator was a deputy sheriff for several years, stationed at Mt. Pleasant. His father was sheriff of Sanpete county thirty years or more ago and was murdered, but the murderer was never bought to justice and his identity iden-tity is still a mystery. Mr. Burns, who is a native of Mount Pleasant, lias a wife, four sons, two daughters two brothers and two sisters. |