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Show Kanab City Marshal Knifed While Trying to Make finest Russell Cutler, 55, City Marshal of Kanab and brother of Mrs. Samuel J. Carpenter of Cedar City, Is reported to be in a ser-ious ser-ious condition from knife wounds suffered while performing his duty as a city police officer. According to reports from Kanab. Ka-nab. Cutler and Sheriff George A. Swapp of Kane county went to the home of Mrs. Betty Broof-Miller Broof-Miller Swapp, about 34, to serve a warrent of arrest for assault and battery arising from an altercation al-tercation between she and Mrs. James Swapp, 20, no relation. Mrs. Swapp, allegedly ran into the house and locked the door, but Marshal Cutler was able to force the lock. When the defendant defend-ant refused to submit to arrest, officers report, Cutler attempted to force her to leave and she allegedly stabbed him three times in the back. Doctors report that on one thrust the knife penetrated deep enough to puncture punc-ture Cutler's lung, and in addition addi-tion he lost considerable blood before he could reach the hospital. hos-pital. He has been reported as slightly improved at present. Mrs. Swapp was placed under arrest; and a complaint charging charg-ing resisting aarrest, and assault with a deadly weapon, in addition addi-tion to the assault and battery charge signed by the younger Mrs. Swapp. |