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Show CONVICT GRANT, AGE 62, DIE8 WITH BOOTS ON Escaped From Prison Camp Month Ago Killed Trying to Hold Up Ranchman Salt Lako City, Fob. 27. F. E. Grant, aged b2 years, convict No. 2.CS1, who escaped from tho convict camp In Washington count', January 31, wns shot to death by a ranchman on Knno Bed, Kano county, lato on Tuesday night. Tho escaped convict had tried to hold up tho ranchman whon tho lattor quickly drow a revolver re-volver and fired a bullet through Grant's head. Word of tho shooting was not received at tho state prison until early laBt ovcnlng nnd details of tho attempted hold up and killing wcro lacking. Grant escaped from tho convict camp lato nt night nnd succeeded In covering his tracks. Posses searched tho surrounding country for mnny days, but could get no traco of the fugitive Tho scono of tho shooting Is 14 miles from tho nearest telephone tele-phone . According to tho first roports, in somo manner Grant obtained possession pos-session of a rusty shotgun. Whon tho rancher caruo along, tho convict nttomptod to rob him, but tho ranch man proved too quick with his ro-volvcr ro-volvcr and killed tho oosporato man. Grant sorvod terms In California prisons. Ho was arrested In Davis county for burglary In tho second do-grco, do-grco, and on Oct. 31, 1911 was sentenced sen-tenced to eight years In tho Utah Stato prison. |