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Show MEXICAN ELUDES OFFICER. Despersdo Who Killed Four Men In Utah Makas His Escspe. Salt Lake City. Rafael Lopes, ths Mexican who shot and killed a countryman coun-tryman at Dlnghsra and then killed the chief of police and two deputy sheriffs when they went in pursuit of bim and were ambushed by the desperate des-perate Meilcan, baa evidently outwit-d outwit-d the hundreds of men v. so hare fceen trailing blm. Monday n!ght bo slept ptacefslly t the ranch of Samuel Melntyre, six miles west, of Tlntlc Junction, dined heavily, took a strengthening break-faat break-faat and was off at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning, three hours or so before bis pursuers were scattering ont to prevent pre-vent bis escape through the Jordan Barrows, through Butterfleld canyon or other outlets. Lopsx was more than thirty miles .way from bis nearest pursuer. Tuesday afternoon when word from (he Melntyre ranch reached the five sheriffs commanding tbe searchers, posses were made up as quickly at possible but none could reach tbe Melntyre Me-lntyre ranch before midnight, aad then It was found that tbe trail could Dot be picked up. The chances of ever capturing the Mexican are now remote. Members of the numerous posses which have been trailing the Mexican desperado since the tragedy are tiring and re-returnlng re-returnlng borne. |