Show murderer of patrolman ford shot and fatally wounded seattle may 6 in a desperate gun fight in the heart of the city tonight joe barcla alias joo cordovia Cord ovla who shot and killed patrolman james ford of salt lake city on december li was himself shot and fatally wounded by seattle barcla was lad into a trap by a life long friend who betrayed the murderer for the reward offered by the state of utah the friend turned stool pigeon for sheriff C prank emery of salt lake city and a trap was laid tor Gar claa capture sheriff emery came to seattle three days ago and arranged with the stool pigeon to walk down the street at dusk this oven ing accompanied by barcla the two strolled right into the midst of six city detectives with sheriff emery one of the lotse barcla saw emery and whipped two revolvers from his pockets the first shot he fired it has not been established whether or not he fired another shot but if so it did not got a mark and before he could fire again tho fusillade from the officers began barcla tell with both wrists pierced wallo one bullet struck him under the right arm and ranged downward the battle was in a busy thoroughfare with the streets full of people garola did not lose consciousness after the shooting and admitted that he was the man wanted for the murder of patrolman ford after he had beld up the albany bar in salt lake city gar gari i cla had achieved notoriety before this by escaping from the colorado abato at canyon city by taking possession of a carriage from the wardens wife and driving away holding the woman before him as a shield |