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Show KILL HERDER; DESTROY FLOCK Posse Starts on Hunt For Men Who Shot Herd Tender in Basin. VERNAL, July II. A posse, headed head-ed by Sheriff Lafe Richardson of finish fin-ish county, left Vernal yesterday to determine what steps could be taken In bringing to Justice unknown men who shot to death John I'amell. i i aheephertler for William Bascum. and ! then drove Baacum's flock of 1400 sheep over a nar-by cliff, dentroylngi them all. The shooting of Darnell occurred at I S o'clock this morning, and Is belie w l here to be the climax of a feud between be-tween cattlemen ami sheepmen of Ihl vicinity of long duration It Is said ban that he had Ignored the threat, j Two of his herders. John Darnell and I J. E Price, hearing a noise In tho shoep herd at 3 o'clock this morning. ' went onto the range and Darnell fired j Into the air, thinking that the nol t was caused by coyotes and that ho I would thus frighten them off. 8omo persona in ambush shot Darnell Dar-nell in the stomach. He was taken t- thS sheep camp by Price, who then telephoned to Vernal for a physician. Dr. C. H. Crulkshank hurrying to tho scene, but arrived after Darnell died. Darnell made no statement after being ' shot, but was conscious for a tlmt and asked for a drink of water. Price told The people In Vernal that he saw J a gang of men driving the herd of i sheep over the cliff, and that the animals ani-mals were thus being destroved by tha fail It was said here that last May Dar- , nell was In a controversy between cat- Itlemen and sheepmen which resulted In the burning up of a sheep camp where Darnell had been employed He was going to testify In court about the Incident, but later decided ho would not. and never did. It Is thought in I Vernal that the cattlemen hold a grudge agaln.t him for getprc9slng j an Intention to testifying against them concerning the burning of this sheep camp Vernal Is full of excitement over the death of Darnell and many of the sheepmen are petitioning Sheriff Richardson Rich-ardson to ask for Justice from Colorado, Colo-rado, Inasmuch as the death of Darnell Dar-nell occurred Just over tho Utah lire In the state of Colorado It Is claimed ncie inui ura aucsyinan jimu u iw.n right to herd their flocks In Colorado and that the cattlemen have organized to use force In order to keep them J out. The cattlemen claim that grazing I of sheep on tho lands ruins the latter I for grazing purposes for cattle. Arrangements are being made to see If a permit cannot be secured from Colorado officials to remove the body of Darnell to Vernal, where a coroner's Inquest will probably bo held. |