Show Thompson Tale in i in i True West Independence Day Murder is the title of a feature story written by George A. A Thomp Thomp- Thompson son appearing in the June issue of True West a monthly bi-monthly magazine which publishes true stories of the west It is a story of Fred Hopt and Johnny Turner from the Provo Valley of Utah Territory Territory Territory Terri Terri- tory who grew up during the They went to school to together together together to- to gether shared boyhood adventures adventures adventures tures and were close friends throughout their lives Their friendship ended in a gruesome tragedy which began in Park City Just before the local miners started to cele cele- celebrate celebrate brate the of July in 1880 The article has a photograph of Park City circa 1880 Also there is one of the jail cells where Jack Emmerson the third person involved in the horrible events was confined The cells are still stin in the basement basement basement base base- ment dungeon of the Park City Municipal Hall and is still considered a territorial jail in 1968 one of the few still in existence George A. A Thompson the theauthor theauthor theauthor author and native of Park City now living in Layton Utah He Heis Heis Heis is the son of David Thompson who was an electrician at the Daly West and Daly Judge mines His mother was Bessie Murray whose father was an engineer at the Ontario If you want to read a good story based on an actual happening happening happening hap hap- pening get a copy of the maga maga- zine It will give you an insight insight in insight in- in sight not only of years 90 ago but of today |