Show PARK CITY by 4 ander that iree he died eaid my companion as we rounded the summit of alie hill to the east of iron candoo and to avenge his tragic death a mob ol 01 intonated Park itea our day alter hardg lynched big cowardly it a the eniy time in the history 0 the camp that citizens have taken the law lot their own hands but I 1 think it nag justifiable it that in stance we were riding slowly along the bridle over the into canyon on conr way home from the iron canyon dietr ct as my companion a grizzled old pros uttered these nords and then memories ot the early days stirring in his mind and finding me a willing li tener he continued there was a party surveying in section back in and B ws one of the jolliest jol liest fellows in the lot ai one of the workmen however who bad an old grudge against him foi some reason or other and one afternoon without a work of warning be cruelle murdered him shooting him from ambush with a 45 calibre rifle th wound inflicted was a terrible one anc aused almost instant death B waa on his horse when the fatal shot nas fired and fell back exclaiming my god I 1 am abbot M tilled me though there were several ava nearby at the time none of them cofeld tell f r certain who had fired the shot M however had ben seen to dig appear a few moments before in the direction from whence the report came and this together with fie accusation of the dying man convinced lna comrades com of the identity ol 01 the murderer the wounded man waa laid tenderly in the shade on the mountain side and one of boys started to mount the victims horse to ride to town for medical aid but before be could get started B ws dead the accused man now came in to view for the first time since the shot was fired and entered his cabin nearby barricading barri cading himself as some of the follows who attempted to gain oo trance lound out soon however be cime out still earring the rifle which he threat ened to use on any one who tried to stop him tie started out in the direction of camp and upon bis arrival there was immediately placed under word of the tragedy having already been sent down an inquest was held over the dead man and the jury returned a er diet charging ch argine M with the murder the whole camp was now wild with excitement and a desire to lynch seemed to be it every heart the prisoner was very closely guard d however and the next morning thursday was taken to coalville Co alville e it was th rought he would be out of harms way the sent ment against the murderer grew stronger as time bussed and friday as a further means of protection lie was taken to a wheat field beyond the weber river wl ere be and bis guards slept that night saturday they felt more secure and returned to tie county jail a strict watch being kept all the time bat the murdered mui dered mans friends bad already da aided upon a course of action aid at 11 30 0 cloce saturday night about one them at the point of revolvers got the engineer fireman and trainmaster of the then U E railroad out of bed marched them to the round bouse made them fire ap an engine couple on a caboose and run to coal villa when that place KM reached the jail wai approached by the mob the guards awakened and made to release their prisoner resistance on the part of the guards wag ose leBs as they realized from the stern mannered men and their formidable looking guns ceremony M was taken to the train and the engineer given orders to return to park city prisoner in the meantime begging and moaning piteously for bin life abere was little noise confusion upon their arrival in camp but when the sun rose sunday morning it shone upon a life leeg corpse gently e to and fro from a telegraph pole in the lower end of town |