Show MURDERER MAY BE recaptured CAPTURED sheriff burns may be avenged man said to be the slayer of san pete sheriff in custody in arizona it is a long time since kofford and mickel the murderers of sheriff burns of sanpete county were heard of so long is it that the matter had almost been forgotten litell the nime n ime of mickel has been brought into prominence under the name of james peter Pe terion on he is said to be in custody at tucson ariz anz and secretary of state C S issued a requisition on the governor of arizona for the return of the man to this state if he pro proofs is to be mickel diekel sheriff knudsen of sanpete county knows the man well and hp he made the trip to tucson with the requisite papers to bring him back here for trial the particulars of the killing of sheriff burns is given civen by the manti messenger last week neek as follows sheriff james burns was killed wednesday september 26 1894 the shooting took place in spring city canyon at about noon of that day his assailants were moen kofford and james mickle at the time conflicting reports of the shooting acra ars received hut but th general opinion was that it was a willful malicious murder later reports of an ee witness has it that it was a pure cold blooded assassination mr burns did not have a ghost of a chance to defend himself after a short parley burns turned ti to go to his wagon for the papers when his assailants begin began shooting inflicting fine fie mortal wounds while he was in the act of turning to face them the sheriff had gone into the canyon to secure some sheep for which he had a writ of replevin the men refused to give up the sheep and a parley ensued which led to the shooting after the tragedy the murderers took including guns and horses and es escaped aped for their headquarters in th tha san rafael A posse of nine men headed by marshal j T henril henne left mard manti on the day of the shooting for the purpose of trying to head off the assassins in castle valley arid and prevent them reaching the san rafael bluffs where it at was realized it would be little use to follow them mr lien henle iii returned on the following follo wm winz monday evening after having tracked the e fugitive murderess murd murderers erets into the brakes of the salt wash but could not proceed further for want of a guide on their return they met deputy marshal fowler with a posse at cottonwood springs and gave them instructions where to go with a guide from moab fowler continued the search but to no avail the assassins probable ortis ged the colorado river and escaped into the blue mountains where search for them was out of the question sheriff burns was an efficient officer and his general course in his hia official capacity was approved by all parties and his deportment e endeared hm to citizens of all clauses ela saes |