Show the execution of patrick coughlin historical WORKERS UN EARTH STORY OF THEFT OF raspberries RASP BERRIES THAT STARTED ARTEll ST TRAIL TO SQUAD FOR PATRICK COUGHLIN by hugh onell oneil Ke Itez earch worker and bryce W anderson of tile ogden stand standard ard examiner staff how the ion long arm of the law reached out for a pair air of young men who aole two cases of raspberries rasp berries from a peddlers wa wagon on in ISN and sent on of them before a firing squad in the only legal execution ever performed in county utah is revealed in III documents and photographs located by y adolph IV W larson supervisor for the historical survey at randolph the two young men patrick coughlin 21 and F fred red george 19 perpetrated the theft that started this interesting and grisly case by pinching the raspberries rasp berries near salt lale lake city they were captured by local author authorities charged with petty theft and lodged in jail coughlin had previously had trouble with the authorities and had served short jail terms tor for several delinquent cies the confining atmosphere of prison walls did not appeal to him whether he had bad to use anuell persuasion to induce george to help in the escape will never be known but the fact is that the two youths managed to break jail and proceeded to leave leava the vicinity of salt lake with we the greatest possible speed ADD to aid in their escape coughlin and george placed themselves in real jeopardy by stealing a horse in the vicinity of morgin morgan it will be recalled that horse stealing was a major crime in the early days before the advent of law in the west horse hone thieves were usually summarily punished by stretching their necks with the tar far tamed famed hemp bemp necktie when the people of the territories organized legal forces they took care to provide heavy penalties for anyone who made free with an others equine stock so coughlin and george ed by the horse theft from petty thieves to major criminals knew well what awaited them if they were captured and to prevent that capture they com cited their second major crime from morgan forgan IN the two went over the mountains to to a sheep camp la in summit county the county sheriff learned of the fugitives whereabouts find and appod appo rached on horseback ile he was met with a blast of gunfire his hand was wounded and the horn of his saddle was shot away the trail was beronil becoming n steadily hotter quickly the youths took leave of the hie sheep camp and headed for a cabitt cabin located in the mountains east ean of coal ville continued on page three thre laithe he execution ex of patrick continued from page one D ini word void was forwarded to lo evanston Eva naton to arest the OIL pair irate rate citizens formed kaes and b gall combing the country ido lit in s baull of their quarry with willi jail break giors horse and ns Is hilt with a deadly weapon already aire aaN tided to their brry te alint 7 I 1 loughlin hughlin Ug hlin and gaorge were lit in no inoru 1 ba l inkell ir v 1 posse ahe man mail finters indu down what nhat 1 is now tho the ones ranch oleal near anuta on oil tile pres lit lincoln highway where ne n e tilt the pair ad ano anol iier liter hideout with alieni li eni tile posse earned two avro sheets in III to iiii ln back k the bodies ol of tilo the outlaws t I 1 t I 1 a vv S included in III ill lie group billit IIII 1111 jl the he jone ranch two imrij daale 11 ind d stagg ag g another ah red ta lor ind and bob cn cli ary the on r in all ivanel K deliff 11 airn hell til th P spelled liri lire a t it he tan h 1 C oll ui allin in d with gitil oil aimed shots ahot title hilo george loaded is sini gill fol foi hun hill jile four nien asu inen indention tion d don doati n under the tire anro daw nd avre dc dead kl aud taylor and tilt the posse lios ae retired the ill hodies lioi lies or of it two dead nicci hicks ars iu in the icat s 3 it had III fol foi I 1 lie hoise 1101 e thieve th leve i ilai sag vas as shot hot in ill the back and buhlin ou hlin I 1 0 later maintained in his de X abell nae b that stagg lva was killed by a meni ot liis ili own posse 4 1 W Q feagain TAKE 11 KAIL n 1 if with two cillina s added to I 1 baj 1 ecole lc coughlin hlin and georze abandon ka tl the t lie jones jone kinli ana aila rode lode horse lach aek across alie fit mountains to i rille ille and from there down baden agi c I 1 I 1 at the ogden ail road how ehrp they had a hoy b ov uy my them a I 1 lie newspaper caper then in tile bled manur manner of lit all criminals who eburn to tile the s RC n ne of if their orinal dinies 5 od uth toward salt alt j laie pity M meanwhile bzdon ofden ct chivens ivens formed a n piew new n posse to lake ain IT the trail steve 1 coppinger bopping Rop ping pr captain silia nan dan sulu quill van and I 1 ar Iet ll fannins foru lill g a of during the ino illo pred it eisner jailor and hk desk h k sei erg scant eraut at tile lie odon 0 jail received word that the pair had evaded eroded the osden men by bv makins lalakin I 1 1 divide hii air ciri tilt nit and had been near ev kays avillo ville carrying ter rino across their saddles noti fiva ilief of police ar ki thur pratt at salt lake city to send sell his forces TO warm springs z eliere tile hie jailor believed tile the men could bf 1 eap turea cihi QS pratt all 11 control anti ol wasn with it and in d accompanied bv ibbe several mounted mount d officers started out in ill the bleisner ifer mer iid indicated indi indica caled jed 1 ut nt the fast moving movina boug ailin and ceorge betre th yai lake ako cuy city limits ints ts before the police did inside tho the ity 10 they rode past tile the laden adult patrol and were lecog recognized nihed FLIGHT 1 I the chase char had now turned turne froni from hido hide ud ind seek to a conet collit cone t of speed sliced cough in ill and george separated sep liMed tile the I 1 ers stayed on oil georges acor es trail and finaly captured him in ill city creek canyon ton n tho atit kirts of the he city ciry coughlin red fled west bill tile the not let was now liow wide bic i Ic jr spread d all and ile he NV was IR taken into en cu tody dy it at tooele the imir were placed on tri trial 11 for murder george I being ing convicted only J 0 as 09 9 an all accomplice ac ae was sentenced sell tell cea to afe fife later heing being pa paroled rolel coughlin Gough lin was found fell aulty 11 10 a as barged ilar ed nd sentenced sentell ped to death by a birin quad ua d I 1 tile the trial hat he it shot llo r in self if defone defense pateick carried liis case que to the intili eted states sui knuit it but hiat ila t body I 1 ody phelda tile the imposed by ali the panh tall terri territorial tori a I 1 coarts oil december r 1 0 alsoc district Pi arles 11 11 hart a rt ruled at randolph lahat that conal coughlin ill le be lot lint to derith liy by a pring rill id ad lic tween tile the hour licurs of ten lay i in and ana two tw 0 p ui in 1 on I tile ali following T the firu firing squad w was in ill charae of if albert lbert dk toson sheriff of rich foin p Y and alli cOl listed of a I 1 arom of me mcp okd from ll 11 malliou val liou comins and dd thih Alth onzil their mon city was kelt a secret it is is flail ned plat hat at loat of the men nrc are to to pioneer residents rosi dents nt rin ran lolah oll tilt tho In ino orning appointed afifi the firlus quaid and a 1 of guards loid load il Couff hlin into a white topped lid id took him to a i bleak crosswood pich aled arc area i noar near the I 1 lown own there here he be ans as to to a 11 ali air on 0 we eXT anso alls of now know a lanck black enod as ls drawn over his licad ai and id a larit pt hidei over o pr his ill heart the tn biln ain lii widad t took alin aim at file fhe target id died in ill a hai of lid LO ie nir man all ever legalle executed execute elc anted i in ill h allty countr 01 an all early with an 1311 an ant r arent ire eye fur for news was on oil liand land to k tile piti picture lre accolla thi aliis at arli 1160 cleri georae x L exic freed later 0 returned to q i w abiding life and fled died in irk city 1 1 por for patrick the ily fa an fn 11 pawn til wis was that given by tile aden deith death |