The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-26
BLOODY and BRUTAL.
Chief of Police Burt Shot and
Killed on Main Street
BY . VAGAsOHD NEGRO
Swift Vengeance Melted Out to
the Assassin.
WHO Is CAPTURED AND
LYNCHED
Ky an Infatuated Crowd of
Citizens.
BY /, vAGAsOHD NEGRO
WHO Is CAPTURED AND
LYNCHED
BY an Infatuated Crowd of
Citizens.

Some three weeks ago swarthy
nerson who may have been a negro,
Mexican, or a Creole, or a mix
,ura came to Salt Lake from the
,lains. and shortly after established
himself as a bootbIack, having q
gtan5 in front Of Hennefer s. Hell
mans barber shop. The business
crew tiresome, probably, or it may
9ot nave been proftabla, and day
or two ago the negro betook
bimself to Ogden and said
Ia ran through with what
little money he had, returning
here Yesterday morning. He then
went to F. II. Grice, a Golored man
who conducts a restaurant on Main
street. and applied to him for WORK;
Mr., Grice. wanting d labOrer on his
farm in the neghbOrhOod of the
CITY. thought the applicant would
do and tod MIN TO come around and
he would see what could be done
for him. At dinner time
THE MICRO CAME IN
and was partially engaged for
service; he wanted to know what
wages he was to receive and how far
it was to the farm, and was told
that he could have s. day, the
dis, ance being twelve miles. He
then belched out a lot of profanity
and declared he would not go such a
distance. Mr.. Grice then told him
that that settled it, and it was no
use to talk further about the mat
ter. The lunch counter being full
of customers. who were being dis
turbed by the
B0ISTEROUS CHARACTER
Of the conversation, the proprietor
requested the other to leave, bu
refusing, the former came from be
hind the counter and took the latter
by the lapel of his coat for tht
purpose of pushing him out of the
place; WhereupOn the offender drew
8large revolver, but on account of
mrs. Grice's becoming terrOriZed
and shouting and stamping her feet
in vigorous manner, the weapon
was put up and the cause of the dis
turbanc8 fied through the kitchen
intothe alley at the back. thence to
Second South street. Mr.. GrIce al
once telephoned police head
quarters at the City Hall.
requesting the presence of Chief o.
Police Burt, and that officer imme-
diately started for the scene Of the
trouble. Grice had gone out The
front way and was
LOOKING FOR HIS MAN,
and seeing the Chief coming. beck
Oned him to hurry. The object OF
their joint search was soon seer
coming down the street, with s
short repeating rifle in one hand and
the pistol previously spoken of il
the other; when he had approached
within talking distance the negro
said, "Ar5 you an officer 7" Mr.
Burt replied in the affirmative, Whel
the scoundrel, without more ado
pointed the gun at the officer an
fred. Mr.. Burt received the bulle
Just above the left nipple, it havini
previously gone through the RICH
arm, passing through the region @
the heart and lungs and coming on
on the other side, and penetrating
the right arm, making five distinc
wounds. He groaned, staggered in
to Smiths drug store, in front O
which the transaction had takeI
place, his cane fell from his hand
and he expired almost Immediately
The name of the asssilant was
JOE HARVEY;
he was once in the army
and through his fighting pro
clivIties was dubbed "U, S
Harvey" He was a tall. athlet,
lc fellow, and is said to have
been somewhat cranky.
Watermaster Wilcken, who wa
standing near by, at once rushed
upon Harvey and a desperate strug
gle ensued, the black trying to get
Shot at Mr.. WiIcken. The bystand
els being alarmed ran aWav, and h
was left to combat alone and un.
aiued with the murderer. Durin,
cue contest. Harvey fred one shot
winch passed through the other
arm Intiicting, however. only
Lt9h wound. Other officers sool
arrived and Harvey was arrestel
@aG taSe2 to the city jail, folIowet
aau preceded by an immense mas
OF people.
as soon as It was generally known
CAPTAIN BURT WAS DEAD,
me expressions of rage and vindict
1sehess on the part of the pOpulac
%Ssumed almost the conditions of
pifoxySm. The crowd in an,
around the City Hail was increas
ing with great rapidity, ever
a.Illhute when il was announced tina
me Chief of Poles was no more
que Of the officers IN charge, givin
vent to an indjgniry which was a
n ae as nature itself, resisted on
I'm, me struggles OF the prisoner b
ooI1ldlng him violently between tn
YES telling him, when he wa