The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01

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but the jury refused to examine fur
Their.
Gardens pistol was A, Browns a
So, while Belnap fired a Winchester
/ The guns used by the outlaws were
: Colts of heavy pattern and long barrel
each being of 45-calibre. On the dead
man there was also found a 3S-calibre
revolver, and there We're three empty
shells in the gun of the live desperate
and two in that of his fellow.
! Constable Wells of Willard was hast
enins up the slope to the aid of the
officers, having left them for a short
Z time to attend TO another matter con-
nected with the search. He saw the
shooting through his field glasses, and
says the older man of the two fugi-
tives had just fired his pistol and was
STOPPING down to get behind "a rock
when the bullet hit him. This explains
why the bullet passed almost straight
through the body. instead of ranging
down, as it would have done if the
man had been standing up. The fu-
SitiveS We're down a. very steep incline
and the officers above them.
MIR. Wells said the three shots of the
officers We're nearly simultaneous. He
is positive the man was STOPPING and
getting behind a rock when the bullet
hit him. The other man raised up first
about this time.
Constable Wells had been on the
chase since about midnight the night
before when Sheriff Carbon and Deputy
Thompson called him out and asked
him to aid them in the chase of the
Brigham hOId-ups He watched the
Oregon Short Line depot that night and
Joined the other officers in the morn
ing. There was no hod-up in Willard
as was at first reported
After the tragedy, the body of Cap.
tain Brown was brought down as
tenderly as possible by his fellow Of
ficers.
kobber Much Affected.
The dead robber was put on a horse
and brought down the mountain. The
young man cried a good deal and talked
about his dead brother and his sad
fate When they took him ON to
Brigham, leaving the body behind him.
for the inquest, he cried and wanted
to kiss the corpse, believing he would
never see him again. He would not
talk TO The Herald representative about
the tragedy or about mis- folks but very
little. He seemed to be dazed. but de-
clared that this was the first piece of
criminal business he and his brother
had ever been mixed up in.
At Willard, Justice \ Ward i'm
panelled the following jury. which
viewed both bodies: S. n. Cook,
James y. Dalton and p. a. Nebeker.
Sheriff u. II. Carbon of Box Elder
county, Deputy Joseph Belnap and
Constable Wells were all ordered to be
subpoenaed. The inquest will be had
at Willard this morning.
When brought down the mountain
the bodies, with the prisoner, were de-
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where the jury viewed the bodies.
Romance of Outlaw.
On the body Of the dead robber were
found two photographs. one of a hand
some woman about p years of age: on
the back of it was written the words,
To my Dear Wife, Lena" The photo
grapher's name and address was
Mast Corner of Clark and Santa
Clara streets, Alameda
There was also a cabinet photograph
of child in long clothes about three
months of age with the photographer
name as Boyd. No. 7IS First avenue,
Seattle, Wash
A large folding map of the state of
was also found on his |!
body
Deputy Belnap of Weber county and
Deputy Thompson of Box Elder county |
went to Brigham City with the |
prisoner. He appeared about nineteen |
years old, which he says is his age. |
The dead man was about twenty-five |
and of similar build.
\ strange coincidence was that in the |
pocket of Captain Brown was found a |
bit of paper with q description which /
Just fits that of his slayer and which |
was as follows: Summers. Is years |
Did. slim build, light gray suit, tan
shoes.
How Brown Was Killed.
The fatal bullet entered the right
breast of Captain Brown, going through
4 vest pocket memorandum book in the
upper vest pocket. 1t made a clean
hole, coming out at the left side of the
back, passing either through or near
he heart He was a vigorous. inn
Detuous young athlete and outstripped
mis- fellow-officers in the chase by sheer
physical force. He knew full well the
LANCER into which he ran. Before leay-
ng this morning in response to the call.
ne said to Officer Burton: eff those fell
ows come this way, George, you must