Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-03
HJghu'ayn1en
Come to Grief.
p,,, Series of Robberes and Are TspuNsed
' IT, d, Dew Stasf- One Wounded BY Gsooefyn0n
a1.,,, and cyqnothes Killed by Of'ces Heath At'e'
n.., 4unpma Fight Officer Shot in the fo0E
ppmF SUMMARY or THE TRAGEDY

MI, omcer Horace A. Heath had the experience OF ms
Las ats encounter with three hodups VINO apou' :, n,
- had attempted robbery at the grocery % corner
zoe w., sb First West stree The struggle o'cu''V ~ o., ,ho
" oo r West streets and resulted in victory Tor 'he
q o who gehandel and alone pursued tne M o
ps for some distance, exchanging shoVs VIZ" -, va
ale no had sent bullet inp the brain OF one VIM %
sppnt Ma f Mr. Heath unable to continue the pursuit
' tplst wound the foot else the chances are ne ~ a.
1, 1,o n 4be other The dead man Is d stranger ~ w -
as.t soca tine shooting he has been posVey iue'' ~ w
aO's IA an be Salt Palace Sunday night ana as very
% ,tan the robbery Of the Colorado saloon some e as
- hJst the story the affair is as foows AZ '"e ~ -
IN 49,, ,A inst as Mr. Morrison had finished his supper three
noso A., me store and ordered throw his hands In
dropped behind the counter and making his way INTO MS
, the rear he quickly returned armed with nams ~
~ ana proceeded defend himself against MS e'e :.
-, h trigger the plucky storekeeper entered Ilsh'
% NE work but failure to respond brought Voney from
AZ ,hr side the bullets whzsng past his head WIN iearlu anu
LING ,ar5ty Undaunted Mr. Morrison tried again only 10
nd failure aud as losing ground ana Woulu
@ M lose his fe called to his wife to hand him ms revolver
which she aid and with which he successfully repuseu tn es
4 ueyer after eledne of them to the oor LOSING e
- tho esperadoes picked their wounded companion ana mas
@ IN while Mr. Morrison retired the fray with slight scalp
wound and wounds the hand and leg
Ma sooner had shooting occurred than the police station was
, and officers we're put trail Of blood led to the
~ the Garfield passenger station at the corner oFourh
West and First South streets Indicating clearly the direction in wheh
M robbers Here however all trace OF their Whereabouts
was n,
shortly before o'clock officer Horace Heath was patrolns
m beat IN the vicinity and South Temple streets when
noticed three hurredy saloon His suspicious aroused
decided On investigation As he entered the front door Of the
saloon the men quickly by proceeding north First
West street Emerging the saloon the officer hailed man drv
hg past ard babe him follow the retreang hghwnymen
0ak Of First North and First West streets
Hah me buggy and ordered them to come to quick
bait complying the robbers opened fire and Heath respond
pursuing the robbers he fired Finally
If slipped behind shooting at the officer from am
struck Heath the foot but nothing daunted
deliberate his antagonist and him his last car
which whzug through bis BRAIN ending hs muderous
pursuit while the continued their retreat and
their pursuers They traced the vicinity Of
North Third West where is thought they boarded
made their the business Of the city
prelude the whole affair the thugs 1t is thought held
Of Seventh West Fourth South
r Morris who on his home from work Mr. Nor
dspeadoes overpowered him and after binding
him hand and foot d his pockets from which they secured $685.
and then M him by the waysde where he found officer
believed that the then made their to the Morrison
where the related above took place.