The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-26
MURDER FOLLOWS
HOB0S' HOLD-UP
Deputy Sheriff Killed and
Section Foreman Wounded.
R0BBER ALSO NEARLY DEAD
DESPERATE ARRAY AT BLACK
FOOT, IDAHO.
ROBBER ALSO NEARLY DEAL

RLACKFOOT, Ida. Sept 25.-This
/ r. afternoon Deputy Sheriff E. p.
Sweet was killed and Section Fore
man Fitzgerald desperately wounded
by one of three desperadoes who were
engaged in holding up the japanese
section house ct the south end of town.
one Of the desperadoes was fatally
wounded after fusillade of lead in
which nearly 100 shots were exchanged.
/ One of the hold ups was dangerously
wounded and is i'm Jail.
! About ) o'clock this afternoon Dep
luty Sheriff Sweet was summoned 10
/ the Japauese section house by the
daughter of Section Foreman Fitzger-
aid. Sweet. accompanied by FitzSer-
aid. went to the section house. where
/ he WAS met at the door by one of the
/ desDeradoes, who with revolver IN
his hand beckoned Sweet TO come in.
! Sweet stepped up the stairs to the door,
when the fellow raised his gun and
/ fired. So close was the gun to the
sherif~s face that the powder black
/ ened his forehead The bullet entered
! the temple Just above the eyes infict-
! ing fatal wound. from which he died
! inN about an hour without recovering
/ consciousness.
! As the body of the sheriff fell into the
room the murderer sprang over it, and
with an oath started after Fitzgerald,
who ran for the section house, a short
distance away. which he reached, lock
ing the door after him, After firing
| two shots through the door. the des-
I perado. a giant i'm stature. broke the
door down and. cornering Fitzgerald
shot him three times, emptying- his gun
/ and then beating him into insensibility.
after which he sprang through win
dow and started up the railroad track
toward the depot.
Citizens Arm Themselves.
In the meantime a number of citizens
! had gathered. many of whom were
armed cutting off the outlaws re-
| treat They took refuge behind cars
and other instructions and opened fire
upon him. The latter coolly sat down
under some outfit cars and calmly be-
gan returning the fire. Four times the
desperate emptied his gun, firing at
anyone who exposed himself. During
all this time he was under the fire Of at
| least seven revolvers. After loading
his gun the fifth time he started across
slight depression toward the main
! line. AS he came up on to the main
( line, Deputy Sheriff Kinney came
around the corner of a car with
sawed-off shotgun. and emptied load
of buckshOt into him. Throwing up
his hands, the murderer sank slowl'-
forward upon his face. When Kinney
reached him and picked up the re-
volver which lay beside him he was
unconscious. The revolver. d self-aCt
/ ing 3S-caliber had four loads in it and
was literally covered and clOtted with
blood.
In the meantime an immense crowd
! had gathered with rifles. shotguns anG
revolvers. A Wild rumor had gone out
1 that the japanese section hands and a
gang of Russian laborers had got into
a race riot. and the armory was thrown
open and the members OF company +
of the state militia hastily grabbed up
! Kras- Jorgenson rifles and FASTENED to
! the scene of the shooting.
Posses were quickly formed and are
now engaged in securing the country
for the other man supposed to have
! been engaged in the hold-up. a driz
zling rain is falling. making the dark
ness almost impenetrable. and it is ex-
/ tremely doubtful if they can be appre-
I hended tonight.
May Lynch Outlaw.
The wounded desperadO although
wounded in nearly a dozen places.
shOwedNsigns of recovery and was taxi
en- TO the Jail. Two watches, a razor
and other trini1ets,, besides the bloody
( gun. were found on him. Excitement is
at fever heat and there is q possibility
/ that the jail will be broken into and
/ the wounded man lynched before morn
! ing. Should any q his acc3mplices be
taken alive they will more than likely
I fail victims Of the fury of the mob.
! h. p. Sweet. the dead deputy sheriff,
I is pioneer of this part of Idaho For
number OF years he has been alter
nately employed as deputy sheriff and
marshal He was brave ard fearless
I officer During his many years of serv-
( ice he has taken many desperadoes and
had a reputation for nerve all over
this part of the state He had host of
friends and his death is a great sensa-
ton.
The men who eluded pursuit so far.
are reported co be on the Fort Hall
1 Indian agency a frackless sage brush
waste, and it is doubtful if they can
be taken before tomorrow.