The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-24
Bandit Maxwell Draws Weap-
on On Deputy Sheriff, but Is
Too Slow On Trigger, and
Falls, Revolver in Hand.
WAS LOOKING FOR VICTIM
WHEN SHOT WAS FIRED
= Prominent Citizens of Price,
Scene of Killing Suggest a
Big Reward for Man Who
Ended MaxWeIPS Life,
HE LEAVES TWO WIDOWS

Especial to The HeraId-Republican.)
Price, Utah, Aug. &c. L.
Maxwell, all-round gun man
and bandit, whose portrait
adorns rouges galleries in
many states, was shot and in
stantly killed here this after
noon by Deputy Sheriff Ed
Johnston.
Maxwell apparently was
looking for trouble, and he
drew his revolver first.
But Johnston was quicker,
firing two shots through Max
wells breast, one Of which
passed through his heart.
Maxwell came to Price early
this. afternoon, saying he had
come to search for Thomas
Burge, a special agent for the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
and whom he was going to kill.
The gun man saw Burge and called to
him to come over to the Deseret saloon
Burge declined the invitation, starting
toward the Weeter lumber yards, about
two blocks up the street. Deputy Sheriff
Johnston came along at this time and
Maxwell followed him down the street
parallel with the railroad tracks to the
Mint saloon, where Maxwell and John
ston talkei for a few minutes before
starting towards the lumber yards where
Burge had gone a few minutes before.
As they walked down the street, Max
well recalled an incident in COldheld
where Johnston had identified Maxwell
and caused him some trouble in court
As Maxwell brought up this subject he
pulled his gun Johnston lodged, pulling
his revolver and firing instantly.
The bullets entered Maxwells chest on
either side of the breast bone. and just
above the heart one ranging downward
through the vital organ. County At
tOrney W. II. Frye left town a few min
utes after the shooting and after a jury
had been empanelled by acting Coroner
helms a recess was taken until tOmor-
row.
Maxvclis character is so well known
here that there is little doubt but what
the verdict viii be one of justifiable
homicide, as he has uttered many threats
against Johnston Burge and a dozen
other citizens of Price.
In MaxweI.'s pocket vas found num-
Der OF pawn tickets showing that he had
borrowed $3.50 on diamonds and jeWelry
I'm Osd5n pawnshops since July 30. He
also had $3.50 in silver. While Price did
not want the nOtOriety, there are few who
can say a good word for the dead, and
several prominent citizens have suggest
ed that a good, fat purse be given john
stOu for Kidding the country of one wEp
has caused the community and officers
endless. expense and jeopardy of life.
Mrs. Bessie Hume Maxwell, who goes
by the name of Mrs. W. II. Seaman, tax
ing the mama that Maxwell gave her
when he married her in San Francisco
about eighteen months ago, is in Ogden
where she and Maxwell have been liv-
ing for the last few weeks. She was in
formed of the shooting tonight and gave
directions that the body be sent to Salt
Lake for burial
Mrs. Ada shaw Maxwell is believed to
be i'm Salt Lake. where she has lived for
several years She has not given up her
claims OH Maxwell. having followed him
to Green River within the last few
months