The Delta independent., 1911-11-24
MURDERED HIS EMPLOYER
WITHOUT WORD OF WARNING
Sheriff and Posse of Angry Cit-
zens on Trail of Slayer Most
of Tuesday Night.

Bruce Doyle, fifty-five years of
age and a ranch owner in the Read
district some six or seven miles from
this city, was shot and instantly
killed, in a beet field on his farm
at about O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
by Fred Sammaro, a Mexican who
had been in his employ for several
months past. Two shots were fired
from a bulldog special, by the
blood-thirsty son of Diaz, one TAX
ing effect just back of the left ear
and the other in the back. Doyle
dropped to the ground in his tracks
and was dead in an instant. The
slayer quickly supplied himself with
a pair of blankets, mounted a by
cycle and made away from the scene
of his crime.
The sheriff and his forces in this
city were promptly notified of the
killing and were soon upon the trail
of the fleeing Mexican, going out
from here in an automobile and
then adopting other means of pur-
suit required upon arrival at the
Doyle farm Sheriff Williams came
from his hunt at 10 O'Clock that
night and reported finding the Mex
leans bicycle about mile and a
half from the point of the shoot
ing, and It was then discovered that
the escape was travelling eastward
in the bottom of a deep ravine' on
foot. Most of the posse gave up the
chase until Wednesday morning
when even increased numbers took
up the work where left off.
Sammaro. it seems, had contract
for topping Mr.. Doyle's beet crop
this season and when the latter de-
cided To hurry his harvesting along
for fear of sudden freeze and
took two or three Japs to his place
to aid in the work. the Mexican is
said to have remarked: What you
bring them men here for?" But
few words had been exchanged un-
til the Mexican quickly whipped out
the deadly gun, which he is said
to have always carried. and fired
the two disastrous shots.
The Mexican was thought to be
headed for some of the sheep camps
over in Montrose county where he
was once employed and where he
Is TtDoIltu "a ha'e '
workman at one time in a quarrel.
The dead man has long resided
in the Read-Austin district. where
he is well known and highly regard
ed, The affair has caused great
sorrow in the entire county. He
leaves TO mourn his death. wife
and two daughters, all of whom re-
side in the Read district.
An inquest was held before Coun-
ty Coroner Claybaugh "Wednesday
afternoon under direction OF Pros
ecuting Attorney Logan, when a
number of witnesses testified to the
shooting. Among the number was
a brother of the Mexican. who was
at work in another part OF the
field and knew nothing OF the al
fair until he heard the shots fired.
He tetsified that he and his brother
had contracted TO top the beet crop
for Mr.. Doyle.
The verdict retunerd by the cor
oners jury stated that Bruce Doyle
came to his death on Nov. 21st, by
two gun-shot wounds inflicted upon
his person by Frederick Sammaro.
with the felonous intent to kill.
As the Independent goes to press
this, Thursday, evening. the search
ing party is still out and will con-
tinue the chase until Sammaro Is
overtaken and captured. Many rum
ors are in circulation as to his be-
ing already in the clutches OF the
law and of his being surrounded
at some sheep camp. etc. but none
OF these stories can be verified.
Funeral services over the re-
mains of James Bruce Doyle, we're
held at the family home near Read
at 12 O'Clock yesterday and burial
was in Mound cemetery, near Cory.