| Show the followed of his path sheriff of Sanpete County had called respectfully as he was Burns Sheriff position that in terms three served He County been elected father who had also September 26 1894 However on the elder Burns had mettragic death while in pursuit of Morn Kofford and Peter Mickle two members of the Robbers Roost gang They had stolenherd of sheep and were running chase them one Undaunted incanyon above of the outlaws the wounded Spring turned man while the murderers sleepy doctor o clock traveled to dress and returned hitting one of his assailants in the morning shot fire During the Burns withrifle and succeeded in Sneriff Burms Sr died on to the City Orangeville injured outlaw They continued and forced wounds their at flight north and although their fate was not ever known rumor circulated among local killed in Arizona some life pursuit to apprehend father Burns perhaps in Sanpete County deputy sheriff his family officers that years later life too many the men who paralleled ways to Castle about Gate 1921 where Marshall approached he was The as their Sheriff Mr of and became Burns moved town marshal Company 1925 black Officer Burns man with and named as he stood bridge Burns Hi What are you this way grim expression on Marshall face revealed trouble Suddenly he pulledpistol frompaper sack and fired shots in rapid succession Burns tumbled to the ground while Marshall fired three more shots He kicked Burns hit him with that Whitiel the butt end of his pistol shouting two and Take Before leaving the scene Marshall stole Burns gun 40 00 in currency andmoney order payable to the North Sanpete Bank of Utah for 100 Two young boys witnessed the ordeal and quickly reported the shooting Marshalldislike for Deputy Burns stemmed from an incident which had occurred two weeks previously Officer Burns had of his father Pleasant when men was boys made had killed life leaning against the railing ofnearby acknowledged the colored man by saying doing out of the Burns serving to Mount special agent for the Utah Fuel On the evening of June 15 Robert the After he returned It was one The seen Marshall looking around the post office Marsha wore llgun DBurns removed the gun from Marshallpossession and the black man heldgrudge After the |
