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Jesse Tyler, the sheriff of Grand
County who was killed by outlaws last Saturday, was
born 43 years ago in Beaver County, Utah. His
parents dying while he was young, he was taken and
raised to early manhood by John King, an Uncle of
congressmen King of this district.
While the deceased had been in Grand
County only about ten years there are a number of
prominent men here who have been acquainted with the
deceased for the past 25 years, and who have always
known him to be a man above reproach, a man of
sterling integrity who was spoken of as “Honest
Jack” wherever he was known.
Deceased was not known to have an
enemy in the world, among the people who desire law
and order, he was always fearless in the discharge
of his duty, he has probably done as much to put
down the outlaws as any other man in the state in
the time he has been sheriff, and had unfavorable
conditions to commence with. The only fear he knew
was that he might overlook something in the
discharge of his duty. This fearlessness bordered at
times into carelessness of his own life. Sheriff
Tyler should have a constant place in the memory of
the citizens of eastern Utah.
The remains were brought in on
Tuesday morning from Thompson and the funeral was
held at noon. The people of the valley turned out en
masse to pay a last tribute to a man who died in the
discharge of duty, loved and respected by all good
citizens. Addresses were made by President Hammond,
Bishop Johnson, O.W. Warner and others, all speaking
praise of the man they had known from early
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