Marshal Andrew H. Burt

Age: 54
Salt Lake City Police Department
Homicide: Rifle

Marshal Andrew H. Burt was murdered by a deranged man in downtown Salt Lake City. 

Accompanied by the city water master, Marshal Burt was searching for a suspect who had earlier threatened the life of a local merchant. When they located the suspect at 200 S. Main, the suspect shot Marshal Burt with a .45-70 caliber rifle. The city water master was wounded but managed to disarm the suspect. Officers took the suspect to the city jail where a large mob soon gathered. The mob stormed the jail and lynched the suspect, dragging his body through the streets behind a team of horses. Marshal Burt was married and the father of many children. He is buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery. 

The bronze memorial name plaque of Marshal Andrew H. Burt is sponsored by retired Salt Lake City officers Steven and Judy D. Diamond.