The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-24
KILLED BY AN oFplcER
4 HORSE Thief First Rss!sts and then Runs
From an ofheer-A Bullet in the Hip
Halls Him and die Wound
Proves Fatal

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Puesday afternoon a stout built,
pleasant-faced man, who called himself
John Dozen, rode into the city from the
south His horse was placed in a pri-
vate stable, but soon taken out and
offered for sale at auction at Jeffr6y's
stand. Dozen wa very anxious to sell
the horse, offering it at a low figure,
but buyers seemed scarce that night
and the horse was again stabbed. Yes
terday morning Dozen took the horse to
the auction stand again and offered it
for sale, but did not succeed in dispos-
ing Of it. JEFF Carr dropped in at the
postbfice about this time and found
among his mail a handful describing a
horse stolen from Rufus Clark, of Dem
yer, a short time ago. According to
his usual custom he visited all the pub
lie stables in the city but found no trace
of the horse he was looking for. Visit
ing the auction stand he learned Of
Dozen aud his horse. He then went to
the private stable before alluded to,
where he found the horse he was look
ing for. He then went back to the
auction store and waited until Dozen
dropped in, when he proposed to pur-
chase the horse. The price was agreed
upon and Dozen wrote out a bill Of sale.
This was just what JEFF wanted He
then produced the descriptive hand-bill.
Dozen read it and became paralyzed with
fear.
Meantime Carr had sent for Consta-
BILE Deyoe, who appeared at this juno
ture, arrested Dozen and started for the
city jail with him. At the corner Of
the alley between 10th and 18th streets,
Dozen, who had recovered his self pos
session, darted away from Devoe, u
ming along the alley, followed closely
BY pevoa and Carr, who called upon
Sim to halt. He paid no attention,
but ran on, turning midway in the
alley and running toward nth street.
Devoe after warning him, pulled a re-
volynr and fred into the air, but Dozen
nm on. crossing 18th street, where an
other shot was fred by Devoe without
effect. Dozen rushed up the alley be-
tween Ferguson and Eddy streets, and
sprang over a fence into a yard, the
officer still following and calling upon
him to stop. AS he was climbing a
second fence, which was quite high,
Carr, thinking that he would very like
ly escape, told Devoe that it vas neces-
sary to hit Dozen, or he would give
them the slip. Devoe then fired a
third shot, which struck Dozen on the
hip, rear the spine, and he fell to the
ground. et*ea
Devoe then climbed the fence and or
dered Dozen to throw away his pistol,
with which he had threatened the off,
Ger while running. Dozen obeyed and
gave up. Carr came up at this moment,
and not noticing the pistol, stumbled
uponit, causing it to be discharged.
Dozen was carried to the city jail and
a physician summoned to attend him.
Soon afterwards he was removed to the
county Jail, where he was well cared
for but without avail, his wound prov
ing fatal. He died at 7:30 O'Clock last
evening. He made mo confession of
guilt, but said his real name was E. w.
Myers, and that he was from Philadel-
phia; that he owns large herd of cat
tlp and has a stock ranch between here