The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-24
BEHIND THE BARS.
Arrival Of Blackburn and His Companion
in Crime.
An Interview With the Notorious Road
Aeent-He Puts in a Genera Denial
of His Guilt, but Admits that He
Knows Something About
. Certain Affairs.

but who is believed 20 he none other
than Wall, who has Travelled ana robbed
with Tor many months.
Sheriff Carr and his deputies were at
the depot, n the TWO prisoners were
quickly driven to the county J'ii. bi'ck-
burn, manacleS, ana wearing Il ne"
patent contrivnnce designed LOT the
same purpose as Dali ma Chilli, put
much superior TO That ailicle' WAS taken
to Cars Office ana searched, Whiie
woody, VINO mas Il rlhe-p"ii hoie
through Doll & an" was lying On u
rude stretcher' covered WIN Diallke's'
was left III the hall OF the buliuih2,
where he was soon surrounded ny IN
eager, gaping crowd
After the search was over l'lackbtirh
N his comrade were carried INTO Tue
JAIL proper, anu the iron noor chhhseu
Dehihd theih rs IL shutting oul ioIe'ef
the sight oil SKY ana sun l~''ch'uIh
recognized one or TWO Oh 'hr coiiNicts
VINO were Drought uowh iroih De"u-
woou py Deputy Sherii Derry, iues-
uay, anu aiso shooh h'iiuS WIN i"ni
Muiqueeh, VINO chahceu !" pe present
anu WIS reihilueo INA. 10 oh'e ''"N-
eied 10 the HIS WIFI Diackpurh.
Court was III sessioh' 'he 7heiii '''
his deputies were al busy, ana our IT,
porter deferred interviewing t"e pms
ohers uhlii evening, "neh' "eooihp"hie
by Sherlh oarr' lit ehteieu 'he JAN
ana sought blackburn. Inc CONVERSE
ton was lengthy ana somewhat RAMP
ing, put much was gie'heu WHICH Is
perhaps Oh interest,"
IN reply 10 the reporter hrSt OUTS
'ioh Diackpurh s'a'eu ''"' 1T ""' "o'
wish TO make any statement Whatever
ior pupilca'ioh, US "e NV" iesPeo''o'e
parents hVlhg' VINO ""u'u Rr'eNe oNer
ms "o"hiaii' Shonf" '"eS itlI'i vi IT,
He stated that he has been west of the
Missouri about eight years, and that he
was formerly n teamster here i'll Chey-
enne, remaining some eighteen months.
lie went to Fort Laramie and other
posts, having contracts for hay and
wood at different times. In July, 1876,
he was in Cheyenne, and left for the
Hills during the same month, since
which time he has not seen this city
until yesterday.
Reaching the Hills, he says lac began
trading horses and he said:
whenever Il man wanted To trade
with me and | saw n chance 10 make
When asked il he had ever robbed II
stage coach, Blackburn quickly said 10,
and added that he had never even
stopped Il coach. He said that people
got flown on him" and gave him II
hard name, and then the sheriifs and
soldiers commenced chasing him, but
he didn't know what they wanted him
for.
Wheh asked II ne 'an II manu- III 'he
MURDER "i tommy iast
March, he s''u 'iaI ie rou'" prove ny II
D'""w"o'- man 'iat u. ''e very honr
'ie 'h"i"e' was commune" We was 9''-
'''S !" 'ne ne'i" 'lI'' variety inca
ire III ir'"w'"n' I'VE 'NfresSe" !"
s'Iohe "esiie I" see N"'S'''. a"E"'''
tommy 8 i'''er' US 'ie ''"' h'eh ''S"'"
'"r poti' i"thef a'n' SOIL
speaking oi Tue '"hS 'ioiuer' DUCK
p"ri saio 'h"t "he'' thaI oceurreo ,c
was SITTING III bowman sH'N M''e f,hc'''
Deside euny, VINO lan Just trieste" NM
nc salu "epster s''ot 'uhS' "itlouSh
blackourh oiuht sec 'he S'ot hreu'
that he tleh pulieu MS own re'oiNer'
ran OUT, mounted tle hrs' hoise ne saw
ana hed' Carr inquired winch route
he TOOK from Iie falch' ma biackpurh
SAID ina he went from there TO Lara
mie Illy by route Oh MS own seIecllhg.
he roue our uass ana WAS theh puI
Ten OF hiteeh mics from Laramie,
wheh ne pro poseu, rs lleir supplies hau
given OUT, 10 go INTO Laramie ana ee1
something 10 eat. "eoster re'useo 10
go IN, nut '''a' hiSht 'iackpurh
roae H. VISITED Il grocery purchaser
bacon, etc., read some newspapers