The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-11
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Correspondents Denver Tribune
Rawlins. Wyo., Aug. Sin your is
sue OF the 7th inst. I notice an account
Of the arrival Of sheriff Rankin, Of
Carbon county. (of which county Raw
Inns Is the county seatl. at Omaha,
having in custody the notorious outlaw
George Parrot. alias Big-Nose George.
The gentleman with the enlarged pro-
boscis Is one Of the gang Of train rob
bers who, on the 18th Of August, 1875.
killed two deputy sherifs named Wild
dowheld and Vincent. at Elk mountain,
Wyoming. Tie deputies were In pur-
suit Of the gang at the time, and were
ambushed and murdered by the out
laws.
The affair created great excitement
ut the time, especially in the town Of
Carbon, OF which place the murdered
men were well known and. highly re-
spected citizens.
Shortly after the murder. n OF the
gang. named Charles Bates, alias Dutch
Charley, was captured, and while being
taken from Laramie TO Rawlins in
charge Of the deputy sheriff Of Laramie
county, was taken from the train ut
Carbon by u number OF masked man
and hanged TO a telegraph pole, u pun
ishment which. though illegal and
severely condemned by law-abiding
people, was certainly richly merited, as
the sequel shows.
About three weeks ago Sheriff Ran
kin received information that Big
Nose George was at Miles City, and
with his usual promptness started i'm
mediately for his man. His route was
by Helena, Montana, from which place
he had to endure eight days Of staging
TO Miles City, where he found and
secured the outlaw. The trip TO Carbon
was without incident.
Warned by the experience OF the
officer who had charge Of Dutch Char
ley, Rankin kept n sharp watch rs he
neared Carbon. But the friends OF
widdowHeld and Vincent were On the
watch too, and got in their work. as
the boys say, in good style. Before
reaching Carbon the sheriff took the
precau.ion Ia hand over the keys Of the
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