The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-06

one-third. In case they were wei
armed, my brother was to give US
sign, but when he came. along b,
SAID they were not armed; tina
they had a gun, but no cartridges
mat 1t seemed that the gun would
not work.
On sunday morring Hawley and
1 started from Globe bout 4 o'clock
following the road to the milk ranch
linen we took up a right hand can
yoh 20 Wat6r, turned and went tC
the pioneer trail. Followed the
trail to where we stopped about
Chree or four hundred yards. Took
up our position on the hill. / was
nearest the road when the mail got
down 70 the foot Of the hill. where
he told me to shoot and where Re
said he would shoot at the same
time. We commenced to shoot AT
the mules. Hall rode back up the
trail aud appeared to be trying to
see who it was. Hall stood up on
top of the hill, looking for a chance
to pass through, when | fired at the
mule below with the pack ON. He
hOllered to Porter: Frank. Pn
stay with you old boy; don't run, >
When he Saw us shoot he saws. there
is more than one and we had better
get OutOf this. He dismounted and
went pack over the hill. Rawlev
had emptied about sixteen Shots
from an Old-style Henry gun. When
they got out of sight L shot at ran
dom down the canyon. Then
went down to where the mule with
box on had stopped, and found it
standing there, and / cut the ropes
with Ratchet. 1 had taken the
Ratchet and a prospect pick up and
hid them there the day before for
the purpose l broke the box open
with the Ratchet, and took out some
papers and threw them away. I
then took out the money and a
watch and put them into a pair Of
canteennes and struck across into
the canyon with them. l told him
to come on. He hOllered, and wanted
me to come back and take in the
mail. | told him we had enough,
and 70 come on. He came to where
l was and we both struck
over the hill. He was mad because
l did not take in the mail. Said he
was there to protect me, and we
might get several thousand dollars
out of the registered mail. We
travelled about a mile, and Vail
overlook ns, and stated that he was
shot at, and he thought by white
men, and said he thought it was
Lindsey Lewis, and l told him he
better rush on into town, and he
said he did not want to 60 in alone,
for it might be Indians. He dis
mounted soon and walked across a
small ridge, going dawn the canyon.
They went so fast could not keep
up with them He mounted and
started on. AS l struck the bottom
of the hill he started up a little
knoll. l overlook Hawley by that
time, and HaWley threw a cartridge
into his gun, and says we will have
to kill him. He (Hawley) shot twice
and l shot once. Then we went
away and left him travelling up the
canyon. We stopped to rest, when
Hall came up, AMI we recognized
him as the messenger. He said he
had been sho5 by Indians. When
he first saw Us he dropped behind a
bear grass, and then said: "You
are a white man. l thought you
were Indians" We better get into
Globe, we said. We all got up and
started together. 1 don't think Hall
was ever behind both of us at any
one time. He carried his pistol in
his hand nearly all the time. He
said he was wounded in the thigh,
but not bad. Had small bullet in
his hand, which he said was from a
wound. Can't tell whether he sus-
plciOned US or not. We travelled on
together. [ was ahead most of the
time about mile and three-quar-
tiers. We stopped to look over a
ridge and decided which way we
would 60. / stood a little in
advance of him, and at this place
Hawley shot Hall in the back. l
think the first shot was q dead shot.
Hall ran about ten steps and turned
toward me and fell on Ibis knees. l
thought ne was staring at me. He
fred four or Eve shots, l then
walked away and shot at him.
Hawley kept shooting. I don't know
how many shots he did fire. We
started to 60 of. and I saw two
boys in the canyon. I recognized
Eugene Middleton, but did not
recognize the other. About three
hundred yards from there we sat
down to divide the money. We
poured it out on the ground, and /
something over $1,000. l
was taking it up and putting it in
again. The rest Of the
was there on the ground. l
went to see if Middleton and the
other one were coming up. l saw
them coming, trailing us, AMI told
him TO get the money and come on,
as we had no time to finish counting
it, he said wa had better divide
and part as soon as possible. He
says: Here's your money. ! don't
want to know what you do with It.
said / wouldn't 60 back and rG"
count for it while men are coming
upon US on horseback. Re says:
Sail right; We will make this all
right some other time" We parted
there, Whether he took my part or
not I don't know, but think he did.