Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-02-02

tect;ve officer of Wells, Fargo & Co.,
and / met at Provo on the 4:3O P. NJ
train. en- route for Deseret. We there
Joined Sheriff John Gillespie. of Tooele
county, who had been lying there four
DAYS. We held consultation, having
already learned that the robbers were
canned in the mountains, about fifty
miles to the northwest of Deseret, In
Willard county, Utah. On Saturday
morning we called upon Joseph 5:
Black. Of Deseret, to know ii he could
furnish US with baggage wagon and
saddle horses, which he did. Thacker
teleeraphed Dooley of Salt Lake tor
long range guns and ? iield.glass.
telegraphed for Deputy Sheriff Fowler
of Utah county to join us at Deseret, at
80 on Sunday morning We started
at 4:3O on Sunday afternoon. As we
were riding across the hills for
the purpose of ascertaining the
direction of the route to the
stockade os the robbers. located
ia the Antelope Mountain, we discov'
cred two armed and mounted men max
ing in the direction OF the s1ockade.
| Al breakfast on Sunday morning the
! nartv had elected me commander OF the
! company, and being in the lead, on
making the discovery | beckoned to
the balance of my party IN the rear.
! They came up immediately ard We
hitched our horses and left two OF the
party as guard to the animals. We
went on foot in pursuit OF the men we
had sighted, and going to the brow OF
hill in front of US, about 800 or 600 feet
hiuh. and at distance of $50 to l'5
wards, we obtained full view OF them
! T ordered them to halt and throw up
their bands, at the same time demand
ing them as my prisoners. Ormus Nay
iumped from his horse, and, shielding
himself behind the animal, fired pistol
shot. Frank Ha@ley, the other ban.
dit. who was little to the rear and
further north, and about the center OF
A narrow guich, also jumped from his
horse. He covered himself with his
animal and then we opened ire on .hem'
At the first volley we shot Hawley S
horse through the jaw, aud the other
horse fell immediately afterwards on
his left side and landed on a Nlnches.
ter ous which hung on the side OF the
saddle. The firing was still con-
tinued by both parties. The bullets
cnt the cedar bougfs over some OF our
heads. One bullet passed neaf the
heads of Wise Croppo and Thomas
Fowler, and enc passed between Thaek'
er and myself, while we were standing
about SIX feet apart. About this time
Nay threw up mis- hands and apparently
surrendered. and firing ceased. Hawiey
ran to the orposit side OF the hollow
and laid down in small ravlne- we
then fired severa! shots 10 the dlrec'lol
! OF the ambuscade where he lay. Nay
! then fired another shot, but seelng thai
resistance was useless, he notified u
r that he was badly wounded and wa'
willing TO surrender. He also notified
us that Hawley was shot and wound. q
) } called TO Nay to tell Hawley to LAY
down his arms. He said he was so bad
| " wounded that he could not get Il
{ him. but | said he had to do it. and h
t started in the direction of Ha"lty. ID
e got half way to him, and we saw n awe,
throw his gun away. We then al
vancad towards them. and on reachln,
e them found Hawley shot through tn
= leg. We also found Nay was shot IN tn
). right shoulder. and also had received
e flesh wound through the leg. w
b picked them up, and gathered, up tn
D saddles and blankets that we had IN GU
:, camp. Oar baggage wagon vas seve
o miles away over rough country. W
e immediately sent Black for the wagon
s and he returned about 9 o'clock tina
e evening. We splinted Hawley leg, an
II rendered all possible assistance to tn
# wounded men, and, having put them
!. the wagon, sent them back with BlacS
It George Boyd and James Smith t
t Deseret. Having no provisions tor on
o selves or animals, and learning OF tn
camp of the two Smith boys, OF lis
IS Springs. we proceeded thither, and tt
e bows furnished US with oats for OIL
IS horses, and something t,'r ourselves
a eat This place was Two miles to II
.e north of the scene Of the capture, a.
n across rough country. We butt
lie Camp fire. and at 2:30 OH Monday NOR
F. ing had our horses sadiled IN readlne
|. to march to the stockade. At 3 o'cloe
ID Captain Deal, Sheriff Brown, Depui
ii Sheriff Polk ard party were seen RI
er ing 10 the direction of our camp mr.
,e at a distance OF 900 yards. l II
W mediateiy stepped out and notlh'
:. them that was Sheriff Turner. Sher
k Brown reco1n'z.d my voice and Join'
,r our party. These gentlemen were
10 on their way to the same point to WIN
la we were going. After consul tation
to told the party we had decided Up'
p. certain plans, which | made them a
d. uusinted with, and these plans we
=, adopted for future operations, the t.
ge parties to 60 together. / had alrea'
f. procured a guide, and the entire par
it proceeded to the stockale. AZ da
d. light Gu Monday morning the gul
cs took note to the stockade. notityl
ad the robbers That their hiding place W
re surrounded, but that the officers d
VS. not intend to hurt them il they Won
re surrender peacaably. the no.e W
10 written by US after the two wound
K, men had begged OF US no5 to hart
be men up in the stockade. The nf
st begged Of the men To surrender as tn
Oh were surrounded, and recited the Ia
Tx that Nav ard Hawlev were woun ts
ISIS and the two men sigued the note.
ere sent two OF my men to situation
isr Wv OF the stocsade, and Shel