The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-02
A Fight with and Capture of Train
Robbers I'm Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. February L.
Sheriff Turner, OF Provo City, who had
charge OF the party which captured the
Central Pacific train-robbers, yesterday
made the following statement: On Friday
Mr.. Thacker, detective officer OF Wells.
Fargo a. Co., and myself, met at Provo
City on the 1870 i. VI. train en- route for
Deseret We there found Sheriff Gillespie,
OF Tooele county. who had been lying
there four days. We held consultation,
having already learned that the robbers
were camped in the mountains about fifty
miles to the northwest OF Deseret, I'm Mall
lard county, Utah. Deputy Sheriff Fow-
Ter, OF Utah county, was telegraphed TO
iOin us mt Deseret. At 1880 O'Clock
on Sunday morning we started. At 4:30
that afternoon, as we were riding across
the hills, we discovered two armed men,
mounted, making In the direction OF the
stockade. We hitched our horses, and left
two OF the party as a guard TO the animals.
We then started on foot in pursuit OF the
men we had sighted. and going TO the
brow Of the hill in front OF Us, about 800
or 600 feet high. and distance OF from $50
TO 175 Yards. we obtained full view OF
them. | ordered them TO halt and throw
up their hands. and at the same time
claimed them as my prisoners. Ormus
Nay jumped from his horse, and, shielding
himself behind the animal, fred shot.
Frank IIawley, the other bandit, also jumped
from his horse and covered himself with
his animal. Then we opened fire on them.
The first yollcy shot IIawley's horse
through the Jaw. The other horse fell inn
mediateiy afterwards on his left side, and
landed on q Winchester gun, which hung
on the side OF the saddle. The firing was
still continued by both parties. Nay finally
threw up hi- hands and apparently surren-
dercd. and the firing ceased. Hawlcy ran
TO the opposite side of the hollow and laid
in small ravine. Nay then fred another
shot, but seeing that resistance was useless
notified us that he was badly wounded
and was willing 10 surrender. We then adj
yance1 and found Ilawley shot through
the leg; we also found that Nay had
been shot in the right shoulder, and had
also received flesh wound In the leg. We
rendered all possible assistance to the
wounded men, and. having put them in a
wagon, we sent them back with Black,
George Boyd, and Joseph Smith TO Desc
ret. At 800 O'Clock Monday morning we
had our horses sadded i'm readiness to
march on the stockadc. At O'Clock Cap
tain Deal, Sheriff Brown. Deputy-sheriG
Polk, and party, joined our party. AT
daylight Monday morning we reached the
place, and the guide took q note TO the
stockade notifying the robbers that their
hiding-placc was surrounded, but that the
officers did not intend TO hurt them il
they would surrender peaceably. The
sheriff then gave detailed account
OF the surrender of Frank Francis and Ras
Anderson, OF the brigands. Frank Fran
els and Frank Hawley confessed that they
had been engaged IN numerous robberies
in Idaho last summer with Jack King and
Bill Adams, now in Jail at Malad City,
Idaho. Hawley il desperate character.
and appears to be the leader Of the gang.
Nay, the robber who was dangerously
wounded, was taken to,the hospital, where
the whole OF his shattered shoulder blade
was taken off. His wife and four children
came up from Deseret to see him. lie will
not survive many DAYS.