Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-16
SIX.SH0OTER JACK.
HE WAS KILLED on CANVAS PRAIRIE
FRIDAY MORNING..
Being Ordered to Throw Up His Hands,
He Went for His Guns, and Was Shot
Particulars Of the Affair-Yerdict
Of the COrOners Jury.

OF the COrOners Jury.
General E. E. Cunningham arrived
in town, late last evening, bringing
tn news of the killing OF Sixshooter
Jack, noted highwayman and des-
perado, and the arrest of one of his
accomplices.
For some days past H. G. Walton,
of Montana, who has had several
horses stolen by highwaymen, has
been on the trail of Sixshooter Jack,
whom he suspected of stealing the
animals. Last Wednesday Mr.. Vail
ton applied to Sheriff Furey for
posse, saying that his man was OH
Willow Creek. AS this information
was corroborated by letter from Mr..
Hutchins, the Bellevue livery stable
keeper, Sheriff Furey at once organ
lied a posse composed of Deputy
Sheritfs Cunningham and McCurdv,
and of H. G. Walton, County Tailor
Campbell, H. Stevenson, Frank King,
George Dyer, AL. Theriot, Major
Mensch, and driver of an express
wagon which was taken along.
The party left about 8 o'clock
Thursday morning, going by way of
Croy's gulch to Willow Creek, where
they arrived about noon. There they
learned that the highwaymen had
started from Willow Creek three and
half hours before, going west on the
Boise road. The posse followed in
haste. About o'clock Jones's was
reached, where the posse got supper,
and learned that the party was three
quarters of an hour ahead of them.
The posse then sent Frank King, a
cowboy, ahead, to fall in with the
thieves, sean them closely and exam
inc the brands OH the horses, to make
sure that the parties were those sought.
King overlook the highwaymen
about six miles out, rode with them
four miles, and returned to report
them camped near the next stage sta
ton west of Jones's, and about 60
miles west OF HALEY, close to Grave
Creek.
The posse thereupon moved down
the creek, and organized by elccting
General E. <. Cunningham comman-
der Of the party. This gentleman at
once directed that the posse proceed
until near the point where King had
left the men; there they were to leave
the team, wagon and horses, and u
accommodating party was to 60 for
ward to discover the camp.
Arrived at the place designated,
Messrs. Cunningham, McCurdy and
Theriot went afoot to Grave creek,
about one mile away, and discovered
the outlaws camp by moonlight, it
being between IL and II o'clock at
night. The outlaws were in bed in
the open air, in a small plot Of ground
half surrounded by brush, on the west
side of the creek, AMI just above the
Boise road. The stolen stock was
found about half a mile up the creek.
The accommodating party returned
to the posse, and adopted the follow
ing plan of operations: They were to
surround the camp quietly, each man
taking the position assigned to him,
and to remain there until the sights
of their guns, could be seen clearly.
At daylight General Cunningham was
to call upon the camp to surrender,
and at this call each man of the posse
was to spring forward, cock and level
his gun on the thieves camp, and Or
der the outlaws to throw up their
hands. In case of resistance General
Cunningham was to fire, and at this
signal the posse were to discharge a
voiley into the camp. Messrs. Cum
ningham, McCurdy and Stevenson
took the east side of the creek, within
ten steps of where the outlaws laid
while the remainder OF the party com.
pleted circle around the camp. AT
daylight General Cunningham called
upon the camp to surrender. McCur.
dy and Cunningham stood side b,
side, and Stevenson a few yards below
them, on the creek. McCurdy and
Cunningham leveled their guns upon
the bed where Six-shooter Jack and
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