Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-02-04
u, Central Pacific Railroad Gang
,cusiody- Attacking the Des-
psraduss' Stockads.
., story of the Posse Who Went
lf,sr ths ThisVes--A Deter
mined Resistance.
sourtiru of the Leader Induces
Surrender The Men and
Their Crimes.

- s,srsnt and daring as to cause them to
~ qperally feared. The capture was not
-.i. without some hard fighting, and
Ss,rF Turner, of Provo City, who led the
r,-ry which made the arrest, tells ar in
,.,,rjp, story of the attack. The posse
49,. ~, N, ,ssi of Mr.. Turner, Mr.. Thacker,
=. WsU,. Farso & Co. detective; Sheriff
Io5n Gillespie. Of peighbOring county;
>r.rrH I WIvr. Of Utah county, and some
o,hsrs. Turner says:
1,l."uu.vlock on Sunday morning we
,,,r,d suG a. ST. o'clock that afternoon,
were riding across the hills for the
r7-posa ~ aScertaining a direct route to
h si0rS aie o the ruoBers, which was To-
rsei in Antelope mountain, We diScoy-
ersi
Two Armed Men
Darr,,. making in the direction OF the
t.css.r. Al break fast on Saturday morn
~ the ..r,y had elected me commander
/ the company, and being in the lead
" discovering the men | beCkoned
a., tie balance OF my party in the
ear aid hey came up Immediately. We
.t..td our OrSes and left two of the party
"a sra-d 10 the animals. We then started
Z. loo. IN pt suit of the men We had
...r r.t. sud ~ ~ % the brow of the hill
4. i-.LtO. L.. ,nut five hundred or six
.rrtsru f,el hI. n and a distance OF from
.a'o - wards, e obtained full view OF
EN-. OIu-rrD uen ~ halt and throw
their hands the same time claiming
,u s. NY IriSOIsrS. Ormss Nay Jumped
3. ., hrs hur>e. and shielding himself be-
"a ihp snlmal tiIed q shot Frank Haw-
., he urher bandit, who was = little 10
B p -rsr sud further north, and about the
.r,re "t a narrow gulch, also jumped from
, 'uT>r
Opening the Fight.
He covered himself with his animal.
p 20 49, "I rned fire on them. The first
+, ..ey hot Hawley's horse through the
.E 7. cher tell Immediately after
.s'i, uu his lef, side and landed on Win
SER gun which hung on the left side OF
,s6d e The firing was still continued
, q - parties. The bullets cut the cedar
r.. n, over our heads. One bullet
a. sd near the heads of Wise, Crop
- AID Thomas Fowler. Another
Met raSSed between Packer and
vSe!f while we were standing about six
st apart. About this time Nay threw up
5 hsnds and apparently surrendered and
= rrifg ceased Hawley ran to the OPP
lite s5ue Of the hollow and laid in small
VINE We then fired Several shots in the
~, ton OF the ambuscade where he lay.
sy then fired another shot, but seeing
al resistance was useless he notified US
al he was badly wounded and was willing
surrender He also said that Hswley
ls shot and wounded. called to Nay TO
. iiawley 10 lay down his arms. Nay
,I lr was 50 badly wounded that he could
. Get a. him, but told him he had 10 do
. snd he started in the direction Of Haw-
81. lie cot half way to him, and we saw
aw,yy throw his gun away. We then
..aur,G. and on reaching the robbers we
gui lilw.ey shot through the leg; We
SEQ found Iuat Nay had been shot in the
-hr ,bourdrr, and had also received a
81. augnd IN the leS.
Starting for the StOckade.
w picked the men up and gathered
4c ,a,.u.c blankets We had in camp. Our
sgsag- ,.aEon was seven miles away, over
rough ,.uuJry. We Immediately sent
.4,S i.- tie wagon and he returned about
Oyl,. X that night. We Splinted Ilawiey's
% and rendered all possible assistance 10
VOuutsd men, and having put them
q a wagon We sent them back with
lack u. Eovd and Joseph Smith tn
vseret. Having no provisions for our
Elves or the animals, and learning OF the
amp OF the two Smith boys at Fish
princ. We proceeded thither and the boys
FINISHED us with oats for our horses and
Jmetbing for ourselves 10 eat. This pace
'as two miles TO the north Of the scene OF
he capture and across a rough country.
iere We built our camp and at 2:3O o,cl)c
: Monday morning We had our horses
lid.ed IN readiness to march on
he stOCkade. At 5 O'Clock Captain
eaI, Sheriff Browne, Deputy Snerltf
ok and party were seen riding in the di.
eCuOn OF our campfire, at distance OF
~ yards. Immediately stepped out and
,r...,. them that I was Sheriff Turner.
her'F Browne recognized my voice and
nIued our party. These gentlemen were
Y on their way - the point to which
's we're going. After consultation | told
be- party We uad decided on pans, which
made them acquainted with, and these
!ans were adopted for future operations.
hsd already procured a guide, and the
tire party rOcccded To the stockade, no.
Tying the Onb. rs that thti ir hiding place
as surrounded, but that the officer did
Ot intend 20 hurt them il they would sur
ender peaceably.
Capturing the Robbers.
he note was written by Us after the
wO wounded men had begged OF Us not TO
Urt the men up IN the stOCkade, and the
Ote bsCged OF the men TO surrender, as
hey we're surrounded, and recited the fact
hat Nav aud lIawley were wounded and
.ai signed the note. | sent two of my
len TO a situation IN view of the stockade,
bd Sheriff Browne and Deputy Sheriff
ok also TOOK up a position 10 view
he rendezvous. After the guide
.ad been in the cabin from
i've 10 ten minutes, NeS Earl, one o
he robbers came out of the retreat anC
'tsrted up the CaRyOR on foot. He got some
three rods from the house when Deputy
Sheriff Browne called on him 10 halt and
tome back. AS be came back opposite tht
door, Frank Francis, one Of the robbers
sUt Ras Anderson, another OF the crew
a.sO came ont, and Sheriff Browne tolC
lhem all TO pass down the canyon
thrh they did until they got opPoSitu
Where the par was situated.
Telling them 20 halt, we walked down &
them. ana and Sheriff Browne searched
house and men. Their arms had al
-, I.,s,t IN the house, and the men had M
rc,-ssE about them. 1t IS understood
-. iEal the pursners had instructions /
|Aey could not dislodge the robbers viii
|Rnns, 10 throw giant powder into theil
|4o'GhcuIcD, which was admirably suiteC
,0t d.'yuse. having strong stone walls viii
Il Opa'.r, through which 10 tre."
Who the Men Are.
a rank Francis and Frank Hawley con-
Isss,d that they had been engaged in nu'
E-eIols rO05eries in Idaho last summer,
ysck Ming and Bill Adams, now IN
N Maud City, Idaho. Hawley is 3 des'
'ssIIe Character and appears to be the lead
=, " He gang. In speaking of the attack
- ne Central Pacific train, he said that
S as Ross was concerned it
|fI have been but a matter OF
bs puOF IOF them 10 have burned him out. Ii
,.FHaaS!eyl had been on the inside, in
|,Dsn pace, he could have stood off fifty
HG;, he bad stood OIL as many before,
u ,.'t,,e nj ne bad had two more as good as
h. ,eu ,al IN the fort in the mountains when
posse surrounded il. there would have
I'm 0~e Lyely shooting. HawIey said:
s,C. M. baA now, but guess / can stand
DO" can stand / can lie down
10 ~! gu MS parents were respectable,
rSr "4u OF have them know of his
) Nr al the wealth Of Salt Lake,
soOai ~ '"Gbvr Who was dangerously
- 'aNeu TO the hOSpitaIyesterday
~" noe "l his shattered shoulder
~ a'su III. Ills wife snd four
. 'g from DeSerel to see him.
...s many DAYS. The other
o.. -. ''.' get we'll. The photo,
.,.,- $50" have been taken. They
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