The Dillon tribune., 1884-06-14
uORsE THIEVES CAPTURED.
rhe Thieves Socesssfo1ly stand on Po...
Of Nino Men.
The Madison County Deputy Sheriffs Can
ture the Band.


In last weeks TRIBUNE an account Was
given Of the stealing OF band o. horses
numbering twenty five or Thirty head, from
Iohn Heating and others of Jefferson coun.
~. 1t was reported that the horse thieves
had headed toward Dillon, with the inten
ton OF passing through to Idaho bv this
route. The thieves took the Gallatin and
Madison trails for Henry's Lake.
Heating followed the trail Of the thieves
Offering a reward OF $500 for the recapture
of his horses he secured the services Of
seven men. The men, we'll mounted anil
armed, took the trail. A young fellow,vho
was seeking adventure, joined the party.
The Heating posse followed the trail TN.
til thew almost reached Henry;'s Lake and
overlook the thieves. The oand was in
camp with the stolen horses.
A man, said to- b. named Redmond, at.
tempted to pass the Heating party, who
were trying to surround the camp. Red.
mond was ordered to throw UP his hands
Instead OF complying with the order Red
mond wheeled his horse, and calling his
would-be captors sons of female dogs he
pulled a brace of revolvers and opened fire
on the posse.
The posse, nine strong, rapidly returned
the fire. Redmond retreated, it was Il ought
in wounded condition, and Joined the
other thieves, who took shelter behind
wagon. Standing behind the wagon the
thieves made determined fight. Both
sides fired at a rapid rate and over one hun
bred shots were exchanged. The posse, af
ter exhausting their ammunition, withdrew
and left the stolen horses in possession of
the thieves.
The report of the fight was sent back to
Virginia CITY and it also reached Dillon.
Deputy Sheriffs Al. Lloyd, Martin Peel and
Ben Burns, of Madison county, started in
pursuit of the law -detying band. The Mad.
i>on county deputies overhauled the thieves
| at Geo. Rea's hotel, quite distance from
Henry's Lake, and we'll into Idaho.
1t was in the morning and as the thieves
were being called to breakfast the Madison
deputies ordered them to surrender The
thieves showed fight when the deputies
opened fire on them. One volley from the
deputies killed one of the thieves and the
| Others surrendered.
The deputies took their prisoners to Cam.
| as station on the Utah and Northern. Yes
te,day, Friday, morning Deputies Lloyd,
Peel and Burns arrived on the train having
three OF the thieves, securely ironed, in their
custody, en- route to Virginia City. They
were tough looking citizens. One OF them
boosted that they had stood off party Of
nine and said they would not have been
taken had the deputies not got "the DROP
on them on the morning of their capture.
! The horses have been recovered and the
thieves are by this time lodged in the Mad
ison county Jail.
1t is poor advertisement for Montana
to have it reported thata band OF four horse
thieves can perform such a bold robbery
The law should be upheld always. But ii
such cases it would seem tn It the law woul'
be materially strengthened and fully Wind
Gated BY administering hemp quickly will
out going to the expense and bother OF tr,
ing horse thieves bv juries.