Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-18
CLABE YOUNG'S CAREER OF
CRIME.
A Noted Texan Murderer and High
way Robber Found I'm wyoming

torious of Texan bandits, has just
been jailed at Tilden, Tex, where
six years ago he committed cruel
aud unprovoked murder The story
of his crimes and capture reads like
romance. For years prior to 1878
Clabe and his brother Bill, had been
the leaders of a gang of outlaws and
road agents, who terrsrized large
district in the southwestern portion
of Texas. They shot down pcaceable
citizens by the score, robbed banks
and individuals and stole horses and
cattle, which they ran into Mexico
and sold at low prices. At last urged
to desperate means by the extremlties
of the situation, the citizens organized
band for the purpose of putting
stop to these high-handed outrages.
Just at this time Clabe Young rode
into the town of Tilden, and brutally
shot down in open daylight an in
offensive Irishman named O'Donnell.
This was in November 1873. Learn
ing that tn: rangers were On their
track, the Young brothers and the
other members of the gang fled the
country, and although the State au-
thorities offered large rewards for
their arrest and skilled detectives
were put on the scent of the leaders
no elew of their whereabouts was ever
discovered.
About three months ago Detective
Finkbone, of Capt. Turtles Chicago
Detective agency, while on an i'm
pOrtant mission to Wyoming, CHANGED
to meet a man whose countenance
seemed familiar to him. After some
reflection he decided that the man was
the original of a picture in the rogues'
gallery at Turtles agency, and fugi-
tive from justice. He communicated
with the agency, giving description
of the man, and was informed in re
ply that the description was identical
with that of Clabe Young, who was
wanted in Texas for various crimes.
| The detective was ordered to go to
Texas at once and obtain what infor-
nation was necessary, with view
to arresting the fugitive. This he did.
He learned that Young was a native
of Liveoak county, Texas, and stood
indicted for murder, highway robbery,
larceny and cattle stealing. Selecting
the indictment of murder on which to
obtain requisition for the arrest of
Young, the detective returned TO
Wyoming He succeeded in locating
the outlaw near Sand Creek pass, at
the foot of Table Mountain, about 95
miles south of the town of Rawllns.
He was living on ranch with one
Mrs. Castro, whose husband he had
driven away from home year before,
literally robbing the man of his wife.
his ranch, and 81 700 worth of cattle
The detective, accom- panied b.
Sheriff Miller, of Carbon county, and
his deputy, proceeded to the vicinity
of the Castro ranch, Sept. &c, arriving
there in the night. AT about o'clock
in the morning the three men secreted
themselves in some bushes near the
house, and waited for daylight. AS
soon as the first signs of life were OBJ
served about the place the officers
went to the front door and knocked.
A voice sang cut, ''come in" They
entered and found Clabe Young sitting
on the side of the bed, with his pants
and one boot on. Without appearing
greatly surprised at SO early a visit,
| the outlaw invited the men to be seat
ed, and remarked that as the morning
was cold he would bring in the whisky
bottle. He pulled on his other boot,
and rose, apparently to GO into a rear
room, when the detective and sheriff
suddenly seized him by the arms and
held him fast, while the deputy cover
ed HIM with a revolver. Young made
one desperate lunge to escape, but be-
fore he could make a second effort his
wrists were pinched by nippers, and
the next instant pair of handouts
were adjusted. Mrs Castro came run
ming in with double barrelled shot
gun, and cried out:
"Clabe, for Gods sake can't you use
thisY"
The outlaw struggled to gain possess
ion of the weapon, but seeing that his
mo, sis, | guess the games up"
Mrs. Castro's two sons, however,
also rushed into the room, one ar@ed
with a butcherknife and the other
with a bar of iron; but they were both
speedily disarmed, as was also Mrs.
Castro. The boys were taken into
custody, and with Young, were con-
veyed to Rawlins and put in Jail.
4 special train was provided for the
detective at Rawlins, and he proceed
ed at once to Cheyenne with his pris-
oner. After brief delay there the
| Journey was resumed, and officer and
prisoner are now in Texas. Young is
down hearted, and thiAks he will be
hanged All his bravado has left him
since his arrest, and he frequently
breaks down and weeps bitterly. He
admits that he murdered O'Donnell,
J but declares that he was drunk at the
time. Young is about SO years of age,
5 feet II inches in height, of medium
build, with indescribable gray eyes,
sharp features, and whining voice.
He looks, the cunning, cowardly des-
perado that he is. His career in Wy
oming has been an eventful one, al
most equal in point of desperate deeds
to his wild life in Texas. On one oc-
casion while under the influence of
liquor, he rode into circus tent while
! the performance was in progress, and
with revolver in each hand began
firing right and left, calling upon the
people to clear out, as he intended to
run the show himself He created a
terrible panic in the audience and a
general stampede, and escaped.
Officers are now on the track of Bill
Young in the northern part of Wyo-
ming, and it is expected that several
arrests will follow as the sequel to the
capture of this king of rustlers. The
Young brothers have long been asso-
ciated with some of the most noted of
border Outlaws, among them Big
Nosed George" of Texas; Lew Hall,
the famous cattle thief; Jesse and
Frank James, and Middleton, the
stage robbsr, who was hanged at Raw
Inns three years ago.
The Adirondaeks and the Lumbermen.
Democlot and Chronicle.
A region sixty miles in length and
forty in breadth, containing over
1900, 900 acres mostly covered with
dense growth of the finest timber of
different varieties, all of which is alb