Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1884-02-19
A DEADLY ENCOUNTER
Deputy ShsriHs Fired an BY Desperad


and held here to await the action of
the officials Of that territory. On Fri
day Marshal Ryan arrived here and
Sheriff. A)Anson delivered to him hi,
prisoner ana FURNISHED hin, with two
deputies to assist him in conveying
the prisoner Ia D,adwood, where l,e IL
charged with stealing horses from the
Indians. AT the sanm time sheriff
johnson telegaphed the authorities
in Deadw"od that probably AN effort
would hc mad. 10y the lawl-ss char
acirr. un Powder riNrr and VEIN
i,y Ia rescue The prisoner from the off
cers aud for the D.aidwood authorities
t. send officers Ia meet Ryan and
posse. Ia obedience Ia John-nn's trlc.
gram a po-,r consisting ri Captain
willard. hi- brother and deputy 10y
the name of Ilara were ,cht to meet
Ryan. A. Was proved sheriff Jo
son WAS not lar wrong IN hi- conjec-
ture, for when Captain Willard aud
party reached Slearish they heard
enough IT, convince them that plans
on reaching the Little Missouri they
were convinced that more than an or
binary eilort would he put into Effect.
But on they rode until reaching stone
willie where they were mt by some of
the most noted outlaws that were
c,n,ped in Montana. These desleia-
does seemed Ia have been prepared Tor
ih. officer, aud expecting them, and
! knowing tli'ir mission, desired to pre-
vent their meeting the Ryan party
aud at once put into execution their
measures. Willard and party had
seen some of this and had recognized
Axlehy. Kid Brown, Campbell and
ether. whom they knew I" he capable
Of any cunning treachery aud knew
that fight wou.d bc iuOet probable
aud started AZ once h. place themselves
an the defensive. IT, som. women and
: children were IN their line Of fire aud
a. avoid killing them made flank
movement across AN open space. upon
reaching which they received u volley
from the timber which they imme-
diately returned. The first fire had,
however, killed one of their number.
O'lIara, aud Ind wounded ute Of the
Willarti,, hut 20 slightly that the fir.
ing was kept up ON the part of the
deputies. Axleby, when the fire was
returned, fed for the hill- and WAS
seen no more: he WAS soon followed by
his pal, Kid Brown. who seems to
have been the gunlcst Of the i've. aud
Campbell. whs was IN, aioot lay his
horse being killed, hid In the brush.
The fracas all occurred In less time than,
II takes to tell II anu when the firing
had ceased Ii was found that OHari,
was dead. Willard WAS suffering with
n severe SCALP wound, Cunningham. u
cow boy, who WAS an innocent spec.
tator, had been killed by the hors,
thieves aud ,Uw hoy by The nam. ol
Harris. who WAS also u lookVr.on. had
received n wouMd from which Il !,
thought he would die. The deputlr,
carried their dead cor,rade into ,
neighboring shack and looked afteI
the wounded and the fleeing murder
ers. While Captain Willard was pro
ceeding from or 10 another shack. a
man, whom II seems Campbell had
sent with q note ~ Stones ranch for {
horse, handed him this note which b,
: ut once read and then learned from
the man the whereabouts Of Campbell
Willard thea laid q snare for the cap,
ture of the author Of the note whicl
was about Ia this wise. Enlisting th,
aid Of one or two COW boys In whom
he could place reliance, he procured |
|, horse which he gave tO'the man ,swh,
! had handed him the note, aud TOLD
hin, TO 70 and tell Campbell that In,
horse was waiting for him outside
As soon o. this man started off on vii
lard's mission the deputy asd severn
Others followed near and secreted
themselves closd mt hand. When M
irving ut Campbell's hiding place, TIN
, man went In and carried out Willard
ins, ructions and when Campbell cam
out seeing the horse distance o
thirty feet away proceeded to noun
II and make his escape. when voic
sang out "throw up your hands," evi
b. IDENTIFY S,ispect.ng something he q
once l'sgAn hiring In the direction froa
which the voice had proceeded, bu
other rifles were covering him and b.