, 1885-08-01
SIM WAN.
A Bad Man in the Clutches of
Offended Law.
He Passed Through Cheyenne Yes
terday With 0flcers.
Chances for Him to be Lynched at
Carbon.


On the tram from omaha yesterday
sam Foreman a rallroad man and specla+
omcer from awilns and James Conley'
a deputy sherlh from Mules City, Mon
ana' passed through TINS city with sam
wan a noted desperate, chained and
manacied, A large and curious crowd
assembled at the depot to lake a peep az
Vol wan, who is n OF the hardest
looking villains ever seen IN these parts
lie is a large coarse faced fellow with
steel gray eyes. stubby moustache and
pronHe iace' ne wore a white and elderly
COWBOY nat ana blue flannel shirt, and his
IRON lewelry was very heavy lie was
~apprehended recently at Miles City on a
charge OF murder but the authorities
being unable to make the charge stick he
was turned over to the authorities OF
carbon county, wyoming, who wanted
MN bad That county has a standing
reward Tor HIM OF $1,000 and the Union
raclnc another Sl,ooo-
wan Was a member OF the famous Elk
mountain band OF desperadoes, who
nourisned IN wyoming IN 1878. They
were eight IN number, led by a man
named Mckinney, who IS said to have
been one OF the James boys, though his
real name and history will probably meyer
DC known George Parrott alias Big
Nose ueorges Tom Reed, Sim Wan, Jack
campbell Dutch Charley, Frank
iowie and another man nicknamed
lied or Sandy comprised the gang,
VINO gathered together IN Dorthern Wy
omlng, Tor the purpose OF robbery and
mutual protection. They came south IN
the latter part OF July OF that year, after
committing numerous minor depreda-
lions IN the northern country, and laid
thelr plans Tor wreeklng a MO Pacific
passenger tram with a view to robbing
INC man ana express cars Tile point
selected Tor tins purpose was a high dump
between Medicine Bow and Como, IN the
eastern part OF Carbon eounty-a lonely,
dreary waste oil ~sagebrush and sand.
Ihey extracted the spikes holding one OF
the rails IN place n attached a long
piece OF Telegraph wife to 1t, car
red the end away from the track
a considerable misunderstanding to
pun the nall IRON It's place on the ap-
proach OF the express due to pass there
that night and send the tram down the
empankmen;- Fortunately a section boss
named johnson a Swede, who has since
Deen made roadmaster, discovered the sit
uaiion oil aiiairs that evening and gavethe
alarm. Walking by the place he saw the
wires fastened to the rail. but pretended
not 70 notice them feeling certain that the
wrecker were ma near by but got to the
nearest station as quickly as possible and
teiegraphed the state OF affairs. The
track was repaired b. an armed body OF
men and Tor a month or more thereafter
all trains carried guards IN the express
ana nah cars' and section ioremen were
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tue heo mus west oil OLD fort casper on
tie rate river ana after they had re
erui.eu 'nelr STOCK they Decided TO make
sno.ner attempt 10 ROD a tram selecting
OF Mary station as their point OF at
TACK on saadilne up the next morning.
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await 'ne return OF 'heir comrades at the
oiu rendezvous on ufoosc creek The
o'ner nVe started south but hnding the
'runs 100 ssrongiyguarueu ior thelr party