, 1888-09-14
SAM BROWN KILLED.
Shooting of a Man Who Boosted
That He Was a Murderer.
His Career Ended by Bullets at
HartyiIle Yesterday.
Cowboy Williams Was Too Quick
for the Desperate.
He Evidenced Willingness to Shoot
But Was Worsted.
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noon yesterday and a telegram urging the
coroner to hasten to the scene was re-
ceived here two hours later.
A BAD MAN GONE.
This time it is a duel in which one of
the participants did all the shooting. The
notorious Sam Brown is the victim and
Cowboy Frank Williams the man who has
the mark of Cain upon his brow and who,
whether justified in the deed or not, will
be relentlessly pursued by the officers of
the law.
THE PARTICULARS.
A special telegram to The LEADER
tells the story of the shooting in a few
words. Brown was in Bill Clark's saloon
when Williams entered and challenged
him to engage in a combat in a vacant lot
in the rear of the resort. Brown accepted
the def without hesitance and at once re-
paired to the battle ground. Williams
must have been the quicker OF the pair
with his gun. for an instant later Brown
was picked up fatally wounded and car
ried to his home, where he died in about
three quarters of an hour. He. was shot
through the body and in the arm. De-
ceased was a married man.
WILLIAMS FLEES.
There was no officer in Hartville when
the shooting occurred and Williams took
his departure leisurely. He will probably
effect his escape as he knows the country
well, is a splendid horseman and has
friends who will supply him with riding
animals So far as can be learned no
effort was made to detain him. The
citizens evidently thought that be de-
served praise rather than censure for end
ing the career of Brown.
A WARRANT ISSUED.
Immediately after the killing w. j.
Reid rode to Wendover, thirteen miles
distant, and lodged a complaint against
Williams before Justice Stuart. A war
rant was issued, Reid appointed special
constable, and instructed to serve the
document.
H DEAD DESPERATE.
Brown was a tough citizen, as the say
ing goes. He openly boosted that he had
killed four men and was always armed,
never carrying less than two six. shooters.
and frequently his artillery included either
a Winchester or a shot gun. Deputy
Sheriff VAUGHN, whose baliwick includes
Hartville, arrived from the north with a
prisoner last evening, and in the course
OF a conversation anent the killing, stated
that he had, in his official capacity, dis
armed Brown not less than twenty times.
On the slightest provocation he would
open fire in a saloon or on the street,
shooting into windows and ex%tinguishing
lights. On one occasion he relieved
Brown of three six-shooters. AT another
time he was armed with a shot gun and
on a still hunt for Jesse Lockwood, well
known here, when Vaughn interfered and
prevented trouble. John Owens once
disarmed Brown when he was doing
some promiscuous shooting on the streets
OF Lusk. Brown, who comes from Texas,
carries several wounds received in san
guine encounters in that state. OF course
Brown has some friends, and his killing
may have been inexcusable, but many
citizens of Hartville will breathe easier
since his sudden departure.
Some time in 1885 Brown had a diff.
Guilty with Deputy Sheriff Lloyd of John
son county, which resulted fatally to the
latter. He was tried for the crime, but
acquitted. The shooting occurred on
Powder river and is said to have been
little less than a cold bloc led assassina-
ton. The officer was near Browns
house with a warrant for the despera-
dos arrest when he was shot down. 1t
was dark at the time and Brown claimed
that he thought Lloyd was a proving
thief.
THE KILLER.
Frank Williams is well known about
Hartville. He arrived from Seven Rivers,
N. NJ, about fourteen months ago, and
at once secured employment as a range
rider on the strength of recommendations
from New Mexico cattlemen. He fol-
lowed mess wagons and worked about
ranches until this spring, when he accept
ed a situation with the copper ompany
at Hartville. He has been idle since the
reduction of wages at the smelter. Will
Hams, who is about 80 years of age, has
a wife and one child. Mr.. Vaughn says
that he was a law abiding citizen, but
rather quarrelsome when intoxicated.
HE is SAFE.
1t Is hardly probable that Williams will
be captured. Deputy Vaughn gives it as
his opinion that he is not the sort of q