Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-06
KEYa pAasrRouaLEs.
"A statement Relative TO the Bloody
Differences of the border Cattle IGen.

"A statement Relative TO the Bloody
Differences of the BORDER Cattle Alen.
Long Pine (Neb.) special: George T.
Cannon has returned. He says: wv.
Hammond aud l have returned from
Keys Pahs county and found my brother
ell right; also learned that there was o
mob Of VICES in that country, aud they
had come to my brothers house III the
night and told him the Unired States
commissioner from Rosebud agency was
there and wanted HIM IS q witness to go
to Rosebud so he told them all right
he would go. and SIS soon as he went out
the mob, headed by Taylor and Barns.
surrounded him and held their guns on
him. They told him be must 20 now
but that they would not harm bis family.
The United States Commissioners w. Is.
Curtis being there, he thought he was
safe. They made him the promise that
his life was safe In their hands before be
would go a step. They (the moh) went
from his place to George Babcook's o
young married man, and he held them
oil until 8 O'Clock In the morning, hoping
some help might arrive. They took his
wife out of the house and were going to
set it on fire when he surren Tered. Some
parties did come but were driven off by
Taylor, Burns & DC. The mob then
then drove fifteen miles In Dakota and
camped northeast of Turtle huttes, in a
deep canon where there were some tall
trees. Then beng dark the mob pro-
ceeded with the trial and cast q vote to
haog these men. Twelve votes to hang
and fifteen 10 not hang. There wes no
trial they merely voted. l talked with
some VICES in Spripgyiew and asked
them about my brother. Their reply
was that he was a straight man and that
the reason he was rounded up was be-
cause be knew them 1.-THE YIges) and
knew their actions. and had told
them II they ever came to bis
house in a mob he would defend
himself. So they took to the strategem
they did to get HIM. He knew them ell.
and will do eli in his power to try the
law OF them and make them take his
medicine this time. When I left Keya
Paha county there were 100 men armed
co the teeth with all kinds of guns, ana
they said if any more men we're modest.
ed and taken away from their homes,
they (the citlz ns) would shoot them
down like dogs. The anti VICES were
In the Pine last night: and received a
double wagon box foil of guns and smmu
milton, and have ordered more. Friends
of the boys that the mob took are arriv-
Ing here every day fsom lows and Me-
braska. I went to Keya Paha county to
investigate this matter, and il my b 9th.
er Wal guilty OF any crime I wanted him
turned oyer to the law, as 1 uphold no
man who is a thief, but, If not SO and
the viRilsntes had harmed him, l would
never have returned until Taylor and
Burns had paid the penalty. As ii is. /
am glad that l have o brother who had
the nerve to stsni up before this mob OF
outlaws, and when they told him IL he
would tell them things to suit them
about certain men in that country, that
be said he was not there to lie about his
neighbors to save his neck and satisfy
them also that his wife showed her oour
age by getting one OF her ponies and
making an attempt to follow them, and
when her pony vas taken away by the
mob, she elsshed one of their horses with
q corn knife and vent and got q team
and buggy and vent to see the aherif
John Cnhle, to have him dispense the
mob. Buthe would not act, for fear OF
his life. I:a.nk the day has arrived in
this country when cowboys and VICES
cannot take The people by storm. and
that Law and order will prevail. Mr.
Cobie's wife died this morning I arrived
there, and / had no personal converse
tiop with him."