Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-23
A WOMAN LYNCHED
Kate Maxwell, the Notorious
 Cattle Queen," Hanged
COWBOYS HORRIBLE REVENGE
James Averill, Postmaster, Died With
 the Woman.

The Notorious Pair woll-Kuown Cattle
 Thisves-Plaood on Horses With a Ropo
 Around Th cir Neck-The Horses Driven
 from UnAsr Them and tho Mans Body
 Filled With Bunets-Horrible Blas-
 phemy by the Woman.
 CHrYBNNB, Wy, July g3-Kate Maxwell, the noted ''cattle Queen," and her partner, James Avsrill postmaster at Sweet Water River, Wyoming, have been lynched at that place by cowboys. The couple were at the head of gang of "rustlers or cattle thieves.
 Kate Maxwell was the her oine of @ sen sational story which appeared in the news- papers throughout the country three months ago, when she raided gambling house and recovered a large sum of money won from her employers. stockmen of the Sweetwater region have been the victims of cattle thieves for years. On account of prejudice against the large outfits, 1t has been impossible to convict Tor these offences, and the rustlers have become very bold.
 Averill and his remarkable partner have
 
 could hold her own on the range, riding like demon, shooting on the slightest pre- text and handling the lariat and branding iron with tho skill of the most expert va quero. Fifty freshly branded yearling steers were counted in the Averill and Max woL herds Saturday morning. A stock de- tective whose suspicious were aroused, was driven from this place whom be was noticed viewing tho stolen property. This circum- stance was reported to the ranchmen, who determined to rid the country of the des- perate pair. Avsrill and the woman have several times been ordered to emigrate or cease appropriating Mavericks, but had disregsrded all warnings. After her cole brated gambling house escapade, Mrs. Max well degen erated from a picturesque Vest eru character into a reckless prairie vlrago of loose morals, and lost most of her fol- lowing, but con t1nued partnership with tie postmaster.
 Word was passed along the river, and fifteen tc twenty mon gathered at desig- mated place and gallorea to the cabin of Avsr1A and Cattle Kate without unneces- | sary noise. The rustlers were at home, and peep chroagh the window disclosed tho | thieves and a boy in tholr employ sitting l beside q frae fireplace smoking cigarettes. 1 As half dozen mon rashed into the room, 0 Winchester was poked through each window and a command to throw up their nestness. fhe trio sprang for their weapons, but were quickly overpowered. Averih begged and whined, protesting his l innocence Kate cursed. Her execration of the 1ya ohers was something terrible in It's way. She cursed everything and every body, ohallsHsins tho Deity to harm her if ! He possessed the power. An alts1pt was mdeae to gag her, but Aer serugSeSps was so l violent thatth was abandoned. Ske oallei l for her owp horse to ride to the tree selected l for . sealsSld, and vaulted astride the anima's back from the ground. AveriIl did not resist, and the boy, who had been | told that he would not be harmed, followed.
 Either end of the same rope was fastened about Ahe necRs of tho rustlers as they sat la thoir saddles. Tho boy made pass with l Q knifs at the man who was preparing Ks&s Tor hengsne. He was knocked insensibfe by . Bl0kw with the butt of a revolver The led was Q nephew of tho bandit queen.
 Whsn preparations for tho execution he'd been completed Averill and tho woman l N6re asked te speak. The man spoke only of his ocacs, saying that he did not wish a certain man to be his successor. He was promised the Influence of the party for an. other candidate.
 Kate made quito an address. She wished ths a6airkep as Qnist a possible, deslring that her mother be- kept in ignorance o1 her disgrsoeful career and tragic death. ], was useless to deny that their herd had been stolen from ranchmen of that section
 but If they did Aet wish to divide 1t among themselves she would 1fise to have 1t sold and the msney given to homo for homeless,
 garls. Kate kbade her nephew sood-b
 ahd comMsnosd to deliver blasphemous
 harangus.
 The horses were led from under the pail
 whfaA Katc was still oursing. Both kicked
 in lively style for 10 or 1b minutes. A few
 bullets were Ar9a Into Averlll's body aHt
 tho lynchsrs rodo away.
 N is doubtful an inqnest will be held
 and the sxecutioners have no fear of betnl
 punished. Tho cattlemen have been forced
 to this and moro naqginss will follow un
 less th6fe is less thei0ina.