The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-07-30
BANDITS LYNCHED.
Cattle Kate" Maxwell aud a Male
Companion Hung to the
Same Limb.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 81 james Averil
and the notorious Cattle Kate Maxwell
were lynched by COW boys last night. The
bodies of the Rustler and the Range QGeen
dansled from the same limb of big cot
tensood this morning. The scene OF the
lawless but justifiable deed Of the mid
night raiders is on the Sweet Water river,
in Carbon county, near independence
Rock, landmark made historical during
the rush overland 10 the California gold
| fields. Averil was postmaster at Sweet
Water. Kate Maxwell is the heroine Of
sensational story which appeared
throughout the country three months
ago, when she raided a gambling house
and recovered large sum OF
money won from her employees
Stockmen of the Sweet Water region have
been the victims OF cattle thieves for years.
On account OF prejudice against tie large
outfits il has been impossible to convict on
the charge, and the rustlers have become
very bold. Averill and his remarkable
partner have been very active in thieving.
The woman could hold her own on the
range, riding like demon, shooting on the
slightest pretext and handling the lsriat
and branding iron with the skill of the
most expert vaquero. Fifty freshly band
ed yearling steers were counted In the Az
Grill and Maxwell herd.
Saturday morning Z stock detective
whose suspicious were aroused was driven
from their place when he was noticed
viewing the stolen property. This circum-
stance was reported to the ranchmen, who
determined to rid The country OF the des-
perate pair. Ayerill and the woman has
several times been ordered to emigrate or
cease sppropriating mavericks, but had
disregarded all warnings. After her cele-
brated gambling house escspade Mrs.
Maxwell degenerated from a picturesque
Western character into reckless prairie
yirago Of loose morals and lost most OF her
following, but continued partnership with
the postmaster.
Word was passed along the river, and
fifteen TO twenty men gathered at desig-
mated place and galloped to the cabin OF
Ayerill and Cattle Kate without uuneces-
sary noise. The rustlers were at home. A
peep through the window disclosed the
thieves and boy in their employ sitting
beside rude fireplace smoking cigarettes.
As half dozen men rushed into the room
Winchester was poked through each win
dow and the command to throw up their
hands was given with unmistakable earn
estness. The trio sprang for their weapons
but were quickly overpowered. Averill
blubbered, begged and whined, protesting
innocence The boy was quiet. Kate cursed.
Her denunciation of the lynchers
was something terrible in It's way. An ex-
tensive vocabulary, collected during long
association with roughs and ruf6ans, was
exhausted and repeated. In summing up
she cursed everything and everybody, chal-
longing the Deity to harm her IL he pos
sessed the power. An attempt was made
to gag her, bnt her struggling was so yio-
lent that this was prolonged. She called
for her horse to ride to the tree selected
for a scaffold, and yaulted sstride the ami
mails back from the ground. Averill 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 the necks of the rustlers as they sat
in their saddles. The boy made a pass
with knife at the man who was prepar-
ing Kate for hanging. He was knocked
insensible by blow with the butt end of q
nephew of the bandit queen.
4 Wnen pIepdIaLiOus IOI TIC cAcSuliou
had been completed Averill and the wom-
an were asked to speak. The man spoke
only of bis Office, saying that he did not
wish certain man to be his successor.
He was promised the influence Of the party
for another candidate. Kate made quite
an address She wished the affair kept as
quiet as possible, desiring that her mother
should be kept in ignorance OF her dis
graceful career and tragic death, 1t was
useless to deny that their herd had been
stolen from the ranchmen of that section,
but, If they did not wish to divide
it among themselves, she would
like to have it sold and
the money given to a home for Maynard
girls. She babe her nephew good bye, and
commenced to deliver blasphemous har-
angue. The horses were led from under
the pair while Kate was still cursing. Both
kicked in lively style for ten or fifteen min
utes. A few bullets were sent into AyerilPs
body and the lynchers rode away. 1t is
doubtful If an inquest is held, and the ex-
ecutioners have no fear of punishment.
The cattlemen have been forced to this and
more bangings will follow unless there is