Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-09
DESERET EVENING NEWS.
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.
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Sources.
WYOMING

" A0aAA@N1e
Rawlins, wyo., Oct. s.-George
II. Henderson, manager Of 5even-
ty-one Ranch, seventy miles north
on the SweetwAter, was shot yester-
day morning by an employs named
smith over a quarrel about horses-
Henderson approved Of the Averill-
Watson lynching last year, wnich
was the probable cause OF the trou-
lie. Clay and Forrest, OF Chicago
are owners Of the ranch, and have
sent a large portion OF their cattle
70 Montana on account OF range
troubles.-Herdld.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct s.-"They
got hili nj last-George Henderson
Killed by one Of his employees yester-
day. The quotation Is the text u
a Telegram received here this alter
noon. 1t shocks and staTiirs TINS
community because the man was
known, admired and loved here, and
because his wife Is a splendid wo-
man. But the news i not surpris-
ing. The wonder Is tina; Henderson
mas 10 long survived the numerous
thieves and despcradoes whom he
has 80 aggressively antagonized for
nearly six years and that he has
e-capesl covert enemies more perse-
yering and dangerous than open
foes. Henderson has been promi-
nent in Wyoming since he came
here from New Mexico and assumed
the management Of the range
Interests Of the Seventy one
Cattle company. He brought
70 the trying position n ripe
experience, steadfAst determination,
iron nerve, bodily strength and
agility, unerring eye, n hand that
never trembled, and the idea new
10 Wyoming that hig battle outfit
had rights which mavrickers Were
bound 10 respect. In this he was
like n touring American trying %
teach the French his Language in
stead Of trying to acquire theirs
His career here has been n thrilling
one. Three times he escaped the
assassins, TIL they began TO think
| his life charmed. Once nurse was
killed under him from the brush,
again a bullet buried itself In the
pommel Of his saddle, and atanothei
lime a hole was shot in his hat
Once after he arrested without war
rant three thieves aud turned them
over 10 the sheriff. n gang came
TO the ranch 20 kill him. lie
Jumped right into the fight am
routed the mob in short order.
Even in Cheyenne he was unsafe
for one night two fellows jumped on
him from an alley, but were bested
in the unequal fight, for Hsnd"ss.n
was a pugilist- He could LOOK ihto
the muzzle Of q gun without WINK
iug, fOr he was once caught IN
aware and put to this test by COW
ard who had not the nerve to shoot
even then. In this city four year.
ago Henderson arrested two t0ughs
| who had murdered n man and who
were escaping in box car. Both
were armed, but this daredevil Of
the range made them stand and de
| liver. Henderson was doubles,
one Of the men behind the sensa'
tional lynching Of Cattle Kate and
Postmaster James Ayerill, on the
Sweetwafer a year ago. He was ia
Cheyenne at the time, but was In
the plot. Kate and Averill main
tanned headquarters for cattl'
thieves and were countenanced by
small settlers who disliked the liz
concerns, Henderson's wife was nj
the ranch with him.
COLORADO.
Boulder, Colo, Oct. s-Three met
were killed and one badly hurt a
the Humboldt mine, near James
town, at noon today, by the explo
sion Of giant powder. The killet
are: Harry Atkinson, Hugh Nor
gan, Mike Mills. Thomas Richard
son IL the name Of the man who wa
badly injured, but he will recover,
The men had just quit work and
had gone to the blacksmith shop tC
eat their dinners. They threw Out
some giant poEder, and for soms
unknown reason 1t exploded. The
killed and injured were all well
known n.iners- The corpses wert
horribly mangled.-ITI6UJie.