Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-17
WESTERN NEWS ITEMS.
Simpson, The TFusty," Caught.
\ FIND or GOLD IN WYOMING,
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COLORADO.
r Tie following is a special 10 IN
s Denver NeWs, dated Trinidad, Colo
b July II; Thomas Simpson, the SUI
{ posed negro convict aud ravisher
q Mrs. TaliI1Gn al Canon Civ, wa
, caught here this evening by Mai
shal Vaughn just at dusk, at the Oh
SGlazIT Hour mills. He was pregt
! . well worn cut. rs the officers her
I have kept him on the 20 since ycs
? terday evening. Simpson was fiTs
spotted at the Fort Worth depot
, Growing uneasy under the giance
! OF two citizens who were watch
. ing him. he broke and ran. On
. Of them followed him to the NOrIl
side, where he was lost track or
The other gentleman came up town
and gave the alarm. and soon 4
posse Of men were securing tn,
north side. Simpson, aided by the
extreme darkness, succeeded IN e.
Gaping observation, however, and
made his way 10 Ii Moro, where
I hg spent the night with a farmer.
Early this morning word WAS re-
/ Ceivesi here that two strlng% negroes
were 10 the Fl Moro station and
one Of them ANSWERED the GesCTip-
ton Of the man wanted. Sheriff
Kruger and Marshal kaughe, with
their Deputies, were soon over there,
tut Simpson lad slipped away. His
I partner was arrested and acknOw-
| lodged 60 the officers that his part
ner WAS the man they wanted.
| Simpson had taken across the hills
aud first went 10 the coke
ovens. From there he Went
toward Chiiicitl, a Mexican set
Element. ami then around hy
the Gnry Park racing track. The
officers were hot ON his trail. and
catching sight Of him they struck
0u- through the piniUns Tor towu.
Il wa~ about c'ciJCk WHEN lie got
into the city. He circulated around
tire outskirts OF the south side and
went down 10 the oil SalaZer mills.
where he was found 10y Marshal
Vaughn about f:4l O'Clock. When
caught, Simpson make no effort 90
c>-.2ft., AID when told what he was
wanted for he acknowledged that DC
was the right man and exhibited
JEe scars on his hands as proof, %
his Identification. tie was limit Ill
atriy placed iu the county jail, and
when The news Of his capture WIS
announced there was "a general feel
ingUl rejoicing. ana Il ~ were not
for GUpuviuE the people %! Canon
City Of the pleasure OF hanging him
the people here wOull do il. \ per-
feet willingness is expressed on all
sides. soon after Simpson arrived
the officers al Canon were tgie-
gIpleI, AMI me VIII b- taken back
ia the morning. leaving here ON the
Fort Worth "a. gD'ylJc.s. soon after
Simpson was placed in Jail tire NCtrs
reporter s.Uga; an interview with
him. he seemed to be familiar
with the Ns-s having reports Of his
escape, aud had evidently lUcu
POSTED hy his friends since reaching
here ami while ~ In JuntI. In
answer % request 90 make a conf .
v!e,g statement OF his escape ami I
suh=ggagu, HIHguvg-S Ns said .
there was mo- muck ,uf.L lie Wa. F.
thg mau who us-auCi aL Canon. ale I
Lnuu-h h,, was not guilty uC all /
charged against him. lie said hy .
i"it the paui;eu.iL.y grounds AND .
Went To- the Talm.n resi- /
.euce. hirs. FaliM4u. Do. said. F.
Was sitting IN the room with F..
her iiJtlu oai!I when he entered .
lie told ner ue wanted 60 esra.. auI F.
waui-.i some clothes. AMI sine went .
% q t.gu. alI getting 0ut a glir a' F..
pants handed them -l him with tue F.
remark that he I'M! bytter hurry.
He then went 70 wheT. "a frienG had .
la-l q pony DO. IiI. He mounted
% and rode oil TO- tine mountains. lie p
-lit Ac CYvegs. between thirty and .
forty miles ia getting tD Pueblo.
winch place h. r-arHei lg,e g.; /.
night. Hmc, .aaut hall way hv
'lppVst, az ras0i; where tine wUm,u 7.
gave him another haus- and $40 I'm
money. Early The Succeeding morn
.Ig ru boarded q freight train ant
Went 70 La Juut1, where he went
10 the house Of a Cui1r-l woman
I~med Grant, az wLu-c house Doe
stayed tiat lay5uI nj .Gt. saturday
lac boarded % freight tain FOR Trim /.
dad ana got iu here yesterday :
morning. tie spent the Gay iu the
'i.r ami also the might. lie claims /
ll -tyulyI in % l.u-a owned hy the
llu rs.'re! women vltu WHOM he
tlyc3 while i1 pU.bia. lie denies
having c.umItte "a criminal assault ]
pa Ms. Isi!Lau ami SAYS lac was
iuiE iu the house very few
minutes. 1t will go very hand on /
him When taken 10 Canon City.
The following Is q Denver Ners
special, dated Tin Cup, Cglyniu, .
IuIy ls;
li.H excitement ana wonder over /
.ic gold find ON Cross mountain ia
This camp remain uHahatei and
late this morning additional proofs
n an extensive gold vein are com
ing b. hand daily. Several parties I
have brought ira chunks Cf quartz
showing free gold 10 the make. csc.
obtained several thousand feet from
the original strike. Aspen cxucTi-
lre hUge,aus uota single adverse ac- /
'punt has been given Of the probable
yas,ues u the discovery. 10 wHuld
.ecm from the additional corr0b1r- 7
iIiug evidences that the fj--t Nlrs
gcg1uut was rather under than over
lee true magnitude OF the q srUvrry.
The Nsrin parties aTe taking
hunks n quartz home, ~
r1ghies. ami IL IS safe L.
dy that each piece Or quartz weigh
NJ TWO pounds viii yield AZ least
me collar baton, - that IS about !
ne size o.! the hutton the Nsf~s ,
has seen pauuci from
hat amount o. Tgck. OF course tHg
/. hole mountain is staked. bat
mere is no law ggaiu~; any u8u ,
.ggiug for the vein, ant the iist q
iss1vercr OF IL will hold go feet
{ is length. The foothills oi eros,
are being s,aked as placer
ruunI ami many gay heads, that .
-uula not look up - see pretty f.
-Oclln cross the street iu the mud. /.
Re- forgetting the!r rheumatism and :
eusi1n claims 10 get there The (
,io Grand, engineers are here eX-
luriu- for the most iCasill. route =,
b .hu camp. The citizens are doing 4
lpir utmost 10 ali tnym. and il is !
Npsrtgd that they can give as
I0Uces Of an ore output that will !
.ii-.y. The hotel accommodations
re inadequate Tor the present rush, /,
ut Colorado air does not hurt taken :
Nv this time Of the year. Any :
ny may return another fad Of the
lIin gold head. Then no uncertain :
: u It's vastness will remain.
The silver properties are being | f,
'Orsvi n usual, Tut the owners lu !
pr have the halo Of the proprietor !
hip Of the earth. There is q differ :
nee between gold AM silver al /,
bout rs twenty TO one. 10 would,
indeed. be strange j. poor old Tin
'uu should become the richest gold !
amp ON earth. Parties coming to :
in Cup from the East take tickets [ !