The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-07
THEY'RE OUT The WAY
Incidents i'm the Long Chase that
Ended With the Arrest and
Sentence of a Lot
of Outlaws.
special to ih. standard.

Special to the standard.
SALT LAKE, March ..-Thc fact that the
demonstrated yesterday i'm the third dis
trict court. The guilty culprits who re-
ceivcsl retributivc Justice arr. well known
to the stockmen of Montana and Idaho.
On the 13th of last September William
Carter, II. w. Rutiley and w. w. Wilson,
altas 'Three-tingeresl Snyder" came to
salt Lake after they had becn operating i'm
Montana and Idaho during the summer
and plied their nefario,is pursuit of horse
stealing. The crooks had visited many of
the suburban harms aud pastures. and
they had appropriated IA of the best
horses which were most available for
their purpose. For three days the sheriff
and police department were importuncd
by tlsr owners of tho missing stock. hut
they were unable tn receive any inforIna-
ton. Eventually Sheriff Andrew J. Burt,
accompanied by Deputies Dclamar and
Ryelalch. followed i'm hot pursuit westward
through the desert after the rotl,crs.
The Sheriff to-day and
requested tn state for the STANDARD
his experience i'm the thrilling ride to Ne
vasla and the capture. of the dsspcraslo
trio OF Montana horse thieves. "wc
left Salt Lake on September H. said the
sheriff. land had N fresh relay of horses
every 80 miles, by mounting the extra
horses I'm the hand. II was run full of
adventure and fatigue. After two days Of
consts'nt riding VIC encountered their
trail aud followed IL for no miles, where
we Loot every scmblancc oft. The thieves
made an abrupt turn ut Kegs Springs.
down gravel wash or blind
canyo', and followed il for
ID miles towards tho Swazec
mountains. After riding for two days,
completely boxing the compass, We at
last .uck their trail, and followed IL
thence forward to Osceola, i'm White Pine
county, Nevada. They were campcsl
the open prairie. and great prccaution
was ns cessary for their capture. We were
compelled tn crawl for 100 yards i'm the
arrest. Finding that resistance would i,c
death they succumbcsl to the inevitable,
although they resolved, IL opportunity
affortlsd, tan make bloody fight for
cape. Suffice IL to say that we brought
them from (Dsceola To- Salt Lake by wagon
and ~ rsver<s1 the II stolen animals.'
InspectorJ. Connolly. from Deer Lodge,
has been an important factor here during
the trial. He was convcrsant with the
career and persons of the siespcratiocs i'm
Montana and made the authorities here
acquainted with the facts which led tn
their conviction. Mr.. Connolly was seen
before he started for Idaho and
seemed to bc familiar with the
history of the convicted felons
Dudley and Carter operated i'm Silver Bow
40 head of borscs and shipped them from
there to- Chicago. In addition, they stole
100 head from Hawlcy, Idaho. and 40 head
from Mr.. Sharkcy. Wilson and Dudley
are noted thieves. whose names are said
tn be household words around Dillon. II
have been after ,hcm for over year."
said the officer, "and II il IA source of graf
ificaton for the stockmcn i'm Montana
that they will lingcr i'm the Utah pcnitcn-
tiary for eight years. Dudley. of the gang,
has been formerly i'm the employ of John
Murphy of Helena. and is a tough citizen.
This con viction, l think. will dcmorsalizc
the organization of the desIprrasiocs of
which Con. Murphy. who. three years ago
was swung from bridge near Helena
into eternity. was n leader