, 1891-12-23
GIVES HIS VIEWS.
A johnson County Man Writes on the
Recent Murders

To the Editor OF The Leader.
BUFFALO, Dec. 9.-Everyone has
heard of the killing of W of johnson
county's citizens on the LIST of this month
though but few outside of johnson
county know the circumstances which led
up to the cowardly crime and as nothing
has ever been written which gave the
plain facts and sentiments OF the people,
| will give you the facts as 1 have found
them. The two murdered men were we'll
liked BY everyone who knew them and
we're good law abiding citizens. You can
ask any man who is no. a member of the
association and | think you will find lis
dale and Jones to have been of good
character and some association men who
until lately thought that the money they
paid for the privilege of being a member
of the association went solely to run the
business of the association. Such men
cannot say anything against the persons in
question. They we're called ~rustlers by
this same mob association they call it)
and so is every ranchman or small stock
owner in this county according to the larger
owners. Now every honest, right think
ing man who knew Tisdale and Jones
will express the opinion that they we're
murdered by hired assassins and the own
ers of large herds were the men who
put up the blood money.
The Cheyenne Sun says the sheriff Of
johnson county was elected unanimously
BY r~ustlers. Right you are. Mr.. Sun, if
you call every mar who owns a ranch or a
lew head of stock a r~ustler, and Just now
the people are kicking because these same
r%ustlers did not get to elect two of the
same kind of men as Angus to fill the
place OF two animals holding city Offices
who are evidently under the influence of
the association. Now | don't believe
that any good citizen will uphold the party
or parties who are the ~instigators of these
crimes. More especially would they
condemn them if they knew the facts,
which any man can get by a liStle effort.
An investigation of this affair and publ
SailOh VI luC idCNS 10 Mhdl Aut ptOplG
of this county want and It is the duty OF
the newspapers to do it instead ofhowling
thief. when they know nothing for them
selves except what some big stockman
tells them. Why don't they go to the
citizens of johnson county and accept no
one mans story, for he might be hired to
tell it since men can be hired to kill, but
take the whole county if you like and
ninety nine out of every 100 will give you
the same facts as | have.
1t is SAID that the Cheyenne papers will
not publish anything In this matter unless
it comes from the stockmen. There is
some excuse for the Republican papers
not doing SO, for the stOckmen are run
ming the machinery of the state Just nov
and the Republican party is responsible
for their acts, but / see no reason why
any Democratic or neutral paper should
refuse to publish facts or investigate for
themselves. Certain it is that but very
little has ever been published coming
from the granger ranchman or %rustler,
which ever you like to call him. The
| people of this section, as law abiding citi-
zrns, look to the law for protection, but
if the assassins and their abettors are to
be applauded for their skill in the muir
dering line by the newspapers. | think the
| people will nave to protect themselves.
T. j. GARDNER.