Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-16
CRIME DETECTS CRIME.
The McDermott. Madden Shooting In
the Big Horn Basin.
ANOTHER FATAL CUTTING ARRAY.


The strange duel In the Big Horn
basin abort time ago between James
McDtrmott and Tom Madden Will he
remembered by all the readers OF the
newspapers. II will also be remcm.
b,red that McDermott followed his
wife 20 the Madden ranch, her home,
TO make her return. He carried his
little ron In his arms and In the duel
which followed between himself aud
Madden the little fellow was shot, Mo.
Dermott holding him up m shield TO
himself. The Hvattviile correspondent
of the Buffalo bulletin relates the FOL.
lowing n sequel 10 the crime:
"Smartlng under the loss Of his child,
his own wound and the popular sym.
petby exhibited toward Madden, Nc.
Dermott determined upon n scheme OF
revenge which Ia likely TO rcact upon
himself. He frequently assured those
who were In attendance upon him That
he would put Madden In the peniten.
tiary, or else drive him from the couii-
try. In pursuance Of this plan Of
revenge McDermott sat down and
wrote n letter 10 mn old stockman on
Grey Hull, named Tatman, In which he
confesses thathe,in company with Mad
den, had stolen large baud OF horses
from him and had driven them to
some point in Nebraska, where they
were sold nt good figure per head.
He stated that Madden was the ptinci-
pal In tho theft, aud that he had been
merely an unwilling accomplish.
"ratman, Immediately upon tecciv-
ing this Information, started for Bonan.
mn, where he met Mrs. McDermou nj
her residence In that town. She cor
roborated her husbands statement In
regard 10 the horse stealing, but said
that he, instead Of Madden, had insti.
gated tho theft, and had obtained and
kept all the resulting financial pro.
cceds. Mrs. McDermott further stated
that her husband had repeatedly boon
guilty ut his ranch OF robbing the
United States mail sacks.
1.-TWO years ago, Cassel George, n
resident OF the basin, started on Jour
ney TO tho east via Billings. He rc'
ceived quite n sum OF money at the lat
ter place, and decided 10 send $40 Of
II to Judge Hunsinger OF Hyattville.
While In the store OF Babcock X Miles,
being In n hurry 10 catch the train. he
requested tho cashier In the establish
ment 10 mall the money fog him to
Hunslnger.
IThe cashier consented, and this
money, In two bills OF 800 and $50 de-
nomination, were put into nm envelope,
registered aud sent on their way. The
money never reached Its destination,
aud Casscl George having been 80 In
formed on his return 10 Billings, made
mn Investigation. Suspicion fell upon
II. I.. xxa a AL u N A.
the supposed thief from the employ Of
Bsbcock 4 Miles. Mrs. McDcrmott
In her statement regarding the rob-
bling Of tho mail sacks, informed Tat
man that her husband had stolen the
$500 TO her certain knowledge. Tat
man soon discovered that regular
gang OF horse and cattle thieves have
had their headquarters at McDermott's
ranch for long time.
Tom Madden, who absented himself
for few days, will give himself up on
Monday next, and he will tell the
whole truth about the rustllng opera
tons, having been guaranteed I'M
munity from punishment to do So
Laramie boomerang.
A FATAL QUARREL.
Coroner Bevan OF Marysville, says
the Appeal, received u letter Sunday
evening from Thomas Conlin Of
Smartsvillc, stating that Chinese
fight had occurred In Timbuctoc at
$50 the night before, res1lting In the
killing OF one man and ipJuring
another. The case was reported by
Mr.. Conlin rs follows;
Throe Cinnamon were living In n
cabin, and dispute arose between
two OF thom over the division Of some
gold dust. One made nm attack with u
bar OF iron and hit the other several
times on the head. The former then
grabbed Ratchet and cut him severe
~ with 1t. Tho wounded man then
plunged a knife into his assailant's
abdomen, about an inch 10 the right Of
the navel. The blade Of the knife was
about ten inches long and one and n
quarter Inches wide. Apparently M
inch Of the handle went Into the iody.
The Chinamsn who reported the ease
TO Mr. .Canlin said the knife hit the
ChinAhian'a backbone, and this was
the reason II went no further.
Mr.. Conlin wrote that the China.
men living about there seemed To take
no interest In tho affair, and profess "
know nothing about II.
A man who came down from
5martsville Sunday said tina. he I'M
dersto0d that the aggressor plunged the
knife Into tho other In the beginning,
Of the row.
A dispatch was afterwards received
stating that one OF the cinnamon was
dead, 80 Coroner Beven went up there
Ia IN.
he telegraphcd tho district attorney
that there were three men concerned
In the row, and that he would bury
one and hold the others In custody.
AT $3.50 pm. Mr.. Forbes left for the
scenc OF the murder. Up 10 II O'Clock
last night neither MIR. Forbes nor Mr..
Beven had returned. II was supposed
that II was the intention TO have the
preliminary examination after holding
the inquest, and then bring the MUIR
derer down.
LATER PARTIcuLARs.
A telegram received late last even.
ing from Marysville says that Coroner
Bevan and District Attorney Forbes
had Just returned from the scene, Civ.
Ing further particulars OF the ARRAY.
II appears that All Quong and An
Yate got into u dispute over the dis
tribulion Of some gold dust which they
had been mining. Quong hit
Yate several times over the head
with an iron bar, and then grabbed a
Ratchet. Yate then thrust ten.
Inch blade knife through his assailant,
from which the latter died next morn
Ing. Yate was released from custody
M there was not enough evidence 10