The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-04-28
MURDER AND TREASON.

Plotted BY wealthy Cottlemen In Wyonas
ing-They Were 70 Pay ESQ for Every
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0HEY3H1EWyo. Aprl 81. ,hroougK
Shrin 1aIelm Ca6pb4n, OF Converse
co hty, { hHearn1a that Sheriff Angus
anu County Attorney Bennett, 1t
johnson county, have pfocur$d evidence
against the cattlehen. They unearthedl
the design of the expedition and extent
Fof=the adepredations inte <ded The
heegage af the 9nem hers ofsthe expe-
1altidn captured proved, It is claimed,
that the whole party cap be indicted
rot only fof hdrdets hut Tor trea:
son and xinsprrection- ~~p1n~the grip
sack of Canton, one Of the prom
inent men of the expedition, was
found a list OF seventy fustlers,
who Rete to be either shot Or hanged,
also 4 lit IL fSneh houses that were
burned. They claim also to have the
evidence that contract has been made
with the Texans of the party to. give
them q .tiyee aqllapsy P day and $50 all
around. Tor Svery man the rustlers
killed.
The plansof operations, Sheriff Camp
Ebeil says,a Ancludeds tie capture Of
Buffalo and the murder of several men
Of that town, together with the destruc-
tiod Of their ptopsrty.S They were also
to capture Casper and Douglas and
/ visit vengeance, on several men
at each place. The operations
Of the expedition were to cover the
counties Of johnson, National and Con-
verse, and that the invaders were to be
joined by similar expedition gotten
up in Evanston, Wyo., and at Billings,
Mont. These two forces were to be
Joined: in johnson county the week
following the date of the cap
ture of the cattlemen's party The
evidence is said to implicate more
than twenty prominent stockmen
OF Cheyenne, whose names have not
been mentioned heretofore, also several
wealthy stockmen of Omaha, as we'll as
to compromise men high in authority
in the state of Wyoming. who will all
be charged with aiding and abetting
the invasion, and warrants will be
issued for the arrest of all these parties
at an early day.
BUFFALO, Wyo., April ga message
in reply to the appeal from the people
was received from President Harrison
Friday evening. The message was cir
culated among the people and was we'll
received. The people feel better now
that they know the president and pub
lie are aware that they wish an inves-
tigation and justice done to all parties.
The president says:
"ExEcUT1vE MANSION, WASHINGTON, April
@-To Z. J. Hagerson and Others, Buffalo,
Wyo.: The governor of your state made
call upon me, in conformity with the constitu-
ton OF the United States, for aid in suppressing
domestic violence and threatened bloodshed
could not know anything of the situation except
as related by him and could not refuse the aid of
troops to preserve the peace. The prisoners
will, A. soon as the state authorities are pre-.
pared: to receive them, be turned over to the
civil authorities and our connection with the
matter will end unless further called upon to aid
the state authorities to preserve the peace.
II do not doubt that the executive and judicial
authorities of your state WILL without fear or
favor, bring to trial and punishment those who
have violated the .law,.by ordinary methods.
Nothing will be done by me to shield any guilty
person. My council, as your fellow citizen, is to
use every effort to allay excitement and to pro-
ceeo In all things peacefully and upon lawful
llne3. will, OF course, see anyone you send,
but you will see that can do nothing except to
act with the state to prevent violence Every
thing else rests with the state authorities
"BENJAMIN HARRISON
There are about $50 armed men in
town organized as home guards, the or
anization being established last Sun.
day night. The streets are patrolled by
strong guard at night and all travel
ers to and from town are inspected.
Rumors are current of other bands of
invaders coming from Montana