New-York tribune., 1892-12-21
AN OUTBREAK OF CRIMES.
DESPERADOES AT WORK IN VARIOUS 'ARTS
OF TIE COUNTRY.
FIVE MEN KILLED IN ONE FIGHT-A WHOLE
COUNTY TEERoRIZED- YOUNG BOYS

As ROBBERS.
Cheyenne. WyO.. Dec. 2O-Meagre details u o'S-
perate fight between two United States deWN mar
shas and band Of five hOr,e-ihevc>. a; ll@'tNVhe'
johnson County, WyO., Ia which five ot the par
Elephants were killed. have been received James
Huf and william IL. Nu,cher, the deputy narshai''
attempted TO arrest Ira Walker. "Ace" Acnlck ana
another horse-thief. During the fight that foIiO"e"
ali five billed. The other despsraa' G. Lave as
appeared but posse will sturt after them at "'c''
Meridian. Miss. 2o.-A reign Of terror exists
I'm Kemper County. and every citizen who lad any
thing to do with hanging "Old Man" Tobcrt and
bringing Tom" and Walter Tobert to iustle. is now
In hourly dread OF his life. one week age Wlii"ih
Eeckham, known TO have been prominent II The war
Oh the TOlberts, assassinated while sulg by Ms
own hreside Beekham was expecting TO be wayiald'
and had made his arrangements leave the country
next day. saturday evening last. about suldo"n'
as Colonel Adams who also identified IT, the fight
against the Tolberts riding along a dr'ary road
near his home white men with faces olacNeiei
fired a, him from ambush. but Adamss hore. seeing
the men, SHE'D and saved the riders life. ADAMS re-
turned the fire with II shot gun, bnt without cnect'
Dr.. stemmis. who played prominent part In the
tragedy has beou compelled through fear Of fassaN''na
ton 10 neglect a large practice and secude himself
ut home. The disguised supposed 10 be
Ranse" and Charlie T1lUert. who, driven to dcs
persion by the hanging OF their father. the death OF
their brother John aud the shooting and capture OF
tteir brothers, "Tom'' and Waltor have determined
on revenge. band Of determined Kemper County
citizens came here this morning and armed themselves
TO the teeth for the purpose OF "wiplng cut the as
eassins.
Talalah, l. T., Dec. 2O.-lIenry Starr, the notorious
desperado. who last week shot and killed United States
Deputy Marshal Floyd Wilson, was captured today
by United states Deputy Marshal "Nick" Drummer
and HE posse. The band consisted OF etarr, stone
Rowe and two others.
Doc. - trgeelv has lust been
unearthed IN the town Of Br1nnan. about ten miles
from here. John Anderson, fourteen years DID, son
Of Msurtz Anderson. away from home about two
weeks ago and took brother aged ten, and his
fathers deg and gun with him. They went TO the
house OF & neighbogng farmer Marcus Homteld. Il
settler living alone. John proposed 10 His brother
that when Homfsld came home In the evening they
kill him and live In the house all winter Ia true robber
STYLE In accordance with that plan, the oder brother
hid himself behind haysack, and when HonIfed came
no put two charges OF buckShot into his head, Gov
cred the body with hay ard proceeded 10 take possess
ION TWO weeks aftcrwaId-lsst Saturday. brother
in-law OF Hoinfed came 10 the house and found the
boys there. They told HIN Ilomfed in The woods
looking after his traps. He waited III Sunday morn
ing and then went home taking the younger boy
with him. Arriving home ho questioned the HUE
boy, and drew the whole story out OF him. A party
was organized, but arrival st the scene OF the
murder the assassin had gone. They followed the
TRACKS through The WOODS toward tle odc hah"uN
Fears are entertained that the desperate boy will shoot
two Of his purSuerS. As he Is well armed
Provo. Utah. Dec. 2o.-Cap'ain Davis. who " wip d
The Brook gang" at West Water. near the Colo
RADIO lne last August by Killing Charles Brock. thars
Mhler and II Du1el. Is now on trial for his lie hgre
driving from Bolivar 10 FarIlav In 1s (lleny) county
With prisoner. Thomas II. Tracy. las: night he was
confronted by vigilance committee who swung Tracy
up TO tree with the hope Of making HIN tel WHO
had been carrying all the horse stealing In the
county lie nearly cboked 10 death. but hc would
not dlvulge the names OF the horse thieves.