Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-13
WAR In THE WEST.
AN INVADING ARMY FOUGHT eY Of
flcEHs or THE LAW.
rwentt-eight Of the Invaders Killed and
Eighteen of tho Omcers Killed.
Great Excitement.
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CASPER, WYOMING, April l2.-Last might
q man from Riverside reported that the
$50 deputies of Sherlf Angus attempted
to arrest the invading army and killed
twenty Eight of them; also. that eighteen
Of the sheriff's men were killed. Great
excitement exists here, and no one knows
who the armed force is after. nor what
moment they may swoop down upon this
community. The town is walking arse
nal. If the ringleader's object isto kill Oh
all his private enemies about one balf OF the
population must be on the list. This sec
tion to man will turn out if any miscel-
laneous killing takes place around here.
Several newspaper representatives are
here. but fear to go to the scene, AZ every
stranger is lookedupon with suspicion. ana
the army, if they caught the reporters,
would keep them close prisoners.
cArrLx-MEN VS.. "RUsrLKRs."
DENVER, Col, April 12.-Another and
late special from Douglas. Wyo., to the
Ne,rs in regard to the fight between cattle
men and rustlers says: Kid Donnelly, of
Powder River Crossing, brought word last
night to Antelope Springs, thirty miles
from Douglas, that the stock-men were
camped on the Casper road on North Powder
river sixty miles north of Casper. Two
rustlers. Nate Champion and man named
Raw. were killed yesterday on Powder
river. Donnelly reports that the rustlers
are fying IN every direction and attempt.
ing to escape from the country. Three OF
them passed through Antelope Springs
Yesterday. When Donnelly left Powder
River Crossing there had been no casual
ties in The stockmen's party.
TIE PARTICULARS.
DENVER, Col, April IA Buffalo (Wy;l
special to the Times says: The trst fuii
particulars of the fight at the 4. A. ranch
have iust been received. The first infor-
nation in Buffalo of the intended invasion
by cattle-men was letter received
from Douglass by Sheriff Angus, of
johnson county, saying that special
train of armed and mounted men
| had passed through Douglass, unload
| ing at Casper. The information was soon
circulated among the rustlers and small
cattle-men, but they had little time to pre-
pare to defend themselves, for tho cattle
menced operations by at once attacking
what is known as 1.-THE X. @. ranch, ON
which men suspected of being rustlers
were living. Early on the morning
of the 10th ranchman named
Smithy, living on the North Fork OF
the Powder river. heard firing at that
ranch. He rode rapidly in that direction
and discovered that the invading cattle
men had the house surrounded and that q
desperate fight was going ON between
them and the inmates. lie at once rode
to Crazy Woman and started half dozen
men to the rescue, after which he got q
fresh horse and came TO Buffalo. Here he
| informed Sheriff Angus of the fight, and
| the latter Immediately gathered posse
and started for the X. @. ranch
where the battle had been fought, ar
irving there about daylight on the morn
| ing OF the 18th. The cattle-men, however,
| had done their work and left, for when
| the rescuing party reached the n. Z;
ranch they found tho house burned and
the dead bodies of the inmates, who were
discovered to be Nate Champion and Dick
Ray, half burned in the runs.
BUsrLEE's EXPERIENCE.
On Sunday evening, while the fight was
in progress, Jack Flagg, whose name If
notorious on account of being leading
rustler, drove up to the N. y: rancp; ne
had been elected a delegate to the Demo
cratic convention, and was on his way te
Cheyenne, intending to stop at the rancl
all night. Nearing the building, b,
saw several mounted men about
but supposed they were FRIEND
iv cowboys' party, and when they
suddenly ordered him to throw up hi
hands, he jokingly replied: ITO -" Ii
reply one of the party fred at him, AM
the bullet sped close past aim. FlaRg ha'
rife in his wagon. He grasped 1t Ant
companied him cut the traces attaching
the horses to the wagon. Then tn
two leaped on the borses and fie'
safely through the fusilade, being fol
lowed a considerable way, but un
hit they reached the ranch at Graz,
Woman and started north, joining tn
sherlff's posse from Buffalo. None of tn
attacking party we're injured. After FlagI
escaped the cattlemen fred his wagon, an'
running against the house in Indian fash
ion set FIRE TO the building. burning III
the two men, Champion and Ray, who ha(
fought them all day. The cattlemen thei
started toward Buffalo, and the rustler
ORGANIZED and went forth to meet them
The cattlemen learned of the advance o
the rustlers and took shelter in the 4. A
ranch. thirteen miles from Buffalo. About
o'clock Monday morning, the rustler
reached the ranch and surrounded the In
yaders, and at daylight the latter opene'
fire upon their besiegers. Shots were ex
changed all day long. but the number o
killed and injured cannot at present b
/
are safely barricaded inside the rancl
buildings, and this morning one of then
escaped through the attacking party pre-
sumably on the way for reinforcements.
RESULTS UNKNOWN.
The results of to-days work (Tuesday
at the Il. A. ranch Is as yet unknown. Yes
terday man giving his name as Georg
Green was brought to Buffalo badl
wounded, claiming that he had accident
ally shot himself; but he Is thought to. b
one of the cattle-mens party who partici
pated in the fight. Couriers are scoul
ing the country for reinforcement
for the rustlers, and they ar
rapidly coming in. They claim they, wi
be 200 or 800 stronger tonight and able Z
handle any force the invaders can muster
The acting mayor of Buffalo has called o
the Governor for company of State mi
litia at Buffalo to be given to the sheriff {
auell the disturbance.
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