The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-22
THE CATTLEMEN ARE SAFE.
Soldiers Had No Trouble-Rustlers Ap
peal to the President.

DENVER, April 2L-The Repubt icdn's spe-
cial from Cheyenne, Wyo., says James
Dudley, alias Gus Green, one of
the invaders from Paris, Tex, who
was wounded in the fight with rustlers
and had his leg amputated at Fort Nc
Kinney, died on Saturday, and was
buried in Buffalo on Sunday. A man
named A. c. Cunning, from Idaho,
is now in Jail at Buffalo. He
is one of party of regu-
secretary of the state stock commission,
and the plan proposed to him was simply
blood curdliDg in its atrocity. Dunning
had a letter in his pocket directed
to an Idaho frienc in which he gave away
the whole story. This letter is now in
the possession of the sheriff, among lot
of other evidence. 1t says Champion and
Ray had been warned and would not
have been killed if they had needed the
warning. Hired assassins, he said, were
to get Sc per day and $50 apiece for every
man killed. He says it cost over $4,000 to
get Champion and Ray.
DOUGLAS, Wyo.. April 21.-The captured
cattlemen are resting comfortably in
camp tonight at Browns Springs. a stage
station thirty miles north. The trip has
been a hard one, the expedition travelling
three days through binding sleetstorm.
At various points along the route
armed men were met. and on several occa-
sions cowboys held consultations with the
captives, but no symptoms of hostility
were manifested. Scarcity of forage along
the route used up the animals and caused
delay. 1t Is believed the party will reach
Fort Fetterman. where they will strike
the railroad, late tomorrow night. Three
companies of the Seventeenth infantry
came in from Fort Russell tonight and
will remain until Van Horn and party ar
rive. Tonight a special train came in
from Cheyenne with three companies of
the Seventeenth infantry. They are under
orders to remain until Colonel Van Horn
and party arrive.
On Saturday the coroner's jury at Buff
falo returned verdict of murder in the
first degree against the invaders. 1t seems
to be settled that four Texans were killed
in the first fight with the rustlers. They
were Alexander Lawther, Buck Garrett,
Box Darling and Tom Smith, alias Fran k
Cannon. Smith organized the party.
Darling has wife and two children, but
Garrett and Lawther were unmarried. 1t
is believed that the rustlers murdered
Lawther after he surrendered His rela-
tives do not believe he is dead. Governor
Eagle, of Arkansas, and Governor Hogg,
of Texas, have wired to Governor Barber
for information.
News is received of a battle between
cowboys and rust.ers at the spring round
up near Little Powder river last Monday,
resulting in the repulse of the rustlers. 1t
is expected that trouble will ensue again,
as the rustlers are determined to get into
the roundup.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 2L-The presi-
dent today received request from Buf.
falo, Wyo., asking him to receive
delegation who would lay be-
fore him the facts concerning the
recent trouble between cattlemen in that
state. The Telegram states that, contrary
TO all laws, an armed body of capitalists
entered the country with the avowed in.
tention of taking possession of and con-
trolling the same in their own interests
their aim being to terrorize and depopu,
late the country, and if need be to murder
all who resisted. The telegram adds that
the citizens Of the country have
petu greatly ilt1isHed anu tHeiF actions
misrepresented. Senator Warren tonight
said he had no doubt the president would
give the committee a hearing, and ex.
presses the opinion that the people were
acting under a misapprehension of the
real purpose of the general government in
dealing with the matter. Its object is
merely TO maintain the supremacy of the
Law. In due course Of time the cattlemen
would be turned over to the state authori
ties and tried. The Intervention of the
United States authorities would not Cd
press the neonle IN any wAY.