The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-12-16

SLAIN WITHOUT WARNING.
Ihree Robbers Kill Three Wen aud
Wound Three Othcr-.

wound Three Others.
tHLYRNNE, Dec. IA. J. Case. who
has been following the burlington rail
way in northern Wyoming all summer,
with saloon and cash enough to deal
in due bills, made his last stand at a
camp four miles from Sheridan. He and
Dan Sullivan, his bartender, were killed
and two other men wounded by three
robbers. The trio included a very tall
man and two short companions. The
tall man was the leader and carried
Winchester and two siX-shooters. while
his helpers had two large pistols each.
Masks were worn bv the rob
bers They entered Cases place
"hands up was thought to be d Joke,
and a gambler named KunZo asked
what was the matter. The three visitors
then began to shoot. kunZc received a
bullet in the shoulder from a range of
six feet. The missile glanced upwards
on the point Of his shoulder and struck
him in the neck. His face is powder
burned, The tail man pointed the WIN.
chester at Sullivan and fircd. Sullivan
fell over dead with 4 bullet III his brain.
The shooting awakened Case, who was
sleeping in back room. lie shouted to
know what was the matter and at the
same time appeared III the doorway.
The leader Of the robbers then threw his
rifle down on Case, saying: There's the
man we are after" The report Of the
gun rang out and Case fell. and as he
raised up on the floor he groHned: I'm
done for: for Gods sake don't shoot
again" The tai man stepped nearer to
| Case and sent another bullet from the
rifle.
As the tall man fired into Cases body
! the second timC. he had his foot on the
warm corpse OF Sullivan. Case raised to
sitting position. but in less than n
minute he died with has head between
| his hands. The tail man took from
! Cases body a considerable sum of mon
ey and IA fine gold watch. Then he took
$3.50 aud watch from Sullivan'e clothes
, Kun1e yielded go and watch. \ pistol
! found on Sullivan was chuCEcd ont of a
window with the remark that it was nc
good. They took all the money from the
cash register, filled their pockets with ci-
gars took several bottles Of liquor and pre-
AIRED to 90. The leader sent his two mer
out and remained for couple minutes
While waiting, be threatened to finish
Kunze and also kill boy who had beer
shot through the wrist. The three left
on horses, striking north. They are be
ing followed. but the chances Of captur
ing them are slight They are travelling
in rough country Inhabited by outlaws
and will in d couple Of days reach friends
in Montana.
The shooting Nas entirely unnecessary
The robhers had the drop on those in thu
saloon, and could easily have accom-
plished the hold up without firing IA sin
Gle shot. There has not been an attemp
to even guess at the identity Of the DIES
ppradoes. With the railroad buldin!
and the rustler troubles in cessation bu
temporarily. that section is full of bat
men. Cases wife and daughter were oI
the way from the east TO join him, an
reached Sheridan about the time mes
sengcr came in for the sheriff and core
ner Case has been IA peaceable, decen
citizen. Sullivan. the bartender, wa
known as "Whiskers.' and was Il lighter
hut on this occasion had no chance 70
- his life.