The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-13
WAR ON THE RUSTLERS.
WYOMING CATTLE MEN BEGIN A
CRUSADE OF DEATH.

They Open the Campaign by Burning
Two of Their Foes TO Death in
House After an All-day's Stege-A
Report That Forty-six Lives Were
Lost in a Fight Near Riverside.
CASPER, WYo.. April 12.-Last night a
man from Riverside Beported that $50 depu-
ties of Sheriff Angus attempted to arrest an
invading army and killed twenty-eTght of
them; also that eighteen of the sheriff's men
were killed. Great excitement exists here
and no one knows who the armed foece is
after, nor what moment they may swoop
down upon this community. The town
is a walking arsenal. If the ringlesder's
object is to kill off all his private enemies
about one-half of the population must be
on the list. This section, to a man will
turn out il any miscellaneous killing takes
place around here. Several newspaper
representatives are here. but fear to go to
the scene, as every stranger is looked upon
with suspicion, and the army, If they
caught the reporters, would keep them
close prisoners.
RUsTLERs ON THE RUN.
DENVER. COL. April IA late special
AIOLn OOukAuoSs " w. W klO 4N6tpo AZ A0~
gard to the fight between cattlemen and
rustlers says: kid Donnelly of Powder
river crossing. brought word last night to
Antelope Springs. thirty miles from
Douglas, that the stockmen were
camped on Casper road on
the North Powder river. sixty miles anorth
of Casper. Two rustlers, Nate Champion
and man named Ray, were killed yester-
day on the Powder river. Donnelly re-
ports that the rustlers are flying in every
direction and attempting to escape from the
country. Three OF them passed through
Antelope Springs yesterday. When Don
nelly left Powder river crossing there had
been no casualties in the stockmen's party
PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT.
A special from Buffalo, Wyo.,
TO the Times says: ''The first full
particulars of the fight at the T. A.
ranch have just been received. The first
information in Buffalo of the intended In
vasion by the cattlemen was letter re-
ceived from Douglass to Sheriff Angus of
johnson county, saying that a
special train of armed and mounted men
had passed through Douglass, unloading at
Caspar Information was soon circulated
among the rustlers and small cattlemen,
but they had little time to prepare TO defend
themselves, for the cattlemen arrived soon
after the letter and commenced operations
by at once attacking what is known as the
K. G. ranch, on which men suspected of be-
ing rustlers are living.
BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE.
early on the morning Of April 10 a
ranchman named Smithy, living on the
north fork Of the Powder river, heard fir
ing at that ranch. He rode rapidly in that
| direction and discovered that the invading
cattlemen had q house surrounded and that
| a desperate fight was going on between them
| and the inmates. He at once rode to Crazy
Woman and started half a dozen
men to the rescue, after which he got G
fresh horse and came to Buffalo. Here he
informed Sheriff A ngus Of the fight and the
latter Immediately gathered a posse and
started for the K. G. ranch, where the bat-
tie had been fought. arriving there about
daylight on the morning of April IL.
TWO RUsTLERs KILLED.
Cattlemen however, had done their work
and left, for when the rescuing party
reached the K. G. ranch they found the
house burned and the dead bodies Of the
Inmates, who were discovered to be Nate
Champion and Dick Ray, half burned in the
ruins. Sunday evening while the fighting
was in progress Jack Flagg, whose name
is notorious on account of being a leading
rustler, drove up to the K. c. ranch. He had
a been elel ted delegate to the democratic
convention and was on his way to Cheyenne,
intending to stop at tie ranch all night.
Nearing the building he saw several
mounted men about, but supposed they
were friendly cowboy party, and when
they suddenly ordered him to throw up his
hands he jokingly replied: TO HI
In reply one OF the party fired at him and
the bullet sped close past him.
RUN FOR LIFE.
"Flagg had a rifle in his wagon. He
grasped his rife and kept the party at bay
while boy who accompanied him cut the
traces attaching the horse to the wagon.
Then the two leaped on the horse and fled
safely through the fusilade, being followed
a considerable way, but unhurt. They
reached the ranch at Crazy Woman
and started north, joining the sheriff's
posse from Buffalo. None of the attacking
party were injured. After Flagg escaped
the cattlemen fred his wagon and, running
it against the house in Indian fashion, set fire
to the building, burning up the two men,
Champion and Ray, who had fought them
all day.
THE RUSTLERS TO THE FRONT.
1.-THE cattlemen then started toward Buff
falo and the rustlers organized and went
forth to meet them. The cattlenlen learned
Of the advance of the rustlers and took
shelter in the T. A ranch, thirteen miles
from Buffalo. About 2 O'Clock Monday
morning the rustlers reached the ranch and
surrounded the invaders, and at daylight the
latter opened nTe upon tnelr De5legefs. SnOLs
were exchanged all day long, Ebut the
numbe; Of killed and injured cannot at
present be learned. The cattlemen. with
their horses. are safely barricaded inside the
ranch buildings and this morning one of
them escaped through the attacking parry,
presumably on the way for reinforcements.
The result Of to-days work Tuesday, at
the T. A. ranch is as yet unknown.
A WOUNDED MAN BROUGHT IN.
Yesterday a man giving his name as
George Green was brought to Buffalo badly
wounded, claiming that he had accidentally
shot himself, bat he is thought to be one of
the cRttlemen's party who participated in
the fight. Cpuriers are securing the country
for reiuforcements for the rustlers and
they are rapidly coming in. They claim
they will be 200 or 300 stronger tonight
and able to handle any force the invaders
can muster. The acting mayor OF Buffalo
has called on the governor for a company