The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-19
THE DESPERADOES.
Rumors Of All Kinds Concern
ing the Movement of
Gross and Gay.
\ Big Find in the sub Cellar Under the
1.atfer's Burned House
at Castle.

LIvISGSToS. Montana May IL
The people Of Castle are wild over the
recent tragedy and all sorts of rumors
are afioat about Gross and Gay. After
the fight between the sheritfs posse and
the desperadoes. in which Mackey rr-
ceivcd a mortal wound. the sheriff and
his deputies went to Webster and Be-
rys ranch to stay that night. Word
came 10 them that Gay aud Gross had
called at ii ranchcr's for food and after
wards went to a raflHc through which a
creek flowed to the Musseshel river
Two men o! the posse. COOK and Linton.
tried to induce the sheriff 10 send ont
the posse, but the sheriff refused. Cook
then went alone and Land on the rocks
during the night and guarded the pass
from the creek where it cmptied into
the Musselshell river. but the despera,
does did not go that way. Linton then
went home on account of sickness in his
family. and Cook after vainly endeavor-
ing to induce some one to go with him
III pursuit. also gave up the chase and
returned TO Castle. where he arrived
as the funeral Of Mackey was IN pro-
gress. The funeral services were con
Quoted by Mrs. H. II Barnes. the post
masters wife. there being 10 minister
in the camp. Mr. Boardman says hat
IT was reported at Castle by telephone
from Martinsdaie that last FRIDAY af-
ternoon one of the desperadoes mel Il
man on horseback. demanded the horse.
and upon the owners refusal to give the
animal up he was shot dead and the
horse taken. When the funeral proccs-
sion of Mackey was on the way to the
burial ground last Monday Il
report was also circulated that one of
the desperadoes had met a man near
Red Lodge and killed him under similar
circumstances. but all sorts of rumors
are atloat. and neither of the above are
credited.
Gays residence in Castle was burned
to the ground and man resembling
Gay was seen TO leave the place and dis
appear over hill back of the house.
This person was shot at several times by
the constable. but probably not hurt
Sunday morning after the fire sub
cellar was discovered where Gays house
had stood. filled with plumber of various
kinds. The house had been repeatedly
searched. but the cellar escaped the at
tention of the searchers Probably one
Thousand dollars worth of silks satlns.
dress patterns of various kinds and
other plumber was found in the cellar
Most Of these goods were stolen last
winter from a Castle millin.r who in
Identified her goods. Burglar tools were
also found in the cellar. keys saws. drills
slcdges and two keys. ingenously con
trived. evidently intended to unlock
Jail doors with. The fire was of incen-
diary origin without doubt.
Sheriff OMAR. is very much blamed
for the escape of Gay and Gross. by the
people Of White Sulphur springs and
Castle. Tuesda. morning he left the
springs by private conveyance for
Townsend and there took the train east
for Billings. 1t is supposed that he in
tends to guard the Yellowstone river and
prevent Gross and Gay from crossing.
and will enlist the services of Sheriff
Ramsey. of Yellowstone county. in this
undertaking. At Castle il is said that
Sheriff Deaton. of Fergus county. and
ex-Sheritf Maurice Sullivan. now resid-
ing at Maiden. are both in pursuit of the
desperadoes. who are evidently heading
for the Big Horn mountains in Wyom-
ing.
The families of Gross and Cav have
been arrested on various charges and
bound over in the sum 800 to the dis
trict court.