The sun., 1893-06-11
HUNTING TIE LUTTRKBLs.
Two Hundred Deputies Ont Gup,inE for the
Outlaws.

Outlaws.
KANSAS CRY. June 10-The Luttrell gang
that has become as famous IN the Southwest
ns the old James and Younger gangs were In
Missouri up to ten years ago. is about to be
wiped out. 1t will not exist longer than this
week II n posse OF determined mon can Wipe 1t
out Two hundred deputy marshals are
securing tho country round about Caddo for
the desperadoes. II they cannot be captured
alive they will bo taken dead.
The Luttreils. Bill. Charley. and Dud. were
reared in the mountains OF East Tennessee.
where the father conducted al Illicit still and
the mother sold milk to make living In the
carly seventies they moved to Texas. The
head OF the family died and left three boys
TO SHIFT for themselves. All at their former
home had showed proficiency In horse steal
ing. and were compelled to leave on account o!
some o. their work. Charley was a blacksmith.
and the last thing he did was to Kill n man
named Sharmsn In Dcnnson. for which he
paid the penalty on the Gailows not long agN.
Bill wasa wilder character than his brother.
and seemed 10 prefer horse stealing and train
robhinG as his mo le Of gaining u living. His
operations werc principally confined to the
Indian Territory and II alive to-day he would
fight dozen marshals rather than run foot
Several months ago Bill and his gang. num-
boring six men. were in camp fifteen miles
west OF this place; nr"raratory to making
OF citizens. Isd by William Gain Of Woodville.
came upon them in gnlley. but before nny
ar5Hsts could be made Cain VI VA killed hot
injured and tho andits escaped.
Previous to this. however, Charley was cen
1t had been whispered around that bill and
Irforp the hanging and rescue the murderer.
ThrentrminG, letters had oeen .ont TO the
VASES was from for t fss
fSne from tn. t. oes se
matter was mentioned. hence the receiver was
On the day OF the assassination Of Cain the
posse pursuing noticed particularly that tho
Eandd,n ~ tho % en- q' ntS shells on the ground Of
very recuia number and make nnliko any
ever cd in ,hi, ieSiSn m Sf ths s0rntIy M
3 OF the Missouri, kansa. and Texas was held
UP at Pryor, Creek and the passengers re-
ceilings the men fired their Winchesters in
csssantly. throwing tho shell to, the ground.
sufpied Mi DIV with new arms and tho empty shells
were exactly tho same as those found on tho
where Cain ms. hs together by the
the same me gan gang did both Jobs The en- wers
their horso stealing throue ehout the Nation.
Several DAYS fol owi1s 1 the robbery ~ At PrynTI XII
Luttrel, the leader. Ind ausrrelled with his
men and been shot. That night tetweon II
and 3 4. NJ. u wagon. followed ~ several men
woods nenr Woodville. I. T.. and 90 to an old
LuryinC ground. where gray. wTs dug and
body consigned to tho earth. The following
morning visit WAS paid to the GIaveyard and
newly maLe grave was seen: Why the Gody
tity il a secret. The lody, however. was said
to be that Of Bill Lutirell. and there the mat
ter stood.
The CORRESPONDENTS informant proved to be
incorrect, for Bill and his gang turned up and
began to raid ranches and practise highway
Luttrs!l was ut a friends house in the Nation.
between the Nanhita and Rcd rivers. when his
| friend warned him not to stay in that sigh-
marx ell as soon as he could xiii three Of his
| worst enemies he would leave. Among these
enemies was Hiram Eastwood: The next
| coming. and ran to his barn for Wine ester,
| The men IN the yard exchanged shots ana
hut1e sn s 70 snSsd ss fFGHnd B with bullet In his
Charley was hanged in the mean time at
Sherman. and there was left only one. bud
Dnf made his in the Mation seo
His dead brothers gang. He has since re-
cruiteh it 70 twenty.sIx mem bsr' a Az Of . whom
sr e. hs ny msy yel 200 Gad
sworn TO avcngo the death OF his two brothers
and Is backed up by some OF tho most desper-
ate men in TIE Territory ons sr 81 them being biE
home. as tho Canadian dies perado'
The officers are cunt to effect the capture
OF the gang. and when 1t is effected the com
| viGilAnc. commit Ia being reinforced in
every section OF tho country. and In a day or
two It will strotch across the Indian Nation;
bait Ia is looked for soon as tho Luttrell
has towards in Ii.