Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-13
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that has become ~ famous in the South
west ~ the old James and Younger gangs
were in Missouri up to ten years ago. is
about to be wiped ont. II will not exist
longer than this week if posse Of deter
mined men can wipe it out. Two hundred
deputy mafshalls are securing the eountsy
round about Caddo for the desp~raioes.
II they cannot he captured alive they viii
be taken dead.
The Luttreils. Bill. Charley. and Dud,
we're reared In the mountains Of Fast Ten
nessee, where the father conducted an H.
licit still and the mother sold milk to make
living. In the early 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 stealing, and were
compelled TO leave on account of some Of
their work. Charley was blacks smith. and
the last thing he din was 10 kill man nam
| cd Sharmen in Dennison. for whieh he paid
the penalty on the gsllows not long ago.
Bill was a wilder character than his
brother. and seemed to prefer horse steal
| and train rohbing as his mode Of earning
living. His operations were principally
confined to the Indian territory and il alive
today he would light dozen mArshals
rather than to run foot.
Several months ago Bill and his gang
numbering six men we're in camp Is miles
west of this place. preparatory to making a
raid on ranch in that aeiphborhood, A
posse Of citizens, he'd by William Cain of
woodville, came upon them in gully, hu,
before any arrests could be- made Cain was
killed. A hot fight followed, which re-
suited in no one being injured. and the
bandits escaped
Previous to this, however, Charley was
confined in the Sherman ('rexasl Jail await
ing his doom for the murder committed in
Denis0n. II had been whispered around
that Bill and his followers would storm the
Jail the night before the hanging and rescue
the murderer.
Threatening letters had been sent to the
sheriff, his deputies, and the judges ho
sentenced Charley. Several days before
the proposed attack package Of new Win
chesters was shipped from Fort Worth to
Sherman. consigned to ~. Cummings
The guns were taken from the office BY II
Cummings before the matter was mentioned
hence the receiver was not arrested.
On the day of the assassination of Cain
the posse pursuing noticed particularly that
the gang used new guns, and afterwari
found handful Of the empty shells on the
ground of a, very peculiar number and
make, unlike any ever used in this section
OF the country.
In the early part of May passenger train
No. 3 of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
WAS held up at Pryor Creek and the pas
scngers relieved of their possessions. Dur
ing the proceedings the men fired their
Winchestcrs necessarily throwing the shells
to the ground. II was particularly noticed
then that they were supplied with new arms,
and the empty shells were exactly the same
as those found on the spot where Cain met
his death.
These facts were linked together by the
deputies and they came to the conclusion
that the same gang did both jobs. The men
were at large, and daily reports were re-
ceived of their horse stealing throughout
the Nation.
Several days following the robbery at
Pryor Creek the news had been abroad thnt
Bill Luttrell, the leader, had quarrcled
with his men and been shot. That night
between IL and A. M, a wagon, followed
by several men bearing lights, was seen to
emerge from the woods near Woodville. l.
T., and go to an old burying ground, where
grave was dug and body consigned TO
the earth.
The following morning visit was paid to
the graveyard and n newly-made grave was
seen. Why the body was not cxLumcd to
fully establish its identity is secret.
The body, however, was said to be that Of
Bill Luttrcll, and the matter stood.
The correspondents informant proved to
be incorrect, for Bill and his gang turned
up and began to raid ranches aud practise
highway robberies soon after. Several
weeks later Bill Luttrcll WAS at friends
house in the Nation, between the Wachita
and Red rivers, when his friend warned
him not to stay in that neighborhood lest he
might be arrested.
lie remarked as soon as be cond kill
three of his worst enemies he would leave.
Among these enemies was Hiram East
wood. The next morning he called Mt East
woods house, intent upon his murder.
Eastwood saw him coming, and ran to his
barn for Winchester. The men in the
yard exchanged shots. and Luttrell fell to
the ground with bullet in his heart. That
ended Bill.
Charley was hanged in the mean time at
Sherman, and there was left only one, Dud.
Dud made his appearance in the Nation sew
eral days ago and assumed the leadership Of
his dead brothers gang. lie has since re-
cruitcd it to 2G members, all Of whom are
being chased by posse of 200 citizens,
headed by the deputy, Andy Fryer. bud
has sworn to avenge the death Of bis two
brothers and is backed up by some of the
most desperate men in the territory, one OF
them being Callihan, who is known in Buf.
| falo, N. Y, bis home, as the Canadian
desperado."
The officers are bound to effect the cap
ture of the gang, and when il is effected the
community will be rid of desperate lot
The vigilance committee is being reinforced
| in every section of the country, and in q day
or two ii will stretch across the Indian Ma
ton. A battle is looked for soon ~ The
Luttrell gang has no towards in il.