The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-02

not, and asked him where he was going. /
Allison replied that he was going TO
wahsatch for n docier. They then .
asked him totrade horses, A. they said 7.
they must have fresh horse and ALI .
son said he would talk trade when he /
came back, but must hurry after the
doctor. Coughlin taid they would wait
for HE return. and Allison turned around
aud proceeded to wahsstch when he
arrived at wahsaich he Immediately
autographed to Evanston tnd Echo for
officers, stating that he had located the
men wanted. lie received no reply
from either place until u 80, when
Deputy Marshal Calvary ielegraphed
from Evanston asking what was wanted
Allison replied that he knew where the
men were, aud II they would bring
posse he would guide them to the place.
lie told him the men were desperate
and would shoot on sight. Calvary
wired Allison TO leave wshsatch and
they would meet him. Allison refused
to go alone at night, and Calvary said
they would join him. Al 4:So Tuesday
morning allison went over the range
and saw s,agg, Calvary, Dawes and
Turner coming towards the cabin
Dawes went to the left of the cabin,
STACY to the right, aud Calvary and
Taylor in front.
In the left ride OF the cabin there was
n window, and through this the outlaws
opened FIRE on Dawes, who returned the
FIRE. About the eighth shot Dawes WAS
killed, when the fugitives must have
gotten ont the window into the open
ing A. the men in front did not see their
exit. This exposed them 10 the view Of
slaRg, who Immediately opened FIRE on
him.
The outlaws then turned on Stage and
fred, killing him the first shot.
Calvary and Taylor opened ERE from
the iiont, and Coughlin was seen to
throw up his hands and fall, his gun
being broken. probably from the sho,
fred by Calvary. The firing took place
about o'clock Tuesday morning.
Allison had no weapons With him
and stared back to wahsatch, where he
telegraphed the news Of the Killing TO
Coalyille and ask % ,hut more men he
sent out. Allison aid I've lad been in
wnhsatch short time when he was
joined by Calvary and Taylor, the latter
having run out OF ammunition.
This left the way clear for the out
laws to escape, no one being lelt 10
watch them. Evanston parties promptly
responded TO the call for men and on
arriving at the scene Of the encounter,
riddled the cabin with bullets, and then
cautiously approached, only to find IL
vacant. Coughlin and George had es-
capped, after robbing the bodies OF Dawes
and stagg Of their guns and cartridges,
and breaking their own guns up and
leaving them.
The request for men was also promptly
answered from Coalyille by Buriah
wilkins, Cap Morby, Joe Johnson, Allen
Jacobs and others, but when they
arrived at Wahsatch no horses were
there, and telegram awaited them
telling them to return.
The Evanston party took the body Of
Dawes home, and left that Of sagg in
the cabin, thinking friends would come
after it However, on learning later
that the body of Mr.. Stage wac still
there, another Evanston party went
and got I, and took it to Evanston, from
where it was sen, to Echo Wednesday.
Dawes was about 43 Years Of age. lie
leaves widow and great MANY friends
in Evanston, where he wAs highly es.
lesmed, He was buried yesterday.
Thomas stagg was one Of Eeho's first
settlers, and WIS 90 years Of age. No
man was more highly thought OF in this
community than he, nor could a man be-
found who win De more universally
missed lie was generous kind
hearted and honest man, admired and
respected by an who knew him In
sickness or distress Doc was alvays the
dr-t 10 render assistance. lie leaves q
widow and seven children. most Of the
I latter being grown. The funeral took
place yesterday ul was very largely
attended. Hon. Alma Ellrclse oBclated
,t fbn .srstr with uuur1uriatp re,