Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-01
TRUE STORY or rnE snoorrNa


AZ heretofore announced the NEWS
dispatched n representative 10 Evan.
ston with the Salt Lake oiiiclal posse.
Full particulars we're obtained by him
and embodied In n special letter whch
could not be mailed ia tlme 90 reach
Its Jestinatlon, and was therefore
handed toA Pullman porter on yeHter.
day morning Union Pacific hyer,
with n monetary reward and tho
positive Injunction to zee that 10
reached IT, JestipatloD. TeltgfHphic
Information was received At this rnice
20 that effect but all efforts o. lOCtte
letter or porter failed aud neither mas
yet ehown ~. Therefore place TO- given
u the following duplicate story To-
ceive1 this morning from the NEWS
man:
Evanston " much excited over the
killing Of Deputy Dawes and Stage on
Pslmer's ranch, some eight miles
north west OF here, early Tuesday NOM
ing, Sni many conflicting reports Il
the zane were rife. The following Is
the straight story from n parllolpAt1r
In the fuiiladti
IL appear that n yonng man named
AlllstOn, who wGs acquainted with the
outlaws, ran across them early Tues.
day mjruing, and hurried back g.
Washtch 10 giys this alarm, whom he
ran across Deputy Sheriff Calyetly,
who with y. l.. Dpwos, Thomas Slags
and william Taylor were on the
outlook Tor the drspcFNduss, hEv.
Ing received dispatch the
night previous that they were Ia the
vicinity. Alliston's conduct iu tr'us.
| ing 10 return Aud help the pose, nnd
| further, not giving up his cartridge hnlt,
liz severely tensuted here. the puIsu.
| ing party observed the horses in "a ntld
not lar distant TO the deserted tanchcrs'
cabin anu passed the cabin within a..
teen feet, not knowing that their men
/ lay concealed therein. The horse,
/ which are the same that the rlubefs
stole IN Sail Lake, were Ia such u ter.
| rlble condition That n was deemed
| waste VI nmmuuiIi0u 10 phUUt them.
The fret inumatiou that iusy w.te ~
close proximity TO tue uuIiaws was
when Taylor (whl h a bfigLt young
man Of tweaty.IhT,s) weut down
10 q eptiug % get drink.
Dawes observed the cabin door open
n few inches and Couyhlin IN the act
Of aiming ut Taylor. However, n shot
from Dawes spoilt his aim anu he
QUICKLY retired. Contrary ~ orders VI
Chlverly, Dawes and SEEK t5uk ~ poe
sitious, Dawea lying DOWN bshin1 n
post niuVty.hve yard. from iuO caUin
la n direct line from the window, StagL
covering the other side OF the oabiu At
right angles about ons hundrol yards
distant from the cAbin, Cslverly and
"Red" Taylor some yards distant.
Then began iu,iladV, which lasted
until lay loT aud CAlyofly had but one
shell left. From the aspect Of tho
cabin In examination II teenlsA miracle
how tue two Outlsws escaped
being shot down, Stage who
before leaving Evanston remarked ia Vt
COughlin would do for him this time,
~ he had arrested him twice before,
once for shooting y mau IN a Park Guy
saloon, was the Ms. man that was hit,
receiving bail In the Jaw that ranged
down aud out Of the back, ssvering
the lugular vein anu killing him In.
stantly, tho blood rom his wound
squirting out to the stance vi nine
PAGES. Dawes received hia fatal
wound few moments later; It IN pre-.
Iumed (ths cabin shutting out the view
from Calverly gud Taylor that
Coughlin jumpt1 out OF the window
that Dawes thought 5lngg was defend
ing, and taking poor Dawes unaware
shot him In tho socket OF tho
left arm, tho bullet going right
through the body sideways
The fifst thing the remaining deputies
knew was Coughlin had OOtsintd Q
post OF vantage on rising ground, AMI
taking u cool sight at Calvstley Hired,
the bullet grazing the laittTs eyebrows
he then hrsu At Taylor, cutting I'M
coat collar In two. He wss In tins aol
OF rrlng once more when Calverley
hit him presumably IA the arm a. hia
gun flew out OF his hands, at the sans
time he clApped both hands over hi
face. A careful search aitor the bhttl'
failed TO develop any blood on N,
rocks or bushes. That was tue la.t
shot fired. Calverley and Taylor To
, tired while C0uXhllu dlissppeared oyel
|, the rise. On the news Tehchilg tow n
Judge Knight hastily collected "a small
. force ami proceeded . the scene be
Ing deceived by nailressland tho wine
/, blowing the window bind, they Inns
|, ginsu the horssthleVes SIN occupied
the cabin. 10 they separated, lay down
ami oOmueucod pouring LEAD into TN
cAbin. This was kept up for some TINT
until satisfied that no Une could havi
been in the cabin and siiIl live. Tn,
posse rushed intO tue CsOln aud founl
, IL empty, save for some few articles lei
, | by the youths. They tlon proceeded
} TO turn their attention " the dead
Stage was lying on nv side with Win
chester and ammunition missing, bu
. his silver watch anu $40 IN cash hat
/ not been molSsteJ. Dawes was lyiui
} In n CIbmped position, with thirteen
I empty shells ut his aiJvi his gun ant
, revolver were also missing, 30 nov
/ George and CCughllu, with tue am
, munitlon bought NJ Wanship, have
close on 800 rounds, together Will
three winOhssteTs aud two Tovolvsrs
! and will make n desperate light. Tue
+ posse feels confident that can CouRhiii
, be- disposed OF George viii make tut I
feeble resistance. Shcflfs Hardy
Wright aud posse Giugsd lsst nigh
. anu aftera debate decided to lay owe
until morning. Calvtry, who during
the absence Of BheTii John Ward 1
. chief In command, being Gomewha
dAzsd from tho Shock VI the bullet
was advised 10 20 home And rest up
The entire party were up bright ant
early this morning Tut 0wIng 4
some criminal laundering were unable
to obtain mounts, Aud when a. ei3O Al
assorted lot OF squiusu were got 10
gether there was u big demand 70
l saddles. Finally the eAVAlcaae SO