The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-06

Term mime are a luxury. Inc people
there had heard of the crimes
knew they had come in the direction
of Salt Lake. They did not know,
however, that the officers had been
hunting for them or that they had
taken off in the direction of Tooele
They had not received d paper for
several DAYS.
Followed Down the Canyon.
The actions of the boys, however,
and their inquiries about the country
convinced the good people whose hos
pitality they enjoyed that they were
the men who were wanted, and a
young man named Lou Barras mounted
a horse and followed them down the
canyon, almost to the mouth, where
ne saw they were going to stop for the
night. Then he set off for Grantsville
at a. good pace and notified the officers
there.
1t is a popularity of the Grantsville
officers and citizens that they regard
such things as capturing thieves as
pure matter of business. They are
stock people, who are constantly on
the lookout for those who are en-
deavoring to livG7by their wits, and
when those kind of people come their
way they are prepared to meet them
with the utmost sang froid. When
young BarraS brought the news a posse
of some Of the best men in the county
was organized to go after the men.
The GrantsviIIe officers.
They were all men with records.
City Marshal Meacham is the hero of
one Of the best killings that have
been made by officers in recent years.
that Of Hayes. who was also brought
to bay in South Willow canyon. John
Rydalch, Richard RydaIch, John
Anderson, H c. Booth. jr., Gus San
berg and Steve Worthington also have
records made in many a good fight and
tight place during their lives. They
were used to the business. would hunt
Old Nick if he took to cattle stealing
and were determined to bag the game.
The posse started out in the night in
the direction of the canyon where the
boys were located, while a special mes
senger was sent at WRIT gallon to
warn Sheriff Mcclellan. That officer
had no difficulty in making UP a posse
of good citizens. With him went ex-
Deputy Marshal Gordon, ex-Sheriff
Charles L. Mcbride, City Marshal
Marsden and a few others In addi-
ton to these posses in pursuit the citi-
zens of GrantSville were alarmed and
as many as could procure guns speed
lily mounted horses and set off in the
were prepared and provisions gotten in
readiness for the posse in case they
should be called upon to conduct a
siege.
Meacham's Big Bluff.
The Grantsville posse went directly
to the mouth of South Willow canyon.
dividing somewhat as they arrived
near there. Marshal Meacham and
Richard Rydalch Were riding up nearer
TO the head of the canyon and were
the first to discover the men. just as
the sun was coming up. Meacham cut
in above them in the canyon. while
Rydalch went back for help Meacham
is an old hand at the business and i'm
mediately made up his mind to do
big bluff.
He knew that if the boys were given
half chance they would get out of
the canyon and give the officers
merry chase after them. So he took
of hitting them. The shot struck be-
tween them and they We're yawning
and stretching in the rising sun This
startled them, the bullet having spat-
ted and piece having hit Coughlin on
the hand. Meacham completed the bluff
by calling out loudly:
Come on, boys Here they are.
The others will corner them below
The Outlaws Camp.
The place where the boys were
camped was an ideal one for the cap
ture. On either side are PERCEPTIONS
banks, rising up from fifteen to thirty
feet. The creek has been cutting into
when the lake was very high. On the