The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-05
Yesterdays MOVEMENTS.
The Two Stolen Horses Offer an I'm
doubted Clue

doubted Clue.
Inc stealing of the two horses q +
murray offers the best tangible thing
on which the officers could work since
the boys disappeared from the view
Oh the police officers in City Creek can
yon. 1t IS true reports have been COM
ing IN with remarkable frequency.
pacing the boys anywhere within a
nultuIeu miles, but all have been I'M
satisfactory. The most positive re-
ports, when run down, have proved
without tangible foundation Take
the case at Mill Greek, for instance
Inc Anderson girl was absolutely sure
that she had seen Coughlin Her de-
scrlptlon of the man, of his arsenal
OF arms and ammunition and his sus-
plclous actions convinced the officers
tnat they had the man. Moreover.
s enc recognized the photograph. Yet
the oIlcerS learned, after a weary
watch on the pile of brush, that the
young man in question was a. very
innocent parsonage, who had made the
tracks ana came up to the house. He
mad no suspicion Of arms about him.
Nevertheless the brush was not left
until 1t had been watched all night
ana thoroughly gone through the next
morning, without the outlaws being
found, though there was some little
evidence that they had been there
quite recently
FROM information gained at Murray
yesterday the Sheriff's posse came 10
the conclusion that the two bows were
sun IN or around Murray and they
went out to that place to hunt. They
received q tip that the bows were in
what is known as Gordon's miIlracn
ana descent was made on that. Eyi-
dences were found that the boys had
oeen there, but they were not to be
round. They had either gone in the
night or had been appraised of the an
proach of the officers A coupie of
suspicious characters were around the
orldge when the officers came to it.
ana stayed watching the officers until
lhey came back along the race Their
actions aroused suspicion and they
were asked their business. They said
they were looking for work. Thew
were admonished that they had better
move in looking and they did so at
once. q
Men have frequently been caught
watching the officers. Every trip the
SherlH has made towards Mill Creek
the last two days he has seen a young
fellow on sorrel horse ride ahead of
MN, and inquiry has DEVELOPED the
f2ct that he generally comes from the
metropolitan hotel or its vicinity and
posts off to places where it is supposed
the outlaws are hidden His horse is
a fine animal and makes the distance
a great deal quicker than the animals
the officers have been able to obtain.
The police have made no move
Whatever. They have turned the
whole case over to the sheriff and
When any information comes in it is
directed to that place Some of the
officers who were in the great cam
paign took a quiet revenge Yesterday
by directing all querists for news to
Sleeves undertaking parlors, where
they said the body of Coughlin would
be seen on view
a BoOmerang
In returning from the long night
vigil at Mill Creek yesterday morn
ing, John M. Young, Oscar Wander !
cook and 1. L. Welch occupied a
buggy, the latter sitting in the laps |
of the others. His gun was in the
bottom of the buggy While the others
were holding theirs. The party passed |
several people in a buggy and heard
a whisper:
Il wonder if that is one of them ~
We'll fool the next party that
comes along said John NJ. Young. |
and proceeded to clasp a pair of !
handouts on Welch's wrists
The party drove up the road for a |
little distance and anticipated glee-
fully the effect on some people com |
ing little distance ahead. They had |
more than they had bargained for. |
The effect was magical. The people |
in the other buggy were acouaintances
OF WEIGH who glanced in surprise at |
the handouts and evidently went |
home imagining what could be the |
charge against the popular Tuscarora