The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-31

The two young desperadoes. Fred
George and Pat Coughlin, who are
wanted by the officers on a charge OF
horse stealing and who shot at Sheriff
Harrington and Deputy Earl William
son, of Summit county. few days ago
and escaped to Wyoming, as narrated
III The Herald. have now added two
murders to the crimes previously
scorvd up against them.
Sheriff Hardy. who has had Dep
uties Gibbs and Smith on the hunt for
The men for nearly a week, received
the following telegram yesterday
morning:
"WASATCH, Utah, July Collar
vey Hardy, SheTiff-Deputy Tom
stage, Of Echo. and n. L. Davies, of
Evanston. were killed by George and
Cougblil this morning at $50.
ROBERT CALVERLY,
Deputy Sheriff
The sheriff received d dispatch later
saying that the Salt Lake deputies,
Gibbs and Smith, were safe: that the
desperadoes had been corraIled seven
miles from Evanston, and that the
sheriff had better 80 TO Evanston at
on6A
Sheriff Hardy at once set about get
ting aid &c. the officers, but as our
county court, IN its supposed wisdom,
keeps the sheriff without any money
,.4er prosecuting criminals. it was not
easy matter
The Union Pacific railway company
was, however, arranged with 10 fTn-
ish a special engine to Ogden, and at
2:30 in the afternoon Sheriff Hardy,
Deputies Steele Irwin. Angus Cannon.
.iand Deputy Marshal Abe Dyer
lev Tor the scene OF action.
A special to The Herald from Evans
ION. Wyo.. describes the engag cement
in which officers Stagg and Dawes
were killed as follows:
Roth Killed Almost Instantly.
EVANSTON, Wyo., July 3O.-The
horse thieves. George and Coughlin,
were located in a house at the ranch
of a Z. Palmer on Clear Creek, six
miles north of Nasatch, at o'clock
this morning by deputy sheriffs, who
opened lire on the building. The out
laws responded promptly with fatal
effect At the first fire Special Deputy
y. Z. Dawes. eX-city marshal of Evan
ston and Tom Stage, constable of
Fc& were killed. The former was
shR through the body and the latter
through the neck, both shots ranging
downward killing almost instantly.
Deputies Calverly and Taylor kept
up an incessant fire until their am
munition WAS exhausted when they re-
tired to Wasatch for supplies. Upon
the return of the Deputies, reinforced
by citizens Of Evanston, all opened
fire on the house without eliciting any
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TO the house only to ind the birds had
flown. after stripping the bodies of
Dawes and Stage of their ammunition
belts and guns.
The thieves are not yet located and
the Evanston posse is rot inclined to
search further until some action is
taken by the Utah authorities
The bodies of both Dawes and Stage
We're brought to Evanston today. \
later report says that one of the out
Iawsd Twas probably wounded as the
saet<from Deputy CalVeriy caused
Ia hn to drop his gun and fall. No
{ Rood however, was found and 1t is
ascertain whether he was hit or not.
3oth outlaws are desperate men and
5Ane shots. The country in which they
are supposed to be at present IS of a
rocky nature and it will be difficult TO
dislodge them if located. The depre-
dstions were committed in Utah, our
deputies going to the assistance Of
Constable Stage at his request.
Both men killed stood high III this
community and gloom is cast over the
city by the death of two brave men in
the performance of their duty.
Another Account.
Another accident comes from Ogden
as follows
OGDEN. July 30.-[Special to The
ir1tr NJ
ALLISON of this city, was on his way
TO Echo, up in Summit county, and
wnen near Wasatch he ran across
the two horse thieves, Pat Couglan
and Fred George, who have been Civ
ing 2 officers so much trouble lately.
The desperadoes tackled Allison to
trade horses but he told them he was
going to Echo for q doctor and must
hurry on. but if they would wait at
a cabin near by he would return and
give them trade. To this they
agreed and Mr.. Allison hurried TO
Echo where he Informed Constable
Stage of his discovery
Tha constable took his deputy and
I'D. naWes. city marshal of Evanston,
and UAent out to arrest the men. The
thieveI did not stay in the cabin as
these promised, as they were evil
IDENTIFY suspicious: When the oflcers
drew near. tile outlaws, who were con-
ceaIed in the rocks, opened fire.
shooting Dawes through the neck
and Stagg in the abdomen, killing
both and woundirg the other deputy.
The thieves then took the arms and
ammunition of the dead men to-
gether with their horses and made
y good their escape.
The whole community is aroused
and last evening a party of Salt Lake
and ogden officials left for the scene
of the tragedy on a special train to
assist in running down and capturing
the murderers.
Deputy Sheriff Calverly of Evans
ton, was slightly wounded in the
Ieaconhter.
- v4n Never BE Taken Alive.
SssSspsrry Sheriff Clark received a
dispatch late last night saying that