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


There is nothing on top of it that
would supply shelter for a rabbit, the
only brush being short sage bushes. \
man coming over could not hope to
escape. Down in the canyon, which is
perhaps $50 feet wide, there is not very
much shelter, and the upper and lower
ends could be guarded.
1t is probable that the outlaws would
not have chosen such a spot for their
nights rest had it not been for The
fact that Lou BarraS had erected a
small shed there and put some baled
hay inside of it for a feeding place for
his horses. There is no good grass in
that part of the country and the boys
evidently wanted to let their horses
feed on the hay during the right. 81
that they would be in good condition
next morning. The boys then lives,
for some reason, had gone qltte 4 dis
lance from the horses and had slept jn
their saddle blankets.
Took to the Brush.
After the bluff of Meacilam the boys
Immediately took to the brush and laid
there quietly for some time, which
Rydalch improved by rushing down t.
bring up the rest of the posse After
it was too late the boys IAN for their
horses, saddled them, and George
started to mount his. but both were
the officers, who, by that time, had
completely surrounded the place, men
being on the bench on either side and
others guarding the canyon above and
below.
ReinfOrcemcnts Sent For.
A courier was Immediately sent in
the direction of GrantsVille to bring
relnforcementS and ammunition. In
the meantime telephone message had
intercepted Sheriff Mcclellan at Stock
ton. Immediately on hearing the news
he had set off in the direction of
Johnson's Pass, which provided about
the only road out of the country and
was point of vantage in a case like
this
The sheriff Immediately whirled in
his course and took off in the direction
of the canyon, his posse nearly run
ming their horses to death in the en-
deavor TO be at the death. A telephone
message was also sent to the sheriff's
office here, asking for men and am
munition.
All the deputy sheriffs had gone
home for good nights rest after
their long and toilsome search Sheriff
Hardy had gone to bed at midnight
but was awakened at o'clock in the
morning and told that the men were
cornered. He could not find any of
the deputies in time to take the train,
but he and Night Tailor Johnson
armed themselves with all the avail
able rifles and ammunition and caught
the I:45 train, riding from the railway
TO Grantsville and arming several of
the men with extra rifles. They met
Sheriff Harrington and deputy from
Summit county on the train.
Opened Fire.
The men who were watching the
canyon had opened fire on the canyon
below, not with the intention of hit
ting the boys, but of driving them out
of the canyon. They knew that after
going away from their horses one had
taken up the canyon and the other
down and that both were hidden some
where along in the brush. Soon after
wards the sheriff and his party came
up and just then Coughlin appeared
on the bank of the canyon, skirting
along in the direction of John Rydaich.
Lou Barras and Gus Sanberg The three
rifles were Immediately leveled upon
him. He did not appear to have arms,
but it was feared that he was attempt
ing ruSe.
CoughIin SurrenGers.
For Gods sake, boys, don't shoot"
said COughlin, as he came along the
bank; = m ready to surrender"
Throw up your hands, then" said
one of the men.
Up went the hands of the outlaw.
Run out here on the BENCH was
the next command.
The command was obeyed with re-
markable alacrity. Coughlin run out
into the open. space like a deer. The
officers now saw that he was in ear
nest in his promise to surrender, and
they walked up to him.
''Of course I'd surrender" he said
This is the first chance I've had to
do so safely. Any time before I'd have
been shot like a dog. 1t was that way
up near Evanston. 1t was that way
officers have fired on us first
When asked what had become of his
rifle, ammunition and pistols. the out
law. who had been searched and re-
covered his equanimity, laughed and
said he had fixed that, having broken
the stock of the rifle and thrown it,
the pistol and ammunition into the
bed of the creek, so that the officers
could not get them.
The Search For George.
The next job was to get George. The
officers saw that he had made his way
up the creek. They were scarcely
afraid that he would fire and Sheriff
Mcclellan and others went up, calling
to him to come out and promising him
that he would not get hurt if he did
so. The sheriff walked within twenty
feet of his hiding place, but could get
no answer from the young outlaw.
George might have done some eXecu-
ton at this point if he had so desired.
Then Mcclellan went back to where
the men had Coughlin secured and
asked him to go into the brush and
tell George to come out. Coughlin,
who had now become quite docile,
seemed quite willing to undertake the
task and he went up near Georges
hiding place and called out
Come out of there. kid. It's all day
with us. We couldn't get off here. no
more than a rat caught in a trap.
They won't hurt you"
Still there was no response. How
ever, Coughlin walked up and down
and soon George crept out of the
bushes and came and gave himself up.
BY this time there was absolutely no
chance for the boys. 1t was well that
they surrendered. Besides the ten men
of the posse the citizens of Grantsville
and the surrounding country were
up to reinforce. By the time
George surrendered there We're about
fifty persons on the ground, while
Sheriff Hardy, Jailor Johnson, Sheriff
Deputy Abe Wright and
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