The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-04

1t is believed among the officials
In the sherifs posse that the capture
of the two boys. Coughlin and George
will not be long delayed.
It Is now almost certain that the
men are located in a section of the
wil'owy bed of Mill creek, and a posse
is guarding the place, with every eX-
pe9Fation of bringing the men in be-
fore many hours have passed.
The place being guarded is the same
as that guarded the night before. At
that time the officers felt certain that
they could accomplish something with
daylight and a close watch was kept
until late in the morning. 1t that time
\ report was made 10 Sheriff Hardy
that Constable Barratt had captured a
man answering the description Of the
man who was seen tc enter the orchard
and take some apples and peaches, and
that he had proved TO be a sheepherder
who was making his way across the
mountains.
The man told a story that he had
come down that way AMI was in a
cabin. He had been suspected and fol
1owAd and had made his way to ris
cabin and stayed in there until aeon,
afraid of being picked off by the Of
ficers. About noon he began TO get
hungry and crept out to set some
.fruit and crept back again. He said
NE had then gone on along the road.
Sheriff Hardy investigated this and ap-
pearances were such that he immedi-
ately ordered that the men give up
their watch on the bushes and take
ri across the country again.
- RumOrs Galore.
iRumors then came flying thick and
fast The men were located in a hun
bred different places. 4 telephone
message came in from Ogden, asking
If it was not true that the two boys
had bought tickets for Chicago at
Jones ticket Office at Ogden. The
police department opened up communi-
cation with the office, but learned that
the two purchasers Of tickets were not
the ones wanted, though they some
what resembled the two boys.
"Seen in Big Cottonwood"
Another report came in to the police
headquarters, to Captain Donovan,
whose wife had gone up Cottonwood
canyon that day, with Charlie Short,
heN-brother- Short had written a note
on horseback to the captain and sent
1t down by special courier. He said
that he had been informed by a man
named Sanderson, who lives up the
canyon near the stairs, that he had
seen two young men on the mountain
during the morning. He said they
seemed tired out and had stopped to
rest. He gave a description closely
resembling the outlaws. He said the
slim man carried a gun in his hand
while the other seemed to have his
arm bound up in red sling and was
going along with a blanket on his
other arm SandersOn knew nothing
of hOrsethieves and did not suspect his
visitors. Short kept a lookout for the
boys, but did not see anything more of
them. The officers at Park City were
notified of this. Another report to
confirm this came in from the Half
May house in Parley's canyon.
II IS said that a man who knows
sI(feorge saw the two boys eat dinner
with mine host Roach yesterday and
tEw them afterwards go in the direc~
Sion of Lambs canyon.
Faom East Canyon
Three young men who had been up
In East canyon brought in another
story. They said they had been going
along in the canyon when two sus-
picious looking characters passed them,
keeping their eyes that way. After
wards they met a posse of about
twelve men, who asked them if they
had seen such characters and the
twelve set out in pursuit of the two
who had been seen.
Another report came from Provo.
saying that Marshal Brown had heard
the two boys were going in the direc-
ton of Heber City or Strawberry val
ley and had started off with a couple
OF deputies into that country expect
ing to be reinforced by the Heber CITY
officials.
Other reports placed the two boys I'D
several OF the canyons near by, but on
investigation none of the reports
seemed TO have any tangible founda-
ton.
About o'clock the first tangible re-
port reached the police station. If
came in the form of a telephone mes
sage from North's store in East Mill
Creek, asking for help Immediately az
the boys had been surrounded in q
clump of brush and more men were
needed in order to guard this. The
information this time seemed so posi-
tive that the police believed the men
ilad{ been found and assistance was
promised.
Police Go TO Mill Creek.
me pdlrol wagon was sent to the
residence of Commissioner Empey in
not haste, in order that he might give
permission for the men to go out of
the city limits. Word came back that
MIR. Fsmpey had given f-spositive mega
tive. However, in a few minutes he
came along in buggy and was asked
again If the appeal could not be
answered. He said ne did not think
the men should stir step after the
ungradeful manner in which they had
been treated, but was finally prevail
ed upfea to allow the party to 20, al
-saou alExly I'VE orders that Captain
+Astay in the city.
was made up. with
It's and Paul, Drivers
,spss-.s Armstrong. officers
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