Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-01
VAS A TERRIBLE FIGHT.
t,a md Bsp Work BY Captain
Donovan and JanhsY'
,,r,sD FIRE ON TIE OFFICERS
...s,,u,. Horse sho, From U""s'
nlm-uoth ThsiS Horses capture"
m. uurdsrers In tus nruIh-
mai, Apprsbsnsisn Certain

IheiT AuDrehehhAe"
Tn, desperate and determined
han, thieves and murderer, Cough
II, and George we're met In terrible
b,,,l, 10 tue mountains on the veti
.,ooi CITY Greek canyon, Aboutsevcn
mile, from IT, mouth by brave And
,,olu.s officers OF tho Salt LAas
l.lIes force today.
During the iusilade the officers
Cred ,i1 hundred shoia At this out
au, who wer protected by the rocky
da, tehlui which they crouched
ugsu their knees and took sight a'
p,li wouli,bs eapion whose lives
nj, In the utmost danger during the
vhsls Of the ouVouutsr, as they were
eu,sntly exposed to their lawls''
AsI'fnrltL
The tA,tls was opened by Coughlin
aad George, who fired upon Police
Ofiosr shannon, who Immediately got
under temporary cover, where he wns
reinforced ~ oniosr Pratt, who had
lI,o been detailed to closely watch the
passes and rAvinss Of City Crtsk can
yen. Then Captain Donovan aud
Jauney, who had beop on the trail OF
Tho iugitiysi, hove In sight from the
ives, ,Ido. They, too, were at once
6fed upsb, and forthwith began u
lc'uin the compliments.
Both tnleero aud outlaws were
armed TO tho teeth ss 1t were with
weapons Of tho most modern oharsoter.
Firing was nj long range. The outlaws
h,d splendid protection behind n row
ieIii,. To dislodgc them was not an
ray task, But tho officers under Cap
tain Donovan continued TO send leadsn
iasnenEsf.-melsengors that under
any other circumstance would have
gAtfltl death In their wako-aI the
nufdefers, until fragments Of rocks and
sOldI Of dus, were raised about them,
Finally they were driven from thuit
hIlrtU anu started or on their hoEsss
fast a. the ladod bcssls could carry
them, IN the meantime returning tho,s
n rapidly No possible, Tho 1flloeIs
illtngu 10 tEy, escaped every bullot,
though they whis,lOd about them ~
tloie ~ 10 bflug tho reminder that the
atEi one might mean the sid
ns Of their Uzisteucs on earth,
II soon tTRnspirsd that Cough
no aud George were getting the worsl
" u, Certain II WAS that they were
Almost exhausted. Their endurance
hal been ietfitly taxed and II began
lhoWing gas Of ioTsaking them. But
men the cilioers were also very tired
Nuelng almost thirly.slx hours since
'ms OF them had had anything 10 cat
A we'll directed thot, said by Captain
Donovan 10 have been fred by shan
lshOf itatl,pT0sumably by the former
uustd C0ughlin'A horse ~ fall iron
uh'er him. Ge5Tgs's horse did moi
assn "a goyl staying qualities ss did
Ne splendid equine ridden by Cough
n1,so when tho lsttsT'a horse wSs
~ rem under him, George ais,
pAuuontl HE anu they took {.
ls ttuth together. The capture o
oAh Ahima'h and their faddles EoOt
l.llo"el and ut u quarter past one thii
NleTnoon they were brought TO thil
vN' oelng taken direct to the poliol
'AaSn ~ Captain Donovan, JannsI
NV shteIsi who Instead VI getting d
nuls tltup, ~ he indicated on his 70
ulh bls morning, Az chTonicled II
suo'ueT column o. the NEWS, rim ylJ
u,sa w the u1er man wish nu6b,antia
~ hnl went bAUk upon the trail.
ahtnh0n anu Pratt remained behinI
"kuAtd llin cRuyOos uud make II i'm,
.sl'lble i1f the hOfpothieVes TO &c
,,-ey' whether Cuughlin, who wa
IVY hos' darling Of the two during thu
,Wir, Was Wounded when his hOrs
,' Hom under hlmi Captain Donovan
IIahney could not say. The horse /
Que animal. but shows slsnn Of ver,
, Ia,l usage, The shot passed diIeo,i,
W"ukh 'hefaidlr, entering tho bncl
~ l.ut Inches below tho vertobra OF
ugBt. "H '"' y" VI
Al O'clock this afternoon word wa
, Ws,','u NJ lhs station that tho lugitiv,
is.,atuIIounced on Black Mounu an,
~ ,i '9elt capture was certain. Can
IN, donovan, with TeinflTcemsptf
wv, wy, return u the soenu OF hattie in
~ snort lime, S1me n tns officer
~ 1.N Coughlln anu George are =
r,t,.l ,'shAusleI that they viii h. a.
b,t.@''.lly surendef, Vhils other
III lAvlF heads and aay that tho
NH lever be- taken alive; that the
E ~ ,' t'l' 'h's alterEoon Captain Done
n,,Nlu an additional force OF { III eel
wv up the canyon ~ bIiug Tho me