The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-05
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Sheriff Wright, Of Weber, john NJ
Young and various members of the
posse, who are aware of the move
ments made and fragments of the IN
/ formation, made statement ldSl
night, after coming in from another
weary search at Murray for the TWO
outlaws. horsethieves and mufderers'
Patsy Coughlin and Frederick George.
If it is true it reflects little credlt on
the people of Murray
The sheriff says that yesterday, last
night and today the two men
/ have raised such an excitement were
undoubtedly in or around Murray, ana
/ that these facts were known to many
people in the place. among them bust
( ness men. who would not raise finger
to help the officers in their search, but
rather proffered assistance to the oi;t-
laws and expressed sympathy with
them. While the officers have names
and say they can back up their state
mentS, they do not care 20 give Them
unless the matter comes to straight
( test of Veracity.
The stories, however, are very clear.
Saturday night, at a late hour, an Old
gentleman who keeps a store at Muir
ray, was reading an account of the
doings of the outlaws and was looking
at The Herald's cuts Of them, Coughlin
in particular, when someone entered
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struck with the resemblance Of the
man to the picture, that he almost
tainted. The fellow bought a quar-
ter's worth of crackers and a quar-
ters worth of cheese and went cut.
When the officers went to the place
yesterday the StOrekeeqer and his
wife described the fellow from the
crown of his head to the soles of his
feet, leaving no doubt that he was
Coughlin.
About midnight on Saturday night
another incident happened. Two
young men of Taylorsville, Joseph
Mantle and George Cook, had ridden
over in the evening from their homes
to have good time in Murray in
order to put them in a proper state
/ for Sundays rest. They had a
couple of good saddle horses, with
everything needed. The horses were
/ tied in the street and they went into a
saloon to have a good time. A short
time before midnight they left the
horses tied outside, standing at ease
When they came out about half an
hour later the horses were gone and
they Immediately ran inside the saloon
and told of the incident. Some of
those who were inside at the time say
that person made the reply:
We'll, Coughlin and George have got
them
We'll, if they got them, I'm id
glad of it." is the reported reply:
they need them a ID sight worse
than we do
There can be little doubt that the
outlaws got the horses. They were
known to be around Murray and that
was just what they We're looking for
What is more. they picked up a very
good pair One was a chestnut sorrel
horse Weighing about 900 pounds
Wit
The other was bay mare, weighing
about $50 pounds, 4 years old and I'M
branded Both were in good condition
and were good horses, having staying
qualities. No notice was given of their
loss until yesterday morning, the
boys saying they hunted for their
horses during the night. They also
expressed the opinion that the thieves
had gone west.
Sheriffs Hardy and Wright and
John NJ. Young made an investigation
of the matter yesterday afternoon.
They went down and inquired and
were told by a barkeeper named Viii
liams, who works in one of the saloons,
that during the early part of Satur-
day night a young fellow walked into
the saloon and ordered some whisky.
While it was being served he threw
back his vest, disclosing pair of piS-
tolls and some cartridge belts full.
I'm not disguised he said. I'm
Pat CoughIin. 1 don't need to be dis
guised. I've got plenty of friends,
plenty of money and plenty of ammu-
milton and l stand pat"
He tossed off the whisky and seemed
we'll satisfied with himself. A man in
the saloon is reported to have offered
him So but he said he was not in need
of money and refused TO take it. As
he went out another young fellow en-
tered. who answers the description of
George. He was not so cool. He
looked around with an uneasy air and
drank his whisky with hand Visibly
nervous.
Another story was told by person
in whom the officers have confidence.
She says that a business man in Muir
raw claims he met the boys while out
fishing and made them proffer OF
whatever assistance he could give
them, but they refused to take ad-
vantage of the offer.
From the statements made to them
in Murray there is no doubt in the
minds of the officers that the boys
were in Murray on the principal street
on Friday afternoon and evening and
that this fact was well known TO
MANY of the leading men of the place,
none of whom would give information
to the officers.
A sample of what the sheriff has had
to meet in that vicinity was shown in
an incident which occurred yesterday
morning in Mill Creek A man VINO
owns a farm in that vicinity came up
and proffered the statement that ne
had four horses in his stable and that
the BOYS could have either two OF
them. The sheriff looked at him
moment in contempt and then ex-
pressed his opinion in very emphatic
language.
u would not be at all surprised said
John NJ. Young after coming from the
Murray trip last evening, Ito see those
BOYS come into this town, ride up
Main street, and turn their guns loose.
They have heard all about the SYM
pathy of the people for them and be-
lieve that if the officers should catch
them the people would turn them
loose. l have never seen such an ex-
hibition as you find in this city and
the surrounding country. If you want
to see the feeling just walk half d
block with one of the men who has
been out after the men and you will
be disgusted.'
Truly the condition is surprising.
The sympathy of the entire COM
munity seems to have turned to the
horse thieves and murderers. Men in
the sheriff's office, who have endured
the greatest hardships hunting the
men, are jeered at as they go along the
street.
Sheriff Hardy himself, who is paying