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

fore dark. Deputy Sheriffs Irwin and
Smith, Deputy Marshal Cook, Pro-
vision Inspector McAlliSter, and sew
eral other officers and citizens, were
found at the place guarding the same
clump of brush which had been guard
ed the night before. There was diff
ferent story to tell this time. The of
ficers were positive that Coughlin had
been in the brush that afternoon and
the opinion was almost undivided
that he was in there still, although
there were some signs that he and
companion had worked out down the
stream before the officers arrived.
Sheriff Hardy Arrives.
A few minutes after the arrival of
the police Sheriff Hardy and Sheriff
Wright of Weber county drove up,
their horse literally steaming. The
message for help had been sent to
them in the first place, but by mis-
take the telephone was directed at
the police and Sheriff Hardy had re
ceiVed the information at second
hand. When it came he had dis
missed his men, telling them to return
at 8 O'Clock. Fortunately Sheriff
Wright was in the office and the two
went out. Detective Franks promised
to follow as soon as possible and
word was left for the other deputies
The police were under orders to return
by IL o'clock, and did so, leaving
about fifteen men on guard.
The belief that the boys were in the
bushes was founded on the statement
of Miss Sophia Anderson, who lives
with her parents at the intersection of
Mill Creek and the road leading along
the east side of the valley. She says
that during the early part of the after
noon a young fellow came out of the
bushes and UP towards the house. She
was at the gate and saw him plainly.
He had on the clothing said to be
worn by Coughlin, with the exception
of the hat. and that resembled the
property of George. He had. long
knife in his hand and a pistol slung
inside of his vest, with several belts
of cartridges around his body. He
looked thin and worn, and had good
growth of Stubby beard.
The young fellow came towards Miss
Anderson, who smiled in encourage
ment at him. He seemed about to
speak, when he glanced up the road
and saw couple of horsemen coming
along. Without word he darted off
across the bridge and down the field
to a couple of haystacks, disappear
ing between them. A photograph Of
COughlin, taken from the rOgues' gal
lery here, was shown to Miss Ander
son. and she positively identified the
man, though saying he is now a great
dead thinner.
TraiIed Into the Bushes.
Mrs. Anderson also saw the young
fellow. He was seen in that vicinity
half dozen times during the fore
noon and early part of the afternoon.
When the officers came up, they
started on the trail, and tracked the
young man through the field and be-
tween the haystacks. There an old
lady living nearby says he sat down
and ate some fruit and then disap-
peared. The trail was found in the
orchard of Kellar, the nurseryman,
where the young man had evidently
been eating fruit. a peach was lying
on the ground, half eaten, and from
its appearance it had not been thrown
down more than half an hour. The
trail seemed fresh and it was fol-
lowed on its ZigZag course in the
orchard and bushes, until suddenly it
was lost. The officers are convinced
that at one time they were not over
fifteen minutes behind the fugitive
and believe they were taking desperate
chances, as they expected at any time
to hear the whiz of a hostile bullet
Good Place to Hide.
The place where the young men are
expected 70 be located at the present
time. or at least where they were yes
terday afternoon, is an ideal one for
hiding. The banks of Mill creek, for
half a mile are thoroughly lined with
willows. The banks themselves are
PERCEPTIONS, being formed of soft,
sandy dirt Here and there at times of
high water caves have been washed
out by eddies. Holes that horse could
be put into have also been washed.
with such a formation that men could
drop into them and be securely hidden.
KeIIer's Dugout.
But circumstance that may throw
more light on the subject came up
after the arrival Of Sheriff Hardy,
when Mr. Anderson, While talking
about the region mentioned what is
known in that vicinity as Keller's dug
out This is a place about half mile
below the Anderson farm. The entrance
to it is on the side of the creek bed,
it being built into the walls of the
canyon. Unless a person knows of its
existence it could hardly be discover
ed. The one room is about 12X14 feet.
There has been some caving in, as the
dugout has been in existence for many
wears. and it is now abandoned, but
men hard pressed would find it a well
come shelter. 1t would be easy to pass
within ten feet of the entrance and
not know of ii.
Curiously enough the trail of the
man who had been seen during the
day was lost by the officers within
twenty feet of the entrance TO this
dugout. There seemed to be something
mysterious about the way in which all
traces disappeared. TherG is now an
opinion prevalent that the outlaws
have fortunately run on to this dug
out and are hiding in it. There was
proposition among some of the men
to enter the place last night and beard
the boys in their den, but Sheriff
Hardy deemed it prudent to wait at
least until daylight.
If the boys are still in the creek
bottom, no doubt they are growing
very hungry by this time. They have
had little to eat except fruit. Undoubt-
edly Coughlin, if it was him, went to
the Anderson place for food. With
their spirits rather broken by the
hardships they have endured, and
their fire taken out of them by several
circumstances that have transpired. it
would be hardly surprising if they
should soon conclude to surrender.
CONSTANTLY ON THE TRAIL.