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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01

SAN FRANCISCO. July 31.-Two adj
ditional jurors were secured today to
try Theodore Durrant for the murder
of Blanche Lamont. The third panel of
seventy-five names having been ex-
hausted, an order was issued for a
venire of $50 new names. The addi-
.tional jurors secured today are NJ. R.
Dempster, a commission merchant,
and Nathan Croker, contractor. Four
jurors in all have so far been secured.
Counsel both for the prosecution and
defense are pleased at the character
of the men thus far chosen to try the
case.
Instead of being driven as hereto
fore from the county Jail to the city
hall in the sheriff's private buggy,
Durrant was today conveyed in the
ordinary prison van with less notable
prisoners. He still continues to be the
subject of much hero worship. AS he
was leaving the court room, we'll
dressed and handsome woman rushed
towards him with endearing words and
attempted to embrace him. The sher-
iff protected Durrant from this adj
mirer and also refuses to deliver the
quantities of flowers sent to his cell
by strangers.
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at this house This precaution, how
ever, has been abandoned since Sun
day, when news was received that
troops were coming. Other ranch
men in the locality were not alarmed
at any time. Seven of the twenty-five
Jacksons Hole men forming the guard
which killed the Bannock Indians,
who tried to escape while being taken
to Marysvale for a hearing before the
local justice of the peace, have left
Jacksons Hole country for Montana
and the others are now anticipating
prosecution. The representative of the
Chicago Record was placed in charge
of the Indian scouts today. They will
go into the mountains south of Marys-
vale when the troops reach jackson.
Hole. and if there are any Indians IN
the region will hold a conference with
them. The officers of the command
are convinced, however. that no In
dams will be found. Several of them
who have had considerable dealing
with the Indians assert that the differ
ence between the settlers and the In
dams must be settled at once or a
border warfare fatal to both Indians
and settlers will be inaugurated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
SETTLERS FLEE TN HASTE.
PiIing Into Soda Springs at a
Rapid Rate.
Belief That the Indians Intend to
Give the Soldiers the Slip and
Sneak Back to the Reservation
Rrnchers Desert Their Homes
and Organize For Defense in Up
per Star VaIIcy-Dig Band of In
dams at CarribOO.
lSnecial 10 The HeraldO


SODA SPRINGS. Idaho, July 81
Wagon loads of ranchers and their
families, comprising all the settlers IN
Gray's Lake region, fifty miles north
of here, and many people from Rlaci,-
foot river, arrived here today.
They report that the Indians have
left Jackson's Hole and are moving
south via the Salt river trail. y band
of Indians, numbering from seven to
nine hundred, camped at a point ten
miles east of Carriboo last night.
Couriers were sent out 10 warn set
tiers on the lake, and all started in at
night for Soda, and have been arriv-
ing all day One woman VINO received
the warning at o'clock this morning
packed her children into a wagon and
when she arrived here this morning.
her baby was still undressed, just as
she had snatched it from bed. The
woman is completely prostrated with
fright and fatigue.
Couriers sent from Gray's Lake to
warn the Star Valley settlers, found
all the ranches deserted. They after
ward learned that all settlers there
had gathered in the upper valley, and
are prepared for defense.
The best posted men here in Soda
Springs think that the Indians are Civ
ing the soldiers the slip and will sneak
back to the reserva tons. while some
think that the Gray's Lake people
have heard stale news and are I'M
necessarily frightened. Both the resi-
dents here and the summer visitors
feel perfectly safe and are not at all
a alarmed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
LIVES LOST NEAR CASPER.
CIoudburst Docs Great Damage in
Wyoming.

DENVER, July S1.-A News special
from Casper. Wyo.. says: A disastrous
cloudburst occurred last night at the
head of Garden Creek. a small mountain
stream seven miles south of here. The
water came down the valley in = solid
wall ten feet high, carrying everything
before il. Huge boulderS and logs were
torn from their fasteningS and carried
along with the terrific force Of the tor
rent. dealing death and destruction in ITS
path. A freighter and family named
Newly were camped on the creek four
miles from here. They were in bed when
the flood came upon them and without
moments warning were hurled into the
mass of water and debris. The intense
darkness made escape almost impossible,
but Mr.. Newly succeeded in getting out.
His wife and child We're carried off with
the flood. Sam Harrison'S camp near
Newby'S was. caught by the water in the
same manner, and his two children were
carried away in the terrible flood. The
bodies of the children were recovered
early this morning. Huge freight wagons
were dashed against the rocks and broken
to splinters, while large trees were torn
from the ground by the onward rush of
the debris. Five other freight outfits
were camped on the creek. who lost Wag-
onS, harness, camp outfits. clothing and
left entirely destitute. The citizens are
donating clothing and provisions. The
bodies. horribly mutilated, We're recover
ed today Newby'S parents live at Long
mont, Colo
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
STALE OLD STORY.
Chicago Record Rehashes Agent Te-
fcr's Report.

CHICAGO, July 31-A special to the
Record from its correspondent with
the troops now on the way to the scene
Of the Wyoming Indian troubles says:
Inc Indians are reported camped on
rail river, and the settlers assert that
just so soon as the troops get near the
settlement they will attack the In
dams and rely upon the troops for as
Sfstance The settlers have scouts out
in the mountains. One returned a
short time ago and claims that there
is camp of about 200 Indians in a
valley about twenty miles from Marys-
vale, but it is hard to get reliable in
formation.
One of the settlers who has returned
relates that he saw five Indians, and
another arriving about an hour later
claims that all the Indians on the Fort
Hall agency are camped on Fall river
Most of the settlers rely for their sus-
tenance and revenue on hunting the
big game. They slaughter large
parties they conduct through
Jackson's Hole slaughter more
game in one year than the
Indians do in five, but the settlers
are under cover of a new law which
was passed February %, 1895, which
was to prevent the Strengthening of
game except during the months of
September, October and November,
and then only the male animals. ex-
cept such as were actually needed for
the hunters subsistence.
The settlers were anxious to keep the
Indians out of the country. as every
animal that they killed meant a source
of so much revenue lost to the white
men. and they intended to put a stop
to the Indians visiting the country
The settlers last year declared that if
the Indians hunted for big game this
season they would organize and wipe
them out. The settlers look upon the
big game as their exclusive property
and in fact during my stay in the
Jackson's Hole country I was fed on
fresh killed elk meat. If the Indians
were voters of the state of Wyoming
their right to kill game would never be
questioned.
There are a few good citizens ranch
ing in Jackson's Hole country. but the
majority of the settlers are men who
have left their country for the coun-
try's good. The Jacksons Hole coun-
try is recognized as a place Of refuge
of outlaws of every description from
Wyoming. Idaho and the adjacent
states.
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EXCITEMENT AT EVANSTON.
More Particulars About the Battle
Tuesday Morning.

Tuesday Morning.
ISpecal to The Herald
EVANSTON, Wyo., July 31.-The ex-
element over the tragic death of the
two officers who were engaged in the
battle with the two outlaws. Pat
Coughlin and Fred George, which took
place over in Utah about eight miles
from here yesterday morning, has
quoted down considerably, but there
is still a determined effort being made
to bring the men to justice.
This morning the officers of the law
are preparing to start out after the
men, but there is not the least indi-
cation where they are likely to be
found, and as they have more than
twenty-eight hours start of the officers
there is no knowing when or where
they can be found.
A more careful Investigation of the
facts connected with the deplorable
conflict OF yesterday morning makes it
almost certain that the officers were
reckless. or at least part of them were.
1t is not possible to say definitely who
was to blame because two of the men
are cold in Deaths embrace, and it
will never be known just what their
plan of action was or what motives
actuated them further than that they
were determined TO capture the out
laws at any cost.
Deputy Sheriff Calverly is a very
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
BOSH!
Secretary Ryder Gets Rid of Some
Ideas.

NEW YORK, July 31.-Secretary
Ryder of the Indian department of the
American missionary association has
been in correspondence with the inter-
Tor department concerning the Ban
mock Indian uprising. AS a result of
his investigation of the matter, he
says:
IF ever in the history of our coun-
try a protest ought to be raised by
Christian people against the slaughter
of the Indians it is now. The Ban
nocks under the laws of the govern
meme are allowed to hunt The game
laws of Wyoming forbid this A party
of Bannocks killed lot of game in
Wyoming. They were arrested and
while being taken to Jail sixteen or
! seventeen were shot down in their
tracks unarmed. Those of us who
know of the brutal character of many
of the white men that live in this
western territory and their intense
hostility to the Indians, have grave
suspicion that this was planned in or
der to kill the Indians. General Miles
has given his testimony that the Ban
nocks are among the most peaceab
and on the whole one of the best tribes
on the prairie.
Governor Richards of Wyoming
Should at once enforce the laws
against the white men that were the
first aggressors and then bring the le-
gal matter into court.
IF the slayers of the Indians are
promptly arrested and the Bannocks
know that they will be impartially
tried and severely punished if found
guilty, the uprising will at once be at
an end"
Secretary Ryder says he has received
assurance from the department of the
interior that his opinion is correct as
to the lawless outrages upon the In
dams, and that being the case that
there need be no apprehension that the
troops there viii use harsh measures
against the Indians. No means within
the reach of the department of the in
terror, he says. will be spared to bring
the guilty parties to Justice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
CHASE FOR THE WOMAN.
A witness That is Badly Wanted by
the Prosecution.

SAN FRANCISCO, July S1-The
chase for the woman who, it is alleg-
ed. was inveigleG into Emanuel
church by Durrant, and to whom he
subsequently appeared nude, still con-
tinues. The story now is TO the effect
that Durrant met the lady, under an
ARRANGEMENT to take her TO party
or social gathering The two met in
accordance with the agreement, and
as they approached the church Dur
rant suddenly thought of the books
he needed at the meeting. He in
duced his companion to enter the
church with him, and left her at side
room while he disappeared into the
library. Soon, the story goes, he re-
turned minus his clothing. The lady,
though half-fainting from fright,
kent her presence of mind, and by a
stratagem, escaped without her hat
and gloves. These articles he hand
ed out of one of the front windows to
her. with a threat of death if she
should say a word about the affair.
This story is anonymous, and no
one has come forward to subStantlate
il. The utmost efforts of the police
have failed to show that there is
particle of truth in the accusation.
Men and women are found in abund-
ance who saw they have heard other
people say it was true, but when
pressure is brought to bear the fabric
coliapses.
CAPTAIN Lees. however, still believes
that the rumor has foundation IN
fact
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
GEORGE AND COUCHLIN.

marked to his companion that they
must ride through TO Salt Lake that
night if it killed their horses.
One of them also stated in converse
ton with the men that he had once
been an inmate Of the Reform school,
and was the party who eloped with
Maggie Faulkner.
Mounting their horses, the fellows
rode rapidly away toward Salt Lake.
Shortly afterwards the officers
learned of the visit. and on getting a
description Of the men. became firmly
convinced that they were the out
laws.
An armed posse at once started in
pursuit and rode as far as Hooper,
but, getting no information of the
fellows, returned.
Last evening. however, the Salt Lake
officers got wind that at about I
o'clock these two men came through
Kaysville, headed for salt Lake The
reports from that point and ogden
were so straight that the authorities
We're convinced that the outlaws were
actually on their way to this city, and
all was soon hustle and activity at
the police station and the Sheriff's Of
flee, the two departments working to-
gether in the matter.
Captain Donovan with Officers
Janey. Sheets, Raleigh and Carey,
took the patrol wagon and rode out
to d point three miles north of the
Hot Springs. They were armed with
Winchesters and revolvers.
Officers Paul and Pack, mounted
and armed with rifles, were sent up
on the north bench TO patrol that dis
trict.
Officers Shannon and Pratt, mounted,
went up Citv Creek canyon. in the
chance that the fugitives might try to
enter the city through that route.
Deputy Sheriffs Miller and Thomas,
with a posse of six men, all heavily
armed. scattered about the country
near the Hot Springs, and Deputy
Sheriff Guthrie, with two men, pa
trOled another section.
When The officers were all distribut-
ed. it was believed that every avenue
was cut off. and that 1T would be
utterly impossible for the despera-
does to escape. Developments were
awaited with anxiety, but they were
slow in coming. At midnight word
was received from Captain Donovan
10 the effect that he had learned that
the two men had cut off to the east,
going into the mountains, some two
miles north of the point where his
POSSE was located. This led to belief
that the o1'+lar'-S Intended tn core
down through City Creek canyon, but
they would hardly be able TO get over
the mountains until dawn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
A DARING COUPLE.
Attempt TO Rob "a Safe in Broad
Daylight.


CLEVELAND, Ohio, July Sl.-TwU
men attempted to rob the safe of the
bartholomew Brewing company on
Michigan street today. One engaged
the bookkeeper in conversation, while
the other slipped into a rear office and
when discovered by the bookkeeper
was busily at work on the safe. An
alarm was Immediately raised and
both thieves started down the street
with crowd behind them yelling
stop thief" a policeman soon over
took one of the men, who drew re-
volver and, after a short struggle,
broke away with a pair of handouts
dangling to one of his wrists. The
fugitive ran a short distance and then
turned and deliberately fired several
shots at the policeman, who promptly
returned the fire. None of the shots
hit anyone. The thief again run and
DASHED into the BUILDING occupied Dy
the Sherwin Williams company, and
up several flights of stairs. The thief
reached the fourth floor and then he
was cornered at a window by some of
the employees. A fight took place.
The fellow was desperate. He knocked
down several men and threw thee out
of the window. There was a roof OF
lower building just below the win
dow and the men falling on this
escaped safely. A policeman arrived at
this point and with a blow of his fist,
laid the fellow low. He was then
hustled to the central station and gave
tie name of Joseph Rawson, and said
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
CABIN WHERE THE THIEVES
WERE LOCATED.

some people went up Ogden canyon
sightseeing, and while there met two
horsemen, armed with rifles and riding
faded animals. There was some con-
versation between the parties. and the
horsemen mentioned the killing near
Wasatch. apparently desiring to ascer-
tain what had been heard regarding it.
They soon rode on, however, and en-
tering ogden, crossed the river near
the Southern Pacific rOundhouse and
stopped at Williams blacksmith shop
to have horse shod. The riders were
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both young men and in every respect
ansE cred the description of the muir
derers. The horses were nearly worn
ont and blood flowed from the TANKS
If one. the result of vigorous squirting.
When the men dismounted they
cooked their rifles and kept them in
their hands. Their appearance at
tractec some attention and group of
men gathered, but the identity OF the
STRANGERS was not at the time sus-
pected.
The horsemen again displayed in
tense interest in the reports of the
killing of the officers. and after cues
flaming the men who had gathered,
Sinslly sent q boy up town for daily
/. TaTer. When it arrived they. scanned
re report eagerly, and seemed much
disturbed by it. By this time the
morse was slIod ana one q the men re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
IN STAR VALLEY.
Settlers Preparing to Move Ont
With Their Families.


MONTPELIER, Ida, July 3.-Joe
Henry, of Star Valley, has just come
in with his family. He says the set
tiers across the mountains in Wyo-
ming are greatly alarmed and many
are preparing to move out with their
families. Now that the military have
headed off the Indians on the north
and northeast the only feasible outlet
for them is either via Lander or
through Star Valley.
A courier is also in from Lanes
creek, in the Caribou country, thor
oughly alarmed and in quest of am
munition. Although he does not
know from what tribe they are, he
says the Indians are creating great
damage to the ranches by destroying
food supplies and other movable ar
ticles. AS yet no one has been hurt,
but serious trouble is anticipated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
ARE NEARLY STARVED.
Peace Can Be Had If Rations Are
Increased.

DENVER, July S1.-A News special
from Lander, Wy. says; This has
been a quiet day with an entire
absence of the wild tales of last
night. Two men came in from Jack
sons Hole last night, one of them
being the special correspondent of
the New York Herald He reported
that the Indians had not killed any
whites. This was great relief TO
many persons here who had friends
and relatives living in Jackson's
Hole. The Indians tonight are camp
ed near Oregon Buttes. The people
of Dubois are still keepir-s d SHARP
lookout.
1t was talked loudly today among
the Shoshones they were starving and
that they would rather die fighting
soldiers than starve to death. This
is an agreed state of facts among the
Bannocks. Utes. Lemhis and Sho-
shones. and at the proper time the
government will be informed that
peace can be secured only by increas-
ing their rations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
SETTLERS ARRESTED.
Seven Men Who Killed the Ban,
nocks in the Tolls.

CHICAGO, July 'S1.-The Record S
correspondent with the troops on the
way TO Jackson's Hole wires tonight
that very few of the settlers in the
upper part of the Teton Basin, the
part of the country through which to-
days march has been, have been
frightened over the threatened Indian
trouble. One house at the entrance of
Moose Greek canyon was barricaded
by a high fence of carroll poles and
during the period when exciting re-
ports were being brought out from
Jackson's Hole. the neighboring ranch
men and their families spent the night
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
RICHARDS ASKS QUESTIONS.
Wants the Indians Returned to the
Reservation.
Especial to The Herlld.I

Especial to The Herlld.I
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July G.-Gover-
nor Richards telegraphed Indian Com
missioner Brown at a late hour to-
night as follows:
Il have reliable information that 200
Indians. supposed to be Utes, were
seen yesterday near South Pass, Ere
mont county, also forty Sioux on Red
Water creek, same county. All were
mounted and armed, and without wo-
men or children. The people of FIRE.
mont county are in arms and wire me
for assistance. Cannot these ind all
Indians in Wyoming be returned to
their reservation?
''W. A. RICHARDS,
Governor of wyoming
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
BIG STEEL COMPANY.
1t win soon Be Located In chicag

1t VIII Soon Be Located In Chicago.
ChiCAGU, july 5I.-A local paper
today has the following:
Another great steel company will
soon be located in Chicago and this
city will become the center of the
largest output of locomotive and car
wheel tires in the country Well
founded reports are to the effect that
a deal is on foot whereby the Chicago
Tire and Spring company's plant at
Melrose will pass into the hands of
the Latrobe Steel Tire and Iron COM
pany. This is only the first move to-
ward a consolidation of all the steel
tire interests in the United States
which will bring Chicago some of the
largest steel interests in the east and
eventually give employment to an
immense number of people There
are in the country only five companies
which manufacture locomotive and
car wheel tires and the plan is to
merge them into one big concern.
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DIAGRAM OF THE SCENE OF THE MURDER

cautious man, and the position which
he took at the cabin where the con-
flict took place would indicate that
his caution did not desert him at the
critical moment.
The officers, as has been stated, ar
rived at the cabin or near there
about 4:30 Tuesday morning and left
their horses and wagon. down some
distance from the house off from the
road, and then began prospecting
around to find out if the men they
were after were about. They search
ed for their horses in the meadow and
after looking about some time found
them up in the corner not far from
the house. Officer Stage knew the
horses by the description and as they
appeared as though they had been
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WICHITA, Kan, July 31.-The Arkan-
saS river is yet higher today and the re-
ports of damage all along the course of
the river swell the aggregate loss, though
it is impossible to estimate it with any
degree of accuracy. The waters of CHS
holm creek, in the packing house dis
trict, are impregnated with ammonia
from the ice plants and millions of dead
fish are floating on the surface, having
been poisoned by the chemicals.
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The Salt Lake officers were thrown
Into d, fever OF excitement last evening
when it was learned that Pat Cough
lin and Fred George, the young des-
peradoes who on Tuesday shot and
killed Deputy Sheriff Dawes of Evan
ston and Constable Thomas Stage of
Echo, were headed for Salt Lake.
It seems that yesterday afternoon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
NEW is BETTER
THAN THE Old,
Defender Once More Shows
Her Heels to the
Vigilant.
BEST BOAT BUILT HERE,
Fin-Keel Boat is Improving
Right Along.

Result of Yesterdays Races Shows
That the Fight For the Cup on
the American Side VIII Be Made
BY the Defender or the Vigil
Iante, With the Chances Greatly
in Favor OF the Former Flyer
Jubilee Did Not Start.