The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-09

Fflt Aetthsts
Since the awful tragedies Of last week,
nothing else la. been discussed ia this
community, and sigh Of relief was
breaihed IN this locality Tuesday when
the news reached here that Coughlin
aud George had been captured Monday
morning At 10 o'clock by Tooelc officers
ncai Grantsville, Tooele county.
Ever since the brush in City creek
canyon, where they were la-t seen by
officers, they have been located nearly
every hour, and at places ranging FROM
five to one hundred miles apart.
Friday night {, was reported they were
seen at rcca, where they were reported
20 have held upa man and taken sii
from him later they were -aid TO have
been seen NJ Kimbalrs. at Park CITY.
at usicn, at MIL Greek, Murray, aud %
dozen other places, aud Ii h the suppo.i.
ton that these rumors were circulated
by friends % the outlaws to throw the
officers Oft the trail. Oi course all the
rumors could not be true. aud subse.
quent developments prove that the
Murray report was true, where they
took a couple Of horses from in front Of q
saloon and proceeded toward ro)elc
county, presumably to join with q band
Of cattle thieves aud o,herctimiuals .aid
to be operating In that section.
This move, however, resulted de.
Astrously to them, for the Tooele officers
had been warned, posse formed and
the outlaws were captured at 10 O'Clock
Monday morning in South Willow can.
yon, few miles below the Third Term
mine. They surrendered without
fight, and begged their captors not to
shoot. The capturing posse was com
posed Of City Marshal J. 7. Meacham,
A. q. sandberg, II. r. Booth, Jr., Al.
bert Erickson, Rnell Barres, John Ry.
dalch, Richard Rydalch and Steven
worthing,on, all oiGrantsylllc.
THE CAPTURE.
The posse reached the Third Term
mine aboit daybrcak, the journey
thither having occupied about m hour
About three miles down the canyon
from the mine, they discovered horse,
which led them to think that the boys
were hidden In the brush. Orders were
ut once given for the members Of the
posse TO surround the brush. The banks
were very meagerly covered, so It was
only necessary to station men above and
below the vicinity where the horse was
seen, and on either bank, In order to
make II impossible for Coughlin and
George TO escape in any direction with.
ont being seen.
Marshal Mcacham and Richard Ry-
dalch were the first to discover the trail.
They had ridden on some little distance
ahead Of tn rest Of the posse. But on
seeing the horse Rydalch went back At
once to call up the others, while Mea-
cham remained and gave bogus orders
intended to convey to the iugitiyes the
idea that there was large force Of men
with him. When all the men had got
together, they scattered up and down
either side OF the bank, and some dis.
lance above and below where the horse
was seen. Then one Of the officers spied
one OF the men in the brush. Az was
learned afterwards. the thieves had
come down into the brush from the
cabin where they had taken supper 10
have nap, but they had oversight
themselves. 1t was long after daylight
when the officers came upon them, and
they had intended to move on before
that time. Certain at last Of their men,
the officers began closing in and fred a
few shots into the brush TO Grive the
men out. The move was successful.
couGnLlN suRRENDRRs.
Coughlin appeared on the west side
Of the brush. The officers ordered him
10 throw up his hands, which he did
with apparent willingness, begging tine
officers at the same time not to shoot
John Rydalch, Ruel Barres aud Gus
sandberg were upon him Immediately.