Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-03
PURSUIT
Statement Of tho Affair by Captain
Donovan.
MMY EXAGGERATED ACCOUNTS.
At DO Time hid tie Police Have tho
Opportunity to Surround or
capture the Drsperadocs.

Nhplsln Donovan anu the police
officers associated with him ia tho
attempt to capture the murderefs,
Coughlln anu George, who escaped
from City Creek canyon Thursday
nisht, were ia East canyon yesterday,
and probably are far Oh 10 the south.
east TO-DAY, feel that an Injustice has
been done the officers In the published
accounts, first Ia the glowing nstraiivs
Of tnlcial exploits which uid not take
lace, and second In cJndemning them
ior doing what they JiI not dc.
AZ 70 tho accounts VI lighting IN
CITY Creek, the captain ssys these
were greatly exaggerated, making the
Ulcers appear to pJtses. all advantage
when they dii not, aud c9us,quently
when Coughliu and George gus away
making II appear like blundrfing on
tue pHtt o. tue police, when In fact tho
dtslrihidus hau the advantage u ths
tUlHrts light through. Referring to
tue bDuulllul Incident, tue narration
~ winch II credited to Officer sueets,
the CAPTAIN says the IeiItyrrt hal no
Description. Here b. the suusIsurs OF
CaWuiu DJuuyAL's statement as made
t1dry.
ave learned on Wednesday night
lha' CUushuu aut uyufRe were Ia
DNvi. county, q 1t probably would
c 'mc through BIu aulul Ia tho nigh,
70 We went 90 tuiut uOfth VI Ihr H1t
Sptiu's aud uapu.Irl tue tuatfuulI
huoul o'clock lhur-uay mOrnIuy. A.
10 utv uyp'af,d up 30 taat tine, AUD Il
was only fumst pu wuIrh wa hHu
come out, ~ uutinlle Information haN-
ng been received, 40 concluded mat
us dsyl8ht coon vU. W. hy GA ". ID
NOulI uc best u proceed NEARER -
BauIti.ul.
"wcsli got toto the wagon and had
uCRtud BJuuiItul when Va INST four
nucsslct'r wagons, following lfslty
closely brn.ud each other. IL waaB.lll
quite dAfI, sbJ w were sbie 10
tro only Hshuft uiblaucr. Wotufued 10
Tho Tlght amt Httr pas-iug the WAGONS
when W.T. heard Two hOuemsn who
were on tue opposite side Oi tho nTst
wagon. converting with the driver
nhuut breaking uOtsrs. We had NO
| reason . think they were the men VIZ
VA ted. AZ We got along, Otiicst
! Armstrong said that one Oi tue horse.
| men had gun. ordered turn, 10
We could follow and lnd out VINO insy
were, bu. by that time could not SEQ
| them. got out OF the wagon and ran
ahead 10 the front huCksteT'a wngop.
| The hOFsemen we're gone. asked tho
| driver where thuy were, auu was told
they had turned out a tow yards back.
Wa tried 10 IND them, but osuld
| get no trae. OF them, ~ they were
| entirely cut OF Sight. II We had
known the men when passing Al ffst
we could have shot them down. But
VIZ dld not know them or have an idea
| they were the dosnetadOsf; aud ws
/ could not take tho chance Ui sh 0ilng
| uuN u two inuocout tneu. We bad to
| tlnd out something about them beiofS
| doing any shooting. | would fAtheI
lot NIFTY guilty men escape than shOu
| down innocent persons. No one MAJ
| this men sO ~ TO recognize them. The
| sight Of gun drew our attention, Rud
| then tue ulsappeafanco Of the msu
convinced US they were tbs ones
/ wanted.
81 Immediately ssnt 10 town for six
/ hOfsor, aud also request 10 send men
! up CITY Greek, where was convinced
| the dUsperauUea would 20. We tracked
them up the hill, nnd once got on
wtOug trail TOR considerable distance.
! That pug us quite n bit behind. Be-
sidrs, when horses came, there weTs
only two instead VI ak, 20 that only
two u W. could Tush nn ahead. TINS
! JauEey Hud | uIt. We followed tho
| trail with great difficulty 10 CITY Creek,
! where We cgrIe sgfYss Pratt aud shan
! uOu, We kept on tue trail, ana going
! az = hill, fUipI horse. which was a
lively RuiuEl, got lew rods aheai.
| just gs fIat rescued the summit,
bullet itlm higher hlll further on
| whist!Ul psst hts head. The dSspoTa-
does Iai lire on him.
1--WE all went iUryAtd, endeAvoring
| 10 bu CAuliOuS, as WI remembered the
Lesson II tue killing VI Slagg anu
| Dawes By these outlaws. We SAW that
they were on tne UFow OF u hill which
commanded our position AMI all around
tho country, The outlaws had tds start
uius. We opened tite, advancing ~
We could, until finally tue do.psrsdoes
lett the brow Of the hill anu got ia the
brush, leaving their horses. We did
not rush right upon lhslu, flr We
! would have been shot down, uut va
tried to get close aud alaO cut
Oh tueir retreat. 80 ctegt
around tue hill, taking the
chance OF being dropped by them.
When the other side was reached, they
hal LETT the hill anu gone into tue
thick brush farther up tho canyon, but
We found thelr saddles anu blankets.
We had passed them % close they con-
nderul II best ~ get out.
"Rlgnt tueTr, | concluded they were
out o! our TracH. We all saw theTs
war NJ chance VI getting behind them,
lad they could move on GB fast as wo
To- 90, y,lA the GerlEinly on Cug part
hat Il We press Ell down ON the brush
lnpy would suOgt Va down Ral We
,yHuld have 30 chance. We consulted,
and came down vita lhe hOTbrs, lsAy-
Inv tht.v al our UliiceTs who nsI cone
10 ,nvvAryun, bat dlI not meet with
no tI'l after the sA7Otiug 10y ant escape
o.! tne .utlaVb, ~ guatds. WHEN Wo
came down was Urdsrsdup agaiu snd
vtul, anu while Heptd We could get
them, / saw no cnRuGe Ot n. Tho men
never were really within our reach.
/ 10 nave shDt them NJ bouut!fll ueiJTu
leaning VINO thry were would have
! urun 20 have taken tho chance oi
sa0O,iug Innocent meu, whirh would
| 100, dc. We IuVer had chance in
| Clty Creek canyon"
Ihis - the bum Of Cspiain popo-
CONTINUED on rage fivs.)