The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-31
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EVANSTON. Wyo., July 3O.-A party
of Utah officials left Ogden this even
ing for Evanston to join in the search
for the two horse thieves who have
been doing such desperate work during
the past few days. The announcement
that two officers had been killed dur
ing the day created considerable excite
ment. The party consists OF Sheriff
Hardy, of Salt Lake; Sheriff Wright,
of Ogden; Deputies Irwin and Steel, of
Salt Lake, and Deputy Marshals Dyer
and Cannon. The party reached
Evanston at II o'clock this evening
and went at once to the court house,
where District Judge Knight was in
waiting, who explained the situation
in brief. From City Marshal William
Taylor The Herald representative
gathered the following facts:
Message From Allison.
About O'Clock Monday night, he
received a message from a Mr.. ALI
son, at Wasatch, saying he knew
where the two horse thieves were
which the Utah and Wyoming officials
after were camped, and to come with
a posse and he would show them
where they were. Constable Stage, of
Echo, one Of the Utah officials, was
here and was anxious to go after them
at once, as he had been following them
for several days. The marshal waited
the return Of the deputy sheriff Of this
county who was away, when a party
was made up of Deputy Sheriff Robert
Calverly, COnsta bic T A. Stagg, n E
Dawes and City Marshal Taylor and
they started At u o'clock for the place
where the men were supposed to be
camped.
The party missed the way and did
not reach the place until 4:30 Tuesday
morning They found a cabin in z lit
tie SuIch, but no sign Of anyone about
y search was MADE for the horses.
which ii was known the robbers had,
and at last they were found i'll d
meadow near by.
Constable Stage examined them as
well as he could in the dark. and was
satisfied thew were the horses stolen
in Utah. Taylor also examined them
and felt sure they were the horses, so
it was thought the men must be in
the cabin. The party surrounded the
house, Dawes coming about sixty
yards to the south. Stagg was about
100 yards northwest, and Calverly and
Taylor took a position on the east to
guard the only door in the house.
There was spring not far from the
door, and Taylor got permission to go
and get a drink, when the door was
opened and a man appeared with q
gun.
The First Indication.
This was the first indication that the
men were inside. CalveTly fired, and
the shot struck the butt of the rob
ber'S gun, and be sprang back and
closed the door They then began fir
ing at Dawes through the window,
and after firing about thirty shots at
him where he lay behind a post they
shot him through the body, killing
him instantly. Dawes had fired thir-
teen shots.
The men then sprang out through
the window and ran around the
house, and one of them shot and
killed Stagg. \ knoll of ground hid
them from Taylor and CaIveriy, but
suddenly the largest one Of the
! desperados appeared on top of lit
tie hill, about forty feet away, and
opened fire on the officers. One shot
cut through Tayior's coat collar, an
/ other went through the front of his
( coat and a third brushed Calverly's
/ hose, when a shot fired by Calverly
I struck the gun of the robber and dis
! abled it, and it was thought it had
/ killed the man. The officers only had
/ one shell each left, and they retired
/ to their wagon and retrested down
/ the canyon To WaSatch, where they
| wired to Evanston for ammunition
and more men. Here they met Ali
/ son and another man. Allison prom
/ ised to go back with the officers, but
/ he did not come up with them. Had
/ he done so they could have killed the
+ desperados or held them until the
achievements arrived, because they
90 he a0h
when they got within about two miles
of the place, but they had no shells
and Allison failed to come and they
/ did not venture up.
RiddIed With Bullets.
A party of sixty men, headed by
Judge Knight, went out at once and
met the two officers. and it was
thought the men were still in the cabin
and the place was riddled with bullets
! before any one went near, but it was
found that the thieves had flown
! The bodies of the two officers killed
were brought to Evanston, where an
| inquest was held at Il o'clock tonight
The thieves had taken the guns and
ammunition off the dead men killed,
/ leaving a disabled gun on the ground
The sheriff of Summit county, Utah,
is out with small party after the
men, and the Utah and Wyoming Off
! Gals here VIII start out at CLOCK
/ this morning The thieves are in a
bad way. as their horses are played
out and they are in an open country,
and it is thought they will be over
! taken tomorrow, when another pitched
! battle will be fought, as they are well
armed and are known to have over 800
rounds Of ammunition.
The people of Evanston are terribly
wrought UP over the killing of Dawes,
( &C he is A,-y,a
man and the desperadoes will not be
given any chance if overtaken by some
of the men who are on their trail.
i Stages body will be sent to Echo to-
morrow.
ROMERO's TRIAL.
CITY OF MEXICO. July 3o-Aug. has