The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-10

Of being able to decipher paper
talk. which to them seemed a
marvellous accomplishment About
this time one of the robbers, who
had just had his ear shot off by old
Hatch for having awkwardly stamped
ed a band of horses which they we're
preparing to steal, deserted the Red
Band and Joined the cattle men.
Prompted by spirit of revenge, this
crop-eared outlaw Cheerfully led the
Stocl6men to the camp of the robbers
and the battle was on in no time. The
deserter was recognized at once and
promptly perforated by the members
of the band, who, after emptying their
rifles, galloped away, leaving two of
their numbers behind. Insead of being
frightened by this encounter, the Red
Band became more desperate and dar-
ing. In the meantime, old Hatch be
came to be hated as much as he was
feared by the members of his gang
They might have killed him off, and
doubtless would have done so, only
Hatch had a son who naturally would
inherit the command. and who would
Just as naturally do some killing him
self on his fathers account, SO Hatch,
sr., -KaW, as he was called.
was permitted to live. One day the
band was surprised by a company of
cowboys and a fierce and desperate
fight followed. 1t had been quietly ar
ranged among the members of the Red
| Band that their leader should be re-
| moved during their next engagement.
! A Navajo, who hated the Ute leader on
| general principles. and particularly be-
( cause of his cruelty to the drunken man
at Epsum Wash, had been selected to
Kill old Hatch. This particular battle
was so fierce and fatal that it seemed
| for time that old Hatch. who always
| fought at the head of his band, must
! surely fall, but he did not. Men went
! down at his very elbow and still he sat
I on his horse as though he were bullet
proof. The cowboys, fighting in a little
! open park, we're at a great disad-
vantage, for the robbers were
among the trees and rocks. Two
| of the cowboys had their horses shot
! from ucder them and now as they
! leaped to places behind two of Their
companions, old Hatch shouted to his
men and the Red Band. uttering a wild
yell, dashed forward in pursuit of the
! cowboys who we're already flying from
the field. The Navajo who had been ex-
peeting old Hatch to fall at every vol
ley from the cowboys, was disappoint-
! ed He had allowed the golden opportu-
nifty to pass, and the thought of il
| made him desperate He had caught
quick side glances from two or three
of his companions during the engage
! ment, and now as they charged he saw
them laughing at him. They were call
ing him a coward-squaw-in theil
minds and the shame of it all made hin
mad Young Hatch had caught tht
glance Of the red murderers and knew
what it meant.
Now, rowi' said one of the gane
riding close to the Navajo. But thu
firing from the enemy had ALREADY
ceased. and the Navajo knew that i
their leader were to fail now the cir
cumstance would attract attention. ant
cause young Hatch to investigate. H
did not know that the watchful hei
apparent had an eye on him. and nov
when his companions called hin
"squaw" to his very face he raised hi
rife aad fred The assassin hat
scarcely taken his eyes from his fall
ing victim when a bullet from yount
Hatoh's rifle passad through his heart