The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-10
WYOMING NEWS.
Conspiring to Murder Ranchman-
Disastrous Floods.

! Sundance. Wyo., June San Of
fcer has arrived here with Annie
Cunningham, who was recently ar
rested in South Dakota for the murder
/ of Ed. Barnard, a ranchman near here,
after chase of thousands of miles and
covering a period of sthree months.
/ Cunningham, it was alleged, shot his
i victim in cold blood and it seems he
/ was assisted in his crime, for it has de-
veloped during the past few days that
Barnard's killing was the result of a
carefully laid plot.
Mrs. Barnard, wife of Cunningham
victim, was brought TO town Sunday
and placed under arrest, charged with
completely in her husbands death. It
is alleged by the authorities that one of
Barnard's sons, now at large, is also
implicated in the killing. which was the
result of a conspiracy between Cum
ningham, who was, Mrs. Barnard's
lover. and the rest Of the family to get
the husband and father out of the
way. Cunningham is an outlaw. horse
thief and cattle rustler. Feeling here
against the accused is runnig high, but
no trouble of lynching is feared.
FLOODS AT CHEYENNE.
Cheyenne. Wyo., June Sit has
rained necessarily here and in this
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all streams are out of their banks and
in many places in the valleys the
ranches and hay meadows are flooded
to depth of three feet. Many bridges
have been washed out and as a result
stage and mail routes are tied up.
Trips acros country are made with
difficulty and as all streams must be
with much danger
NOTES.
The Knickerbocker Wheel club will
run its first annual road race on old
ordinary bicycles at Cheyenne next
Saturday. 1t is expected Governor
Richards, State Treasurer Hay and
other prominent officials will partici-
pate on their ice wagons"
Fort Russell troops took possession of
Cheyenne Monday and quelled an i'm
aginary riot. dispensing the mob and
arresting the leaders with great reality.
The troops. which compose the Eighth
infantry, are considered the best drilled
and disciplined soldiers in the west.
Nicholas Haas, employed as a track
repairer near New Castle. on the the
Burlington railroad, was struck by an
express train and killed Monday after
noon while at work with a gang of
men.
The annual election of officers of the
Knickerbocker Wheel club at Cheyenne
Tuesday, w. r. Schnitger, mayor of
Cheyenne, was elected president.
Among the members of this wheel club
are Governor w. a. Richards. Secre-
tary OF State c. W. Burdick, State
Treasurer II. C. Hay, Ex-Governor A.
W. Barber, and in fact nearly all of
the state, county and city officers.
Great interest is being taken at Chey-
enne and points in northern Colorado
over the coming fight between Jerry
Haley and Fred Ross, lightweights of
Denver, which VIII be pulled off on
June 20. The battle ground has not
been selected, but in all probability a
train will be run over the line into
Colorado and ring pitched on the
open prairie. Betting is 10 to on
Haley.
There are five men confined in the
county hospital at Cheyenne who lost
feet or legs while beating their way on
Union Pacific trains near that city.
All are getting along nicely and will
recover.
Twenty-Five thousand acres of land
lying under the Pioneer canal, near
Laramie have been purchased and will
be colonized by 100 negro families from
Alabama.
During a heavy thunder storm at
Casper few days ago lightning struck
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horses. They were valuable work ami
mails.
The Saratoga mail route has been
changed from Rawlins to Fort Steele.
Bishop Ethelbert Talbot of the Wyo-
ming-Idaho diocese has been presented
with purse of gold, amounting TO
5000. The bishop will attend the Lam
beth conference, to be held in London
the coming summer.
A five-ton smelter has been erected
at Cooper Hill. near Laramie, and will
begin work at once. The smelter is one
which will reduce five tons of ore in u
hours.