The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-01

Are Supplied With Food anc
Other Necessaries by Thei,
Friends-It Is a Wild Country.
Orangeville, Utah, March Eek
element has been high in Emery and
Carbon counties for some time over
the wholesale stealing of both cattle
and horses that has been done by a
lawless band of desperadoes gathered
together from different parts of the
country, some of them fugitives from
justice from other states They have
preyed upon the citizens until forbear-
ance ceased to be a virtue A short
time ago some fine horses were taken
from the premises of a Mr.. Whitmore
of Price, Carbon county, and all trace
of them was covered up. 1t was sup
posed they had been taken by a lawless
character of the name of Joseph Walk
er, who had for some time been max
ing his home in Price and vicinity, and
who had, it was supposed, been driving
other peoples cattle from the range
along the railroad The whereabouts
of the stolen horses were not known
until a few days ago, when word came
over the telephone from Price to Sher-
iff Tuttle of Emery county, residing in
GrangeVille, that the stolen animals
were located down on the San Rafael
river, about So miles away, and in
Emery county. The sheriff was asked
for his assistance to arrest this same
man Walker on a charge of grand lar
ceny, sent from Uintah county, the pa
pers having been sent to a man in
Price by the name of Maxwell, he
seemingly knowing where to put his
hand upon this fellow Walker
The sheriff of Emery county met the
party that were going in pursuit at
Cleveland. The party consisted of T.
whitmore. A futile, Maxwell, Mat
Thomas, Pete Francis and another
named Mcwillson. The party left
Cleveland on Tuesday, the 18th inst,
and reached the San Rafael river on
the afternoon of the 18th. They had
divided into two parties. Sheriff futile,
Whitmore and Maxwell being togeth-
ar. had been to the camp of Walker
and did not find him, but found an
other party by the name of Adams in
charge. He said that Walker had gone
up The canyon and would be back in
about an hour, but advised them not
TO follow him, as there might be
trouble The party then rode off.
thinking to intercept Walker on the
way back to camp.
They had not gone more than 100
yards from the camp when they were
fired upon from the hills by Walker |
They dismounted from their horses as
quickly as possible and endeavored to
get in hiding from the shots. The |
first shot struck Maxwelrs gun, split |
ting it and knocking the sights off.
making it useless. The next shot came |
very close to Mr. Whitmore's head.
The fourth shot struck Sheriff futile
in the thigh, passing clear through
and breaking his limb, leaving him
helpless and at the mercy of the des-
perado Walker. Each of the others
then ran their own way to keep out of
the range of the bullets of their assail-
ant, he having every advantage, being
above them and firing smokeless pow
der. and they could not see him. Sheriff
futile laid there, wounded, without
help for "a hours, without anything to
cover over him. and no fire, and the
desperate within so yards of him, he
not knowing but that at any time he
would come and kill him. the other
parties having seemingly left him to
his fate.
Along in the evening the buggy was
brought by Matt Thomas and he was
started for his home in Orangeville.
In the meantime McWillson had made !
his way to Cleveland and telephoned ,
o Orangeville the situation of the
sheriff. down on the San Rafael. A
party was soon on the move with fDr
n. P. Winter. all well armed, to help +.
axe care of Sheriff Tuttle and also to '
Lssist in taking the desperate who had 2
committed the crime. The party trav- I
led on into the night of Friday and
net the party coming out with the {
sheriff Part of them came
ack. while some of them went on to q
ne san Rafael river. At the present Y
rriting there is no news from the seat
{ war. Sheriff futile reached home J
bout 4 o'clock on Saturday morning. +
The sheriff has the sympathy of the c
hole community. a
Steps should be taken by the whole 3
tate to clear the eastern border of the
,wless band which infests the coun-
" and do not respect the lives of any
ne or the laws of our state.
The San Rafael country is Che wild l
st and most forbidding part of the =
purity of Emery and many despera- A
pes have their rendezvous there. The e
xpense of driving them out should be IL
et by the whole state. There are sup G
0sed to be about u in the gang and :,
,eir main camp is what is known as 5;
lie Robbers Roost," about IS miles II
ON the settled part Of the county Oh
any renegades from other states "
ather there. They prey upon sheep y
id eattiemen for some supplies and -