The Lamar register., 1898-08-17
! 14GEDY AT KOKOMo.
r,crRs ANo RossERs kILLED.
= u,,d 9ps frsun BescksnridEe XIII
1 sssri= csarsd and samasr whit
1 vss rrisd 10 Arrest Them.

~ following details Of a tras-
| pesT shaJ place:
rsh Uith a gang of hoid-pps
hrfr tarly this afternoon, e1-
Tu Z. conrad of summit conn-
silIsd and sumner Whitney. n
| ts5,sr. hn-lnr-s man of kokomc
| T-,f-uiv fatally injured. Dick
sBs % The robbrEr. WIS Killed
i5Fr tnnky. another. was NOR
w5r-slaI a man named Reilly.
-. ltb the rabtAerS so the time
1 ssastfnz, wss captured and it t.
rsFEsiv that he wiil b. lynehssi
N uaTulDE
trfrAs ts-twrcu thH officers aud
49, WIS the Outcomr of long
n crimes cnmmiitssi Ia Victor.
4. f,rzrE. Golineld. Iiucckenrisigc
| sbr- nlulug caIatrs of the district
stegf- cor all OF whhch II u b.,
n ,br gang npw dad OF In Gus
49, frzp1usll'ie
hi 10 the srries % rpbbsfieS o.
j >: RrsekenrhiEr last might. The
va % have oJt'urred IN Lead
uLlsbrr the gang Was headed.
5sEs alTFady formulated for fh.
..ap and IoptinE % the Pioneer
BT Ib,- ronfession of Maniey,
n rrr rgbters. it j. known that
srg la. gnmmltteh ~ least tive
h, slrsr ~ rgaaiESTtan. Ia al
d thg mugdeF uf nfiirer Conrad
~ Fna 10. mortal woandiux nf
- Waltury Tisc-e two murders
mi 10 ths Cripple Crrek district
iba rUmmtssicn of rsil,tNsfiss
= ta victims uu- a Victor sa-
herr
rd-s ta facts Ei.auc,i here To-
s-ara gIss cuufcsslan % Nsufey
tvzl UzLer s1urcs-s. "a hpTenrs that
nirk Bryan. Pug Ryan and
Hasua vent into tisr Iicuvrf sa-
ss tFsesFnrileF last night. mask
9 ssasd with shafEuh-. Winebss-
- antl Hvvolvrr~, Tor the purpose
3la1 tb- placr W. Fthi,sns the
srsv4 r1rsFas sSe,sa ss--k.as through
snztss unr os tir mra carrying
sguu Brftirnmliy discharged his
pc - he strpT.cJl ht~isis the door
Eiaan. The charge teoS cffect
, EglEs. taIng ns more harm
. fr.glisB ,h- f',-5pis. it the piaee.
= flat thry hsd aiBrtnei ,lisir
-, ~ rubl-rs 20; down to W'urk
great sgerd Whne Two nssfnt-rs
ElEs rsycff[ the crowd with
urrpaus. thr other tNu went
~ "a ~ the faro hank.
pH1 nat In pperasipn al shr
sll fsrnugh the f-ssket- % the
81 .Blaff< In tirir haste thcY
ssttd ils ssfe ana cash Fegi-tcr.
ssk t4rEs amount ~ mouey
lysHE Ia all they ss,Vnnc.i din
sai-t s'ud ibrev gold watches
50 ia rlaEcr.
b ~ brld-uIsz iutnp1 nu their
End iefi The plsr~. disappearing
ID u thr darkness. Il w Feots.
~ 5Ig.F;ug u the DenVer. offered
sfd q Stui foE she capture - the
-. An1nz thesr ~ whatu The 0f.
rrRlni Was made was NJ. =
b. formerly sheriff of the conn-
- E-rlg q memi-sr Of ilis Eocky
ban Isfrytive Association OF
tt q uhieh ,;cnerai Dave Cook
tsps
10 Tbs EurElns Conrad. who ear
dsEg'y sherif-s star. boarded
fa kUsUmu, 10 ths diTvction of
ssEU - lrarue,l The robbers had
t'irl re arrived hryai ahout fhopu
csllal un summer Whitney.
tn1uu business man. 10 whom
iaffri iis speret or his tui~Sion.
ErI, ubo has always borne the
siiou q being law abiding,
- f-1B. 81 once volunteered his
~ ir hsiping to capture the out
ir ths wen, that they wrre lo-
zS1d had Dot u--cn lang IN koko-
siurf BE- learned that a party con
Z . four laen. all strangers. was
ID 4n an Abaudoncd miners cab
az The cemetery. u mile from
He 10 onre went 10 Whitney
15lz'"l his Hnd Whitney armed
et and Ibr two started for the
aHrvuE there they found ihe
strangers l0unginE ON bnnks
Jhr cabin They rnierett and
- conversation with the men.
sasa they were pr0spss,tors. This
iarni appeared credible 10 Conrad
whitney. who nru~e and lcft the
Eith rGr Intention Of returning
Isu.
= oat>5le however. Conrad's sus-
% The men returned. and he
% Whitney he believed he would
le& abd make a further investiga-
10 this proposal Whitney agreed.
'he two rcsurned to the cnEin.
ihe.T return Conrad said;
o5S "a" must see what you hHys
lh,ier those blankets.
lbe instant the four men leaped
veg L"cI and firing commenced,
" i"N NJ the first shot. was