The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-14

Joe Bush, Sheriff futile of Emery
county, Sheriff Alfred of Carbon county
and their posse. which for a week or
ten days have been hunting the Rob-
bers' Roost gang Of outlaws, have
scored a great victory and have, after
a desperate battle, four of the gang to
their credit, two dead and two alive.
The two dead, Butch Cassiday and Joe
Walker, are perhaps the most desper-
ate characters of the crowd, while the
two captured alive, Lay and Thompson,
are not far behind them in their records
of crime.
The Herald was notified of the cap
ture last evening in the following dis
patch from Joe Bush at Thompson's
Springs: Met outlaws this morning
at 3, killed Joe Walker and Butch Cas-
siday. Captured Lay and partner.
Prisoners and dead men at Thomp-
sons"
Governor Wells was also notified by
lows:
Have killed Walker and Cassiday
and captured two others.
"a FUTILE,
Sheriff, Emery County"
Game up with outlaws at this
morning. Killed Joe Walker and Butch
Cassiday Captured Lay and one man.
Have prisoners and dead men here.
Sheriff Alfred and posse did nobly.
j. f. BUSH"
A GREAT CAPTURE.
This is the most important capture
which has been made in this state for
years and will probably be the means
Of effectually breaking up the notOri-
Gus Robbers Roost gang, which has
terrorized the southern counties for
years and whose suppression has been
time and again Intellectually attempted,
owing in a great measure to the I'M
pregna BILE natural fortress in which che
outlaws established themselves. In this
place they were practically safe. They
made It their home and there they car
ried their plumber, which consisted of
Sountifu1 supplies of food, clothing,
cattle and horses, as well as large sums
of money, the fruits Of the raids on the
country FOR hundreds of miles around;
in the states Of Utah, Colorado, Idaho
and Wyoming.
The suppression of the gang, sup
posed to be about so strong, has been
a puzzle to the officials of all four
states and some few months ago a con-
ference of the governors of three of
the states named was held in Salt Lake
TO devise ways and means to rid the
country Of the brigands. AT the con-
ference all kinds of methods, including
the calling out of the militia of the
states interested, We're advanced.
BIG REWARDS OFFERED.
On April 6 Governor Wells issued a
proclamation Offering rewards aggre-
4 17a raara of 4N1plNa
of the principals in the gang, and par
ties, including the Montpelier, Ida,
bank and the P. V. Coal company, who
had suffered by their depTedations, also
4 fered large sums for their capture.
assiday's deeds Of outlawry are so
numerous that the price on his head
aggregates some $4,000. Lay and
Thompson were not included in the
lozen for which Governor Wells offered
rewards, but Cassidy and Walker are
down a. the figure of $500 each
The posse which did so good work
Yesterday was organized about ten
days ago, and since they have been on
the trail of the robbers. all Of which
was exclusively chronicled in The Her
aid.
The officers and members of the posse
deserve the greatest credit for the dar-
ing and successful manner in which
they made the captures. The gratitude
of the residents OF the country where
the outlaws operated they have already
and more substantial recognition viii
come later in the form of the reward
money.
Governor Wells offer was for their
apprehension and delivery to a safe
JAIL" but no bubble will be- made in
regard to the two who were killed /
They have gone 10 the safest Of all
jails.