The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-08
A BIG RAID PLANNED.
Outlaws to Be Rounded Up and Elk
terminated.

Denver News: For three or four years
there have been several gangs of out
laws in the western district who dehed
the authorities. They were IN league ana
had several retreats wherein they felt Sc
cure from invasion by deputy Sher1fIS ana
common officers. The more prominent of
these dens are Robbers RooSt and
.'Hole-in-theWall." The gangs have al
most depopulated the ranges within 200
miles OF their retreats and travellers,
farmers and freight wagons have been
robbed so frequently as 10 cause little
comment. Murders have been frequent.
The large cattle companies nave Deen
almost driven out of business. Ihelr
herds and fiocks have been run of, brands
changed, and stock sent out almost under
the eyes of the officers. The local police
either open friends of the outlaws or else
are so terrorized as to be compelled TO
give them help. Thieves, murderers and
burglars from all over the country nave
joined the gangs and radical measures are
needed to get them out Ordinary meth
DDS will not do and much blood will I'M
doubtedly be shed before the two states
are rid of the pest.
The large companies have been quietly
laying plans for a war of determination
for a year past. One of the large detec-
tive agencies of the company has been
employed to gather Evidence and there
have been men in the dens for months
past quietly getting together such data
as will enable the authorities to make
bandits but of the alleged ranchers who
act as spoilers and guards on the out
side. That this information is nearly
complete is shown by the activity on the
part of Governors Adams and Wells.
During the recent cattle convention
resolution was adopted calling on the
governors of Colorado, Utah and Wyom-
ing to assist in Kidding the country OF
the desperadoes. The resolutions were
presented by a man near the head in the
councils with the secret service depart
ment and they went through without
much discussion, only the real leaders OF
the convention being aware of the de-
tails connected with the future move
ment.
Several days ago a secret meeting of
parties interested was held in the private
Office of Governor Adams. At that meet
ing were representatives OF the large cat
tic companies. Governor Richards of
wyoming, as well as an unofficial repre-
sentative of Governor Wells OF Utah A
man in possession of the reports of the
secret service men gave q resume of
the evidence at hand and il was suffi-
cient TO Startle the states executives. 1t
was shown that a reign of terror existed
the like of which does not bear a par
rallel in western or eastern history.
Nothing short of a combined military
movement will have any effect and il is
possible that troops from Fort DucheSne
viii be called upon to aid the civil au-
thoritieS. Only the establishment of an
of territory, the declaration of martial
law within the lines and then a gradual
closing in will get what the people of the
district declare they must have. They
then be only a matter of short time
until every man will be out on bail. Mar
tial law and death to those who resist
authority only will suffice and the out
come promises to be one of the most
sensational affairs in the history of the
state since the Custer massacre.