Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09

sped. then turning his face westward
he made break for town.
EXCITEMENT At THE FORT.
sergt. Cooper brought the men TO
their senses by the stern command
go after that man. AMI ~ men
present. who We're all unurmcl, made
a rush for the locked gun racks Ihey
ala not walt FOR the Keys. but neiAlng
the stocks Of the rifles they wrcnched
the TOP shutters loose ana the weapons
were theirs. then they started 10 hunt
up ammunition. A. each soldier IA al
lowed 10 retain ten cartridge for guard
duty u.s. the men stumpcdcd Tor their
lockers lN1d secured the shells from
their belH In a few seconds htteeh
Iorrcnaens and 100 rounds VI nmmuni-
lion were IN the hands OF the frcnzicd
With a yhl the men rushed out hat
less and contlcsH with the lust Of muir
der In their eyes. Tor they had warm
spot In their hearts FOR the murdered
sergeant. while the majority of them
had reason 20 hate and fear Carter. who
generally had the reputation o. being
an an round bad man among his COM
panions In arms.
THE MAN HUNT.
Then q scene was enacted. the like
OF which has never before been Wit
messed al Fort Douglas or Tor that
matter In the state. The men needed no
commands from their superior officer
to urge them on; some OF them hhd
seen the foul deed perpctrntcd, when
unnrmed they were pOworlcss TO stay
the murderous hand " the assassin
Sergt. jackson had been shot down ~
cold blood. without a chance to defend
himself. In the meanwhile his nsHnilant
was fleeing Tor refuge In the city. The
men started on the murdercr'H trail
like pack % BvengiuE bloodhoundH.
They gave vent 20 a cry as they sighted
him making tracks across the ange-
brush and from that instant, save for
brief seconds when "a burh or rising
ground hid their quarry from their
sight. they kept their man IN view.
once In awhile n man would drop
from the painting pack and sinking on
one knee. would take a chance shot at
the fleeing murderer and thcn with re-
ncwed energy jump to his feet and re-
Join his companions In their stern
chase.
The singing steel-tlpped bullets threw
up little puffs OF dust around the feet
OF the running man but onward he
sped. AZ he crossed tho salt Lake car
line track the men fired volloy nt 400
yards range. The pursuit was headed
by Sergeant browning closely followed
by SerRcnuts Blcndsov, Kinney and
Gross Sadler, Lacey Trumpeter Van
Hook. CurpOrnlH Carter, Henderson and
Taylor and Trooper Smith and prob
ably fifteen more.
CARTER HIT.
The first bullet that found n billet was
fired when the fleeing desperate crossed
the road which leads down TO the city
from the fort After the fusilade
Carter was seen 60 limp. but he kept
gamely on, Just stopping TO turn and
send a lcadcn mcHscuger az his infur-
ated pursucrs. but the bullet fell short.
Carter now headed Tor the direction OF
despite the fact that hc was
limplng painfully. He seemed
TO bear a charmed life. FOR the
bullets from the rifles Of MS enrngcd
pursuers sang all around him. Time
and time again he turned ana fired at
swering shots back nt him. After one
volley he was seen to ,afl and the
soldiers yelled as they thought that
they had him. but he Jumped to his
feet once more and was on again.
Across q field OF stuhhlc and over holes.
he made his headlong flight, IN the d.
rectlon Of the residence Of George Y.
Wallace.
CITIZENS BADLY SCARED.
The pursuing men reckoned not the
consequences and Rtill continued to
send shot after shot straight In the d.
rection u the homes OF peaceful cltl-
gems, The Inhabitants OF the houses
within the line OF FIRE, when they heard
the ping OF the humming bullets and
saw half "a hundred soldiers come
tearing down the rise In a cloud OF dust.
shooting and yelling as they ran.
thought that the massacre OF cawnpore
was again In order and that the colored
troops were on rampant The women
ana children In POpperton Place He'd
Indoors and locked their doors. on sped
the black desperate, ms he glanced over
his shoulder he saw that the last stand
was near, As he stumbled into tho
gulch, extending upward IN the dlrcc-
ton VI George Y. Wullace's residence,
another yullcy was sent after him. He
tumblrd down the bank and dlsnp-
peared from Wow; whom the pursuera
reached point that commanded the
gulch they saw their man trying to
scramble up the opposite bank. Private
Adkins, who was In the lead, thus de-
scrlbes the scene;
THE LAST STAND.
Garter had got across the gulch."
said Adkins "und he was trying to
climb up the other side when ! came
up. hut he slipped back, seemingly
weak and exhausted, ana he looked
around ana saw us coming. Leaning
against the bank he aimed his gun az
me tust aa / was about 20 raise mine.
/ laid down and he fred; the bullet
struck the ground near me; then / took
u shot The others came up, and there
We're several shots fired, lie was stlll
shooting We saw that his left arm
was useless. and he held the gun on
his forearm Rs he leaned against the
wall lie stood hla ground them he
didn't try 10 run any farther"
IIENDERsoN's QUIETuS,
Corporal Henderson stepped up to