Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08
|SRERIFF HAzEN SLAIN
BY TRAIN ROBBERS
Second Battle With Wyoming Out
laws Results in Death Of the
Posse Leader.
HUNDREDS AFTER THE BANDITS
United States Marshal Starts Out
From Casper With Big
Posse in Pursuit of
the Robbers.

Cheyenne, June s.-A second battle
rith the dvnamiters OF the Union Pa
iiiic express train has been fought in
she mountains forty miles north of
casper by the shertl's posse which has
been i'm pursuit since Sunday morn
ing. and as Il result one man and prob
ablN more lie dead
The first battle was fought Sunday
ON Tea-Pot creek thirty miles north
OF Casper. No one WAS wounded dur1
ng this engagement, but several
horses were killed.
The second battle was fought Mon
day evening at point ten miles far
der north and in Il wilder country!
The robbers being closely pressed
made a determined stand behind some
rocks in deep ravne and when the
posse put in an appearance opened fire
II close range. Sheriff Joe IIazcn. OF
Douglas. Wyo., fell AT the first fire,
being shot through the stomach
The officer WAS removed to a safe
place and afterwards brought to Cas-
per by TWO cowboys, arriving at the
latter place yesterday afternoon. Gen
eral Manager Dickinson. of the Union
Pacific. who has been at Casper since
Monday. directing the work of hunt
ing down he robbers, rendered the use
of his private train and llaZen was
taken to his home at Douglas. A tele.
gram from there states that the officer
lied shortly after reaching his home.
The posse resumed the fight as soon
MS HaZen had been removed and was
Ii,ccessful in Il short time i'm driving.
ahe robbers from their stronghold and
away from their horses. which We're Sc
cured The robbers retreated to
.aatural fort among the rocks soma
miles away. where they entrenched
themselves and prepared for bite,
fight. The posse quietly divided ny
place and when the courier left the
scene the officers were lying on their
arms with the robbers completely sur
rounded and hemmed in. An urgent
request was sent i'm for reinforcements
and supply of food and ammunition
In response, United States Marshal
IIadscll. of Wyoming. who had just
reached Casper from the western part
of the state, where he had been hunt.
ing for the other three train robbers,
started out with another posse and
with arms. food and ammunition and
horses i'm plenty.
There is intense excitement i'm Gas
per and Douglas and talk of lynching
the robbers if caught is plentiful.
Joe lIazen was one of the best Off.
GERS i'm the whole state and his death is
deeply regretted.
\ courier reached Casper last night
from the scene of the fight and report.
ed that the outlaws escaped through
the lines of the posse in the intense
darkness of last night. They stole
the horses of freighting outfit and
are now flying for the Ilole-in-the
Wall. SiNty-tive men under United
States Marshal IIadsell took up the
trail today and are i'm pursuit. The
three outlaws are Bob Taylor. of the
in-the-Wall band. Mexican and
a Casper gambler named Cavanamgh.
Douglas. Wyo.. June 7-Ioe lIazen,
sheriff of this county, who was shot
in skirmish with the Union Pacific
train robbers north OF Casper. was
brought i'm from the west by special
train at noon yesterday. and died al
$3.50 last evening. The funeral will oc-
cur on Thursday. Deceased was serv.
ing his second term as sheriff and wa'
a fearless and efficient officer. \ poss,
of mounted volunteers left for Casper
on last nights train. whence they &C
north to assist i'm capturing the tlair
robbers.