The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-16
MRS. RAMSEY.

nnt sue hau dreamed thht sue nuu
seen her husband and Shepherd come
upon the horse thieves and attack
them: that the thieves had started to
Zee on their horses: that the OH
GERS had followed and fired upon
them, the thieves returning the
dre. Three men had fallen al
most simultaneously from their
horses. two OF them being the fugitives
and the third her husband. who had
been fatally shot Her dream had
continued NO as to take her out to
search for her husband with the hope
OF meeting him upon his return. In
stead OF meeting him alive she en-
countered covered wagon. which she
described. bringing In his body. see
ing which she had screamed 30 loud
that she awoke both herself and the
others asleep In the house. She re-
fused TO retire again that night. The
only comfort that abe seemed 10 re-
coive was In the assurances that M soon
as day should break she should be
driven out In the direction which her
husband had taken. Il know | shall
meet that covered wagon" she said:
II Just know IT, but want to 20. any
how. and to know the worst" Ac.
cording TO promise she was allowed to
start out from Hayes City at very
early hour on the succeeding morning
a friend accompanying her In a ear
riage. They had driven out a distance
OF fourteen miles without meeting any
one. when there began to dawn ray
OF hope that the dreadful vision OF the
dream would prove TO have been mere
ly a halluclnation. But the poor WON
an looked eagerly forward for the pur-
pose Of getting the hrst view OF that
which she most dreaded 10 see. Long
as II was In coming. the wagon came
In sight all too soon. Rising up over
the summit OF an elevation In the
plains and looking down the descend
ing grade she saw. coming slowly to-
ward her and her companion, a COW
cred wagon drawn by two horses.
Throwing up her hands so as to cover
her eyes she exclaimed with all the
force OF positive conviction:
My God, there's the wagon" After
the sight OF the wagon she refused to
be c0mforted and only urged her driver
to Increase his speed. sobbing "a II
heartbroken as they pushed on.
The womans dream had been more
than a drenln II had been n real Wis
ion. Thac lad been no deception. The
yehlcli I't Just as she had described
II. an N lay the lifeless body of her
husOa gan Just as she had dreamed
IT,
Inquiry revealed the fact that ths
shooting had occurred as II had APP
peared to Mrs. Ramsey, and Just as she
described IL to half a dozen witnesses
before leaving Hayes City. The officers
had come upon the thieves In the after
noon OF the first day out, thirty-fiye
miles from Hayes City. Az they were
concluding their dinner aud preparing
to continue their journey. They mad
mounted when they discovered the Of
ticers riding down upon them. The
thieves knew Ramsey. aad their frst
thought was to escape from him at all
hazards, They accordingly put spurs
to their horses. leaving their stolen
animals behind. The ofiioers spurred
mp their horses also. and were soon
chasing the thieves across the plains
The two parties were not less than
sixty yards apart when Ramsey said
to Shepherd. after having summoned
the fugitlves 10 halt:
We'll, | don't see that there is any
thing to do but to bring them down.
You take the one on your side and I'll
take the fellow on my side"
This speech had hardly been spoken
when the two thieves turned In their
saddles, with pistols presented. II was
plain TO be seen that there must De 4
deadly duel there and then.
Won't you surrender" 81
Ramsey.
"Neverl" was the reply.
"Then We will Kill you"
Fire away" w.