Daily inter mountain., 1899-06-12
Offered For the Wyoming Train
Robbers
SHERIFF REGAN'S POSSE
Ready to Head the Bandits Off if
They Come Into This
State.

The Union Pacific railroad company is
making a desperate effort to capture the
six men who on the 2nd of this month held
UP and robbed the Union Pacific train
near Caspar, Wyo., and then escaped,
killing Sheriff Hazen in their hurried exit
through the wilds of Wyoming. 1t has
offered reward of $4,000 for their ar
rest Believing that the bandits intend
to come through Montana, it sent the
sheriff of this county a long message to-
day and in less than an hour afterwards
a posse of twelve was all ready to take
the trail and endeavor to head the men
off. 1t is thought the robbers Will even
tually be driven into the National park,
thence through to the western border and
up into the Big Hole country. The de-
parture of the posse hinges entirely on
further information from the Union Pa
cific as to the direction the robbers are
taking. 1t is liza bic to come at any mo-
mcnt. The posse will be headed by Sher-
if Regain and Deputy Aware. Following
is the message received by the sheriff:
Omaha, June 12.-To the Sheriff of Sill
Yer Bow county, Mont: The Union Pa
citic train robbers, on Friday morning
June 2, 1899, a party Of masked robbers
held up the first section of train, number
of the Union Pacific railroad company
about ten miles west OF Rock Greek Sta
ton, Albany county, Wyo., and after
dynamiting bridges, mail and express
cars and robbing the latter disappeared.
The second section of this train being the
overland limited passenger following ten
minutes behind was fortunately stopped
by the brakeman Of the first section, who
escaped from the robbers. Three of the
robbers went north mounted and were
followed eight hours later by posse. The
robbers crossed the Platte river near Cas-
par about 3 o'clock Sunday morning and
We're followed from that point. They were
overtaken about 4 O'Clock in the afternoon
about twenty miles northwest Of Caspar
and running fight occurred, the robbers
shooting some of the horses of the pur-
suing party and escaping to point about
fifteen miles further on where they were
again overtaken the following Monday
morning by both posse at which time
Sheriff Hazen of Converse county was
shot and killed from ambush. In the con-
fusion which followed the robbers eluded
the posses and are supposed now to be
somewhere in Johnson or Big Horn
counties; and are being closely followed
by the pursuing parties. A description of
these robbers is as follows: One man is
about 81 or 3 years old: height five feet
or 8 inches; weight 1S5 pounds; COM
pleXion and hair light. If mustache, like
ly to be long, but not heavy: blue eyes:
peculiar nose, flattened at bridge and
heavy at point: round, full. red face;
walks slightly STOPPING: may be slightly
bow-legged: bald forehead. When last
seen Wore No. high heel cowboy boots
Two men are like brothers, smaller
3 feet inches, age about %, weight 1856;
largest. 3 feet 5 inches, age about 80,
weight about 145 or $50 pounds, NAV have
a slight growth of whiskers, complexion
very dark, one-quartcr Cherokee Indian;
smaller man sometimes wears mustache;
both have dark eyes, indicating Indian
eyes. When overtaken about forty miles
northwest of Caspar, where Sheriff Ha-
zen was murdered, their horses were cap
tured. The animals are described thus:
One is an Arabian about LOO or 1,2OO
pounds in weight, strawberry roam in
front shading lighter to the rear. rump
and back white. with small spots; has
collar mark on right shoulder: short main
and tail; lndistinct brand on right shoul-
der. Second horse is of a dun color or
claybank. with white mai and tail, weight
about 100 pounds; is branded spake or
heart 'J'' on left shoulder: has worked
in harness. The third horse is small
sorrel with a well shaped head and weighs
about $50 pounds: white face and white
hind legs; white ring around right fore
leg knee at joint: several indistinct
brands on left shoulder resembling the
letter H. another resembling the flying
diamond; also three perpendicular bars
with long bar in the center. These
horses are now in safekeeping at Chey-
enne. 1t is probable that the three rob-
bers, when driven from their present hid
ing, will make for the north into adjoin-
ing states, or probably British Columbia
Have not up to this time succeeded in To-
eating the other three men, but it is prob
able Will be able to do so soon. In order
to prevent the escape of the three robbers
who are being pursued it is importan
that posse be orga ariZed without delay
in your state. and that they be dispatched
at once in the direction of the present sup
posed hiding in northern Wyoming. to
capture them if they attempt to cross the
line. The Union Pacific company and
Pacific Express company have Jointly Of
fered $4,000 per head: dead or alive, for
each of these men. and the United States
government has also offered a reward Of
$1,000 each, making $4,000 per head for
each of them. ANY information concern
ing these bandits should be promptly for
warded to the Union Pacific Railroad
company and the United States marshal
Of Wyoming al Cheyenne