The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
N STATES FOR THE DAREDEVIL "FIOIEIN-THE-WAlJ

til in the heart OF the mountains. near
the head OF Teapot Greek, they stopped
had little time 70 sleep. however, for soon
the trailing posse entered the narrow
canyon The leader was stopped with =
Another horse was killed as a second
pursuer rode up. Though half a mile
away, the robbers aim was deadly. Tho
posse fought the robbers Indian fashion
for hours, driving them away from their
horses and forcing them 10 take 70 the
rocks The task was costly, however for
WhlIe closlng IN on them the head Of the
posse, SherlH Joseph Hazen Of Converse
County. was killed by a bullet
Crippled by their losses, the posse conId
not guard the outlaws. and that night
they crept away. stole horses from a
across the hiiis toward tow 1qg iSe OF 61 1erfneass n s
Wall a herder at the K. T: ranch. near
the entrance, was met by them two days
n ebaad an NJ +be soro me mem me posse had cut
the Hole" were guarded
They dared not enter their old retreat
Then, making wide detour. they went
down the Powder River and struck crS
across a trail that led around the great
They found time, for rest and recupers-
ton on the solitary E K. Mountain,
which raises its ragged sides above the
trailed them there and scores Of men sur
rounded them, penning them in canyons
time after time.
had spread throughout the State The
Governor had offered 5000 reward for
each of them, and the railway and express
companies had proffeTed an equal amount
Troopers had been sent from Fort Nc
Kinley TO the north: picked militiamen
had been equipped as cowboys and the
United States Marshal and the Sheriffs
had gathered the crack shots and Fearless
characters OF the whole region to aid in
the chase.
From rock to rock and gully to suIIv
thew TOJQhr cIE
week, the pursuers constantly closing in.
avoiding a charge in their desire TO take
posse closed in on the retreat from which
they had fought the night before. only 10
find that the desperate little band had
escaped again,
BIoodhounds took up the trail. again.
crossing west through the "Hole-f1-1hs
Wall" valley and the Big Horn Noun
tains, then southwest toward the Sho-
shone Indian reservation, and finally into
the heart of the Owl Greek Mountains
where they again took a stand. Persons
who had met them in their flight said
they had five fine horses. two earrLfret
supplies and ammunition. They stoIe
fresh animals from the Indian reserva-
ton in their fight, but no animal could
stand such chase against the fresh re-
lays OF the determined men behind
In the Owl Creek Mountains IL was
three against four hundred-desperati
matched against skill and a fortune for:
the man who might pot them. with
bloodhounds and Indian trailers about
lllSiilr d1u Keen eyes watching ny E.
movement, they could do little else than
try to sell life dearly. according to the.
laws of men of their stripe
The three men are worthy Of their call
Ing. Cherokee blood runs in the veins. of.
the Roberts brothers, and the mixture has
made them hate white men. Currfe was
formerly a cowboy. but turned cattle-
thief four years ago. and he and the Rob
erts brothers by their herceness and dar-
ing became leaders of the ''Hole-fn-the-
Wall" band
The end of this trio. however. does not
mean the end Of the band. There are still
fearless desperadoes to be hunted out. of
the Hole" Butch Cassidy known from
Canada TO Mexico and blood enemy Of
Colonel jay L. Torrey of the Second
Rough Riders. will be their leader
The authorities OF the West have de-
clared war on these men, In three wears
they have robbed the postoffice at Pow
derville, Mont. and killed the Postmaster.
robbed the bank at Belle Fourche 8 n
and the one at Montpelier Idaho and
robbed stores extending south TO Fort
Bridger, Utah, besides innumerabis
ranches and sheep camps. They have am
bushed posses who have followed then,
and stopped pursuit. Now, however II
is declared they will be hunted ont even
# bloodhounds and troops must be EN-.
ployed-