The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-29
ARE READY TO GO.
More Men Volunteer Their Services
to Cover aor Wells.

10 OUNSl 1DI w els.
There seemed to be-no abatement
yesterday in the interest shown by Salt
Lake over the killing of Sheriff Tyler
and Sam jenkins out in Grand county
the other day. On the contrary there
was increased interest, especially
among the friends of those who made
up the posse from Salt Lake, and news
from the scene of action was anxiously
awaited at the newspaper offices. No
word came until quite late in the af
ternoon, and it was correctly surmised
that the men from here were waiting
for their horses. About O'Clock Gov
ernor Wells received the following from
Sheriff Preece, dated ThompsOns, p.
M:
Ten men left this morning and are
now on the trail of the outlaws. | with
ten men leave now. have sheriffs at
other points on the lookout
This news was particularly gratifying
on account of its reference to the trail
of the outlaws. Many were led to be-
lieye that the trail had been struck,
but subsequent news indicated that
Sheriff Preece meant merely that his
men were in pursuit and that there was
no trace of the murderers beyond Tur-
ner's ranch.
Sheriff HowelFs posse was not the
first to leave, as indicated by the fol-
lowing dispatch from him received by
Deputy Montgomery last evening:
My posse with Preece and Alfred
leave this evening. Posse left this
morning. All Well"
This message was filed at the same
time as that to Governor Wells. The
sheriff's office was point of interest
yesterday, many people applying there
( for news. Governor Wells and Mont
gomery were overwhelmed with offers
of assistance, a great number of xnen
volunteering their services in case an
other posse was TO be sent. It is not
expected that a second call will be
made, although Governor Wells mani
tests a determination not to stop at
anything in avenging the murder of the
/ sheriff and his deputy.
The name of George Brown was mad
/ vertantly omitted from the list of those
accompanying Sheriff Howells 1t was
not until the last minute that Brown s
/ services We're secured He filed the
| place Intended for Phineas Young. who
could not go.
Young is the patrOlman in Farley s
! canyon, holding his position. it would
| SEEM under Water Commissioner
| Westerheld. Young's name was sug-
| gested by the governor himself and he
man that he be one of the Salt Lake
| posse Young Immediately accepted and
/ got ready to make the trip, notifying
Mr.. WesterfieId. The latter. it is as-
serted, told Young that he could not
+ leave the canyon. This word being
conveyed to Governor Wells, the exec
/ utive suggested that Chief Hilton might
furnish a mounted man to take Young {
place for the time being. g
The chief readily expressed his will
llngness to do SO, and MIR Westerfield
was again communicated with His re-
ply to Young was that it would cost
him his job if he went. That is the rea-
son Young did not go with the posse.
Sheriff Storrs has offered to take a
posse of eight or ten men from Utah
county. P. J. WOrreil sent word from
Diamond that he stood ready to lead
a like number Of men to assist in the
chase, men who are perfectly familiar
with the country through which the as
sassins Of Sheriff Tyler and Sam Jen-
klns are evidently travelling
In the opinion Of the governor there
is sufficient number of men now out
TO run the outlaws down. but if more
should be wanted he knows from where
the reserve force could be drawn.