The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-29
rlSSIDY'S OUTLAW BAND.
ry,o ATTEMPT TO CATCH THE
AHmapsT GANG ~ THE WEST.
who Have Terroriied Foar states
H'o and rar, ola Territory hoid'tps, C.tae
.ailns and Murder Their speeia'ties
sra' s,,,nuhoids in the Mountains.

IhelT
,,i, Aurl ?a-The largest posse
'"L hu,trd outlaws in the Southwest
thai n'N ,,s been securing the Colorado
.a.Lon hatw~en Arizona and Utah Tor
NV" ,roo,s IN senrch Of Butch Cassidy and
~'1 of seven men. This is only one OF
hss" c,ss.s that have sought Cassidy.
Wv - I,,,n wears he has been the most no.
f' ~ ,,,I,v in tho West. For two years
tofo', .,,r tsrrorized the ranchmen and
~ NV snutbern and eastern Utah by means
m =, arson and robbery until that part
o. NO. -, srrrred loss OF population. VAL
o. 10" land was deserted by the CATTLE
udo' 4 ~. development Of tho mineral
n'" o,os abandoned by prospectors and
uer nov Wells of Utah has said that the
u'", co,, +, the ncrcest and most lawless
.,ovn IN that state. The Jesse James
W ,uen,v-dy. wears ago. was not COM
s"'s IN tho terror that II created TO the
pa'Ir ,a,u Ever since the Live Stock Com
70" 90, drove the cattle rustlers out OF Wy
~ ,St9. #, has been especially active
=. has kout the authorities OF four States
a"i nar, ol one territory busy, Posses have
,,,.r the gang time and again. The
,o, and their cowboys have organized
.aVflA. 10 tl1tIl Nt"plhs 49,
p"roras for tho arrest of the gang have been
", bv Sbor,ra and Governors. and reward
u" Ms hive been posted all over the Wes'.
4, ono tine there we're posted on one noaro
:, George, Jt,h. seven different notices
~ rewards amounting 10 5000 altogeuer
,r III, taking of Cassidy, dead or ahve' 'p
% dat. rewards amounting TO some s2S-ooo
rsyo heen offered in Utah. Idaho, wyoming
,rt colorado for the arrest OF Cassidy. hut
~, outlaw and his gang have 30 far escaped
~, cl,,ches of all pence officers.
Two wears ago Gov, Wells OF Utah, Gov
Adams of Colorado Gov. Richards OF Wyom-
and Gov Steunenberg Of Idaho held a
.~rsareuce nj salt Lake. Utah. 10 determine
tho hest means VI capturing the leaders OF the
sang rewards of 5000 we're offered for the
cor,,rs. dead or alive. Of Cassidy. All the
sbsr,rs IN Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Wyom-
in, wore informed that Cassidy was an outlaw
.nd wore asked 10 assist in his capture. These
srorts have been without result. Mean"mie
ros.,dy and hs followers have stolen horses
o,d cattle near PAYER Springs in Wyoming.
So, hold nm two stage coaches at Teton Basin,
.,a rode about $500 at each robbery; have
- L,t nj silver bullion at Amargosa. and
,,., Dscember they made a GOOD haul at tho
- a, :, George in southern Utah. These
- s,r,e snacimen robberies positively known
:, Doys hosn committed by Cassidy's men.
- ava undouh,adly dozens more Of acts OF
ma ,o,ur. that NAV be Justly attributed To
.a an, For instance. the nine unknown
man who anneared in northern Arizona, north
~, rLlo-ida and White Hills, last December,
,,d soid tbev were caffeine from Nevada,
' H. -.-.-.
n.,nar,Ios were surely members of the Butch
rs.sidv Gang. Their identity was not sus
ra,tod un,,l a week later, when the Wells.
FARGO s,,ue. which WAS known 10 be trans
n,rtng soma siloo from the FL Paso smelte
:, tho vbits Hills Mining Company, was helC
ma h. sorr NJ the alleged cattlemen and tn
r,orav taken from the treasure box. II is no
h,iayad that ths gang has returned 10 its ol,
h,di,y nu,ces in tho vermillion cliffs Of Kan,
county I'tah. So the present posse is MAXIM
an orort ~ find the bandits in tho Colorad,
piyor country
Cassidy has not ALWAYS been an outlaw. Tn
al ha was 20 he was rather a decent sort Of fel
low and he WAS past 30 before he ever shec
human blood But he has been an arch OUTLAW
now for about nine years, and he was a sort OF
outlaw four or five wears before that. He Il
hetveen a. and as years OF age. lie was borr
- r., ~ Y ond hs ,otbar VIVA a lahore,
VI NY ~ a"' =, 49, -.
In Edward Murphy brewery there l"rH'S
Years ago His proper name is Patrick Cassidy,
n, ron au.r ,ror bio ho,ua IN Troy when IA
IT, run a"ay y IL, 'r C,' .n,,L
was then the most roaring mining camp known
il, M W., For. q ar ,xo ho uorke d aho,i,
~ !, "''' ~ 4,
the barrooms and gambling dens. Ihen ne
..-. orI1, ADD hta 11I raro In
~n. a. ,h,, n. uo -, ~ Tho vary hoe,
N"a'" say 'n"' "o :, on :,
cowplnchers they ever hired. tie was Senial,
ruick-witted and apparently never knew weari-
- uauosL,our 20 ord,ro saddle riding ,oy
U.S. n'o"" ~ "
hl'Y-flve ana Sixty hours NJ n stle'ch
About 1854 Cassidy drifted over into Wyom-
ina WHARF Ia IL q n oovnupchar an ,be r,npe
US '"'', "' -
Tor United states senator carey OF 'heyenne
for a year or two. In May, 1885, he had a quar-,
vol ,;,h oo,tro oursr Iobr NJ Renpat, vbile
"'"" ~ ~ ~
they we're in camp IN the Blg Horn Mountains,
and Cassidy shot Bennett dead. He got his
hro,1 ho,Lo, o,d eod fro,n tho sc.,oo
morse and blankets ana hen rom 'he scene Of
nlur''r NJ once hehhrti : lIlehus were r'H
and influential. They hired cowboys and Others
IN follow Cassidy. and offered large rewards
80 ~ -
Tor bringing the fellow 70 Justlce' lhen 'hs-
sIdy became an outlaw. The cattle rustlnrs
NJ Wyorinr CANA into ayistonce /, 1857 Soon
W 'F''""- '""'' NV ~
al'"r II became known that CaSsidy was chi'i
'N" ~rliStI"L,S IN thr region OF thr NhoshoAe
Mountains n" ruHtlers had n good oreani2a,
,'u i4rF hlrM ON anoinet y er.Ps an"
stN' ihtf were organized 20 iHht thc cat
Yemen ana no douD' many OF theln we're non
- % me opinion t'at the DEGENERATION, was
rur.l'H !" prn,"ct tne Poor setuerG anu ue
I~hH'yplliaI CoHplhcher from he Ilch catu.
con- amos ana thr mililonalre catue King oil
,'' Niih~ BQl cassidy ana some 400 men
''d WIN hllli "'l1 raSIlers sihpiE 10 tpn