The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-24
RUN AGAINST OUTLAWS
Two Salt Lake Drummers En-
tertained ON the Highway.
THE ROBBERS BOOST"
TOM DILLON AND A COMPANION
OUTLAW AS HOSTS.

An experience that comes to but few
men was the lot Of A. W. Felt and Or
son Rogers, commercial travellers, on a.
recent trip into that part of southeast
ern Utah leading to the haunted re-
treats known as Robbers Roost-" The
knights of the sample trunk were, to
their delectation, fed and entertained
by a gang of outlaws or their trusted
friends and trail guards.
The welcome invitation to be pilOted
to a good camping place came to the
commercial travellers from two myster-
iOus acting and heavily armed men
while Felt and Rogers were going along
a steep, slippery and dangerous piece
of road in that part of Emery county
where wagon roads are unknown. The
condition of the route of travel, which,
for the sake of making the story clear,
will be termed a road, was such that the
Salt Lake trade hustlers saw they
would be unable to reach the next VII
lage beyond the town of Emery IN time
to get anything to eat before DARK rms
uninvitihg situation was beginning 70
worry them when they saw buck
board with a lead horse coming rap
idly in their direction.
Just now it happened the Salt Lake
drummerS don't know, but the mySter-
ious blackboard outfit soon appeared in
the road ahead of Felt and Rogers. AT
a share turn in the road they swere
startled by a voice commanding: Hold
on, there. Where are you goin? viii
show you a place to camp
Precaution of Outlaws.
Fearing that they were up against
a hOlduo game, the Salt Lake drum
mers were prOfuse in their thanks for
the courtesy shown them, and the sup
posed highWayman, with winchester
rife in hand. was invited to get in and
ride With becoming mOdesty the
stranger accepted the invitation, but
he sat in such a position that he could
quickly jump out if necessary.
In a short time the wagOnlOad of
sample trunks and the three passen-
gers arrived at the place where the
blackboard and the strangers cOmpan-
ion were standing. Preparations were
made for camp and for the frugal meal
which all partOOk of with a relish.
In the meantime the two strangers
kept watchful eye upon the tenderfOot
travellers, and kept between them and
the large array of shooting irons and
cartridges.
The mystery was not solved &ill the
dark cOmpleXioneG stranger volunteer
ed the information that the flour and
BACON BElOltStu " lg'n OllAEJf TIC RhL-
law, and that he had given them to the
strangers only a short time before.
Naturally s~Ie Salt Lake drummers
were Interested in the talk the men Of
the highway were giving them, and in
asmuch as the inOffensive tenderfeet
had proven that they were all right
and were not hunting outlaws, the
strangers told few things about Dill
ley. They said that as a friend Of Dill
1ow~ T-1 oil Low faI h n 4
Just come from his hiding place. Pre-
viously another friend had been to see
Dilley to tell him of the killing of
Sheriff Tyler and Rancher Jenkins, and
of the hunt Of the posses for the assas-
sins, Dilley included.
Words Attributed to DilIey.
According to their statements, Dilley
had declared that ne would never be
taken alive, because the sheriffs would
shoot him on sight, Notwithstanding
that he was innocent of completely in
the crime. Dilley had also declared
that he would come out of hiding at
any time he could be assured by Gov
ernor Wells that he would not be foully
or unfairly dealt with, and that~~he
stood ready to telegraph the governor
to this effect.
The Salt Lake drummers were hos
pitably entertained by the highwaymen,
and were allowed to depart without
harm to them or levy upon their pos
sessions.
When the incident had passed to the
stage of a vivid recollection of what
might have happened, Felt and Rogers
came to the conclusion that they had
been in the company of Tom Dilley and
another outlaw, who were fast making
tracks ont Of the country, and that
they, the Salt I.akerS had been over
| hauled simply for the purpose of sizing
them ID. If Felt and Rogers had been
man hunters there would probably have
been a different tale to relate by the
survivors.