The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-30

ThompsOns, Utah. May 29-Informa-
ton was received at this place late this
afternoon that three men heavily arm
ed crossed the Rio Grande WesteI n
railway one mile east of Cisco, going
south late yesterday afternoon. Cisco
is about half way between here and the
Colorado state line. A good description
of them could not be gotten, as the par
ties who saw them Were a mile away.
Everything indicates that they are the
outlaws wanted, as all sheep herders
and others that go near Cisco stop
there for water and supplies and it was
expected that these men would. but
they gave the town a wide berth
When the outlaws passed Turner's
rdnch they had six horses, having turn
ed the others loose. presumably to
make as few tracks as possible When
going through Cisco they had only
three horses.
As soon as the information was re-
ceiYed here a telephone message was
sent to Moab, a posse of three men IN
der J. M. Cunningham was soon form
ed and they are now on the trail, hop
ing TO head them off or follow if they
have passed.
As the desperadoes COVE out the in
formation at Turner's ranch that thew
were going north, it is naturally sup
posed that they intended to double
back on their tracks in order to throw
the posses off the track.
Inc outlaws are supposed TO be from
Arizona, and as the trail taken bv
these men. leads back to that country
II furthers the belief that these parties
are the outlaws wanted. If they are not
caught before they get seventy or
elghty miles south II WIN be almost i'm
possible 10 get them, as the mountains
III that section are very rough and
few men With d little food can stand
on a large number for a long time.
Some men also left here for Cisco in
order 10 take up the trail there and
oVertake them if possible.
Horse Turned Loose.
The chase after the outlaws that
murdered Sheriff Tyler and Sam Jen-
kins promises to be the most eI'cit-
ing that has occurred in the state for
many years. A small bay mare answer
ing the description of one of the horses
win the three men at Turner's ranch
rev hours after the murder. was
found tonight by the operator of the
X y. W. railway at Westwater. about
Iorty miles east of here, or about ff-
teen miles east of where the three men
crossed the r. G. w. railway late yes
leruay afternoon. The mare was al
most completely exhausted. showing
that she had been ridden hard and then
turned loose and was hunting water.
There remains no doubt but what
the men that murdered Tyler and Jen-
klnS are Arizona outlaws A letter was
received at Moab today from a sheriff
IA IN arizona, giving full description of
the HVe outlaws wanted in that state
Tor the murder of two men, members
OF posses that were after them There
is a reward of 5000 now out in that
territory for the outlaws. These out
laws divided before they arrived at
Moab, three of them coming through
Moab last Wednesday.
The descriptions given by the sheriff
tally exactly with the three that went
through the town of Moab and they
rode the same horses. The brands on
them compare exactly. man from
Moab rode with the three outlaws from
Moab to where the road crosses
Grand river. He suspected there was
something wrong and went with them
for the purpose of examining the horses.
The marks on them are Identical If the
Arizona sheriff had notified officers at
Moab by telegraph instead of letter
they could easily have been captured
before they had added more murders
to their list and saved the lives of the
murdered men.
More posses are being formed every
hour and all avenues of escape are be
ing guarded
Two More in San Juan.
Later-One of the party or five from
Arizona for whom the reward of $4,000
is offered in that state was seen near
Lisbon springs, San Juan county, this
by Oscar Elmer, who Just ar
rived at this place. He was coming up
to Nipples Cross road at that place. He
was very heavily armed and a very
rough loking ocharacter. He claimed he
was going to his partner up in the
cliffs. These two men are evidently
the two men that separated from the
other three that killed Sheriff Tyler
and Deputy Jenkins. It appears that
their horses gave out and could not
travel fast enough to keep UP with
the other three that passed through |
Moab last Wednesday, camping on Hill
creek Saturday noon.
The route taken by the three that
passed through Cisco last night would !
take them to the two men seen this !
They were evidently lodging |
the officers in Arizona. When seen by /
Tyler and Jenkins they supposed they |
were attempting their arrest and are |
now heading for some retreat in Ari- |
IONA. The horse ridden by the outlaw |
at Lisbon Springs was very much !
jaded and could only travel slowly.