The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-04
B. CODY CAREER OF OUTLAWS
WHO KILLED UTAH OFFICERS

them to earth. He informed Sun
reported today that every place the
bandits stopped for refreshments or TO
feed their horses. they changed $40
bill. and that at Dolores, a week ago
last Sunday, they ate breakfast and
changed bill of INSTRUMENTATION. It
was at the crossing of the San Juan
river that Sheriff Beeler lost the trail
and experienced a delay that allowed
the pursued to gain time and get over
into the country north Of ThompsOn'S
via Moab. For three days he was COM
PEELED 10 lie at the crossing of the san
Juan, on account Of terrific rains. 1t
that time he wrote a letter to Tyler,
informing him OF the situation and
telling him to look out for the five.
(This letter did not reach Tyler in
time. It was received the day after his
death)
Sheriff Beeler, il concluding a talk
with Sun reporter, said: These five
fellows are tough people. l think now
they number six, as one of the fellows
/ arrested at Springervil - was turned
loose. His name is Low / think he
has Joined them by this time. They
had seventeen head of horses when [
first got after them. When travelling
they always leave one man day be-
hind TO keep tab on Dursuers, if any.
They have the latest improved guns,
the 30-40 Winchester, which shoots the
Krag-J orgenson bullet, 1 have here
bullet that was fired through a tree
at me. 1 afterward tried TO reach
around the tree with both arms, and
couldn't do it. Each one of this gang
carries a canvas bag full of cartridges
I on the horn of his saddle. In our run
ming fight at the start, the outlaws
showed plenty of nerve. When their
horses were killed they. quickly changed
to fresh ones. 1 know that 1 hit one
across the belly, as I found on the trail
the bloody rag taken from the would.
But he is still with the gang. When
! they crossed the river at Fruitland,
three of them took the ferry the other
two showed their horses into the river,
which was running bank full, and
grasping their tails, were landed safely
| on the further side. l remember that
Scarbel. the detective killed near
Lordsburg, had Capehart arrested
three years ago for robbing a train
on the Atlantic & Pacific. CaDehart
got off clear, and swore then he would
| kill Scarbel before he died. He has
| done it, and killed brave man, too.
THE rewards on the heads of these
five men now amount in round num-
bers to SIS, 600. The rewards are Of
fered by Grant and Apache counties,
Arizona; by the Wells-Fargo company
I and by the Diamond G. Cattle company
/ of Arizona; also by the governor Of
/ Utah. l am making what effort ! can
to join one of the posses in pursuit. L
have wired Governor Wells Of Utah Of
my wishes. In regard to the prospects
of Overtaking these fellows, l would
say that 1 consider the chances slim.
They have a good start. They can get
/ fresh horses. There are other outlaws
/ to befriend and assist them. The
! chances are against the pursuers, but
/ they have my heartfelt wishes for their
/ success. I have stuck to this chase as
/ much for satisfaction az anything else.
/ Lesueur and Gibbons were my per-
/ sonal friends, and they lost their lives
/ in a well-meant effort to assist me. I
would have liked to avenge their
/ deaths My plan was, had l ever come
| up with these killers, to ride around
/ them and meet them as they met Lee
sueur and Gibbons, That is the only
! way to make a successful cleanup OF
/ that kind Of cattle
! Sheriff Beeler is a nervy-looking man
1 nearly six feet tall. and physically
/ seems to be as hard as nails. He has
a calm. deliberate manner of speaking
/ that impresses one that he means all
/ he says He has borne the expenses
/ of this chase extending over hundreds
and hundreds of miles out of his own
pocket, and still considers it money
/ well scent 5lf,