The Delta independent., 1901-07-19

big camp Ere burning all night audit il
said that they were we'll armed with siK
shooters and rifles
Asout 400 o'clock Maha nyotsrted Tor
Delta on horsebsck aud arrived hsss
about 500 o'clock, covering the distascs
of over forty miles in about four hours.
He Immediately gave himself up to the
sheriff. George smith, Who turned him
over to his deputy's Ton Smith and
Charley Owens. and with Coroner s. B.
Routs and District Attorney Millard
Fairlamb left for tho scene Of the murder
at once.
wouack passed away about 1000
o'clock Sunday night. DR.. Eggiestop
wss called and dressed the wound Of
Hinchusn. Who is reported ss getting
along nicely at this writing.
About twenty -ive men from Surfses
creek LETT Sunday night fos tho lakss to
6ud Aahsny but did not succeed % he
bad loft by = roundabout trail. II they
had found him no doubt he wouie .>sves
have come TO Delta to give himssle up.
ArLEHPr TO LYNCH rHk Bsurk
When Mshany gave hioself up there
was considerable excitemeut 10 torn.
Esssybody seemed 10 bs Thoroughly In
csssed by he killing oe wouack.
The murderer wss plsced nndes :
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jusy room q the eosrt house duriu9 he
day. Several horsemsn bad bees sseu
coming 10 town all Tie evening and the
deputies fearing that they might bsover-
powered decided to hide him out" A
case was being tried 20 the county court
room and while they were in session
about 800 o'clock. Deputy Osens took
his prisoner down stairs and vas never
noticed. They left BY tho beck way
where = team was waiting for them In
the alley and they Immediately drove to
the Smith rsoch about tvo miles up the
Uncompahgre where they hid tho
prisoner awsy until morning whea he
was brought buck to the court house.
Tho county court adjourned about
iaD o'clock and after ail had left
. mob OF about l50 armed men appeared
at the court house and smashed 10 every
door in the building in search OF the
prisoner. Failing to 6nd him they Wait
cd every place in town where shey
thought Il likely he would be 10 hiding.
The search vas kept up until 400 o'clock
Tuesday morning without avail.
At 1000 o'clock Tuesday moeuinx 4
buggy vas secured and deputy Smith
and Owens drove to Olsthe With the
prisoner and caught the east bound train
and took him to Gunnison. where we
understand he will be held until ths
Excitement subsidies.
A preliminary trial has not yet been
held.
RADcLiFrE's HOTEL BuRNKD.
Tuesday night about 100 armed men
rode to Alexander lakes from Surfscs
Creek and Informed all Of Rsdcli6s's u.eu
to leave BY morning and to take all their
with them but to leave every
thin1 that belonged to the Englishuan.
After all OF Radclitfes people had left Il
10 ssid that the men cot fire 10 the hotel
and cabins aud 10 fact everything that
belonged 10 Radcliffe.
The ish hatchery. boats, meta aud
sverythiug that did sot entirely bsloog
to Radcliffe We left unmolested.
The government men left BY the way
u Plateau valley.
Ninsty-nine per cent Of the people, or
No migat say all but \ few who were
Radcli6e's tools or who think they might
got good position from him. blsus him
more than Aahany for tho shooting, q
hey believe that MAhany was acting
andsr his instructions 10 using violent
neaos to enforce his alleged rights.
Alexander lakes on Grand Mes, whore
ehs shooting occurred, have been the
nsans oe disputs Tor several ysars, 10
act ever since Radcliffe came there and
risd to make the people, who had tishsd