Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-29
PEOPLE ARE INDIGNANT
was n Member Of the Robbers "oo>'
Gang story OF n skIrmish WI"
sheriff Tylor aud Posse
Special Correspondence.

can shoot down with impunity, an oin-
Ger Of the law who attempts to arres'
him for stealing the cattle or property
of lawabiding citizens. The verdict
means that man who has been elecIen
to protect the peaceful citizens against
the outlaws, takes his life into his own
hands. ana IL the bullet Of lana pr
ate pierces his heart while In the as
charge of his duty, his death goes un-
avenged, and the assassin is LETT TO
80 at large
Needless to say that the better ele-
ment of Wayne county feels outrageu'
regarding the trial and verdict as tra-
verslty. silver Tip the bandit let
free, and the body o. the brave anu
faithful Sheriff Tyler lies in the grave
perforated by the bullets from the guns
Of SILVER Tips pals This man was
tried on the charge of assault win IN.
tent TO kill IN September, 1892 convicted
and sentenced TO ten years. He was
recently released IRON the state prison
under the ruling Of the Supreme court
OF the State, that prosecutions upon
indictments signed by the district at
torneys are void. He was promptly re-
arrested and imprisoned here, and max
ing one attempt to get away. He was
caught however and given a second
preliminary hearing, and was bound
over 70 the district court. The prisoner
demanded on immediate trial and IN
sisted on IT, The State was not pre-
pared 20 begin the trial. several of the
material witnesses being out of reach.
But District Attorney Chidester finally
consented TO begin the trial last Friday.
but was not prepared for it as he
wished At considerable time and ex-
pense the Sheriff at Moab was wired
asking him to send witnesses, partlcu-
iarly Andrew Tangren. But the Wit
ness failed to get here, fact that IS
looked upon as an evidence of job by
some Of the people here It was either
that or the officers at Moab were very
dllatory In the matter.
Attorney Chidester made out very
clear case for the State setting forth
an array Of proven facts that II would
almost appear that the evidence was
overwhelming. Il was set up forclbly
that in February. 1899. some members
of the Robbers Roost gang were on the
streets Of Moab, and at that time in
dulged In haunting and ieering re-
marks regarding Sheriff Tyler of that
place. lie was sneeringly called cow
ard that be could not arrest one side
Of one Of them, that horses the sheriff
was looking for including some Of his
own, were then at the Roost. and that
the sheriff was afraid to 90 after them,
and many other things Of similar ma
ture, on leaving the town, blue
John, one NJ their number, was seen
20 take horses that did not belong 10
him and Sheriff Tyler got up posse
and followed on the trail Of the outlaw.
While IN pursuit they ran across "sil-
Yer Tip and they informed him that
they were after Blue John" whom
they knew 10 have stolen some horses
and that he had the animals with him.
and they proposed TO capture him and
take him back 10 be tried on the even
Ing OF March 4, 1899. the posse
came upon signs Of camp In one Of
the Cox canyons. in this county. This
is In the roost country and the officers
were on the alert. They perceived dog
tracks and lest the brute should give
evidence OF their approach. they halted
until morning, The officers expected
trouble, and were prepared for Il 10
some extent, but not sufficiently well
prepared to induce a deputy sheriff re.
siding at Banksyille to Join the party
He said that the posse was altoeether
too short, both in numbers and firearms
ana that they would all be killed.
A HOT sKIRMIsH.
At daybreak next morning tho nosss
headed by Sheriff Tyler who has since
peen Killed by outlaws while trying 10
arrest them in the interests
OF respectable society proceeded 10
surround the camp Of the outlaws,
There We're also In the posse Herbert
pay H. d. Westwood John Wilcox
AhdreW Iangren and another called
led whose surname Is believed To be
wilson Presently Cherokee Kid"
half-bred Cherokee Indian, stalked ont
from the camp, going after horses. He
was promptly ordered to throw up hi,
hands but instead OF doing SO n,
turned around and drew his revolver
lie then turned again towards the ON.
GERS ana directed steady stream OF
lead at them, until the supply in the
gun was exhausted The officers re.
turned the fire and succeeded in wound.
ing the indian, but he managed 10 get
BACK TO camp and hide behind one OF
The boulders where the other Roost-
efs We're they being blue john "Sil
yer tn and another. who was
thought % have been the desperate Jack
Moore. The next salutatIon that
greeted the officers was the words Of
'Sllyer TIP Boys get your guns and
let's kil the SIS OF a BIS Of" FOL.
lowed by a bullet from his "smokelesse
powder gun, which struck the rock
near sheriff Tyler's head. Then came
q sharp iusllade In which at least 200
SHOTS Were fired by both sides lasting
perhaps half an hour. Both sides found
safety behind The boulders and no one
was Killed. The outlaws finally got
away by strategy by two of them
shooting black powder guns, and under
cover Of the smoke the other two run.
Ming 70 another rock further away,
ana then under the smoke Of their guns
the other two coming forward, until by
that method hey made their escape
The posse returned home with several
stolen horses which they found hob
bled near the camp. 1t has since beer.
learned that the Indian returned to
his people in the Indian Territory.
Blue John" fled to the Colorado river,
stole a boat launched out on the stream
and f0atod down 70 Lees Crossing.
and from there went into Arizona.
silver Tip" undertook to cross the
mountains and go into Arizona but
was captured near the line by Joe
Bush aud OF Thompson at Pahreah.
After an OF these facts and more
were clearly presented 10 the jury that
aggregation declared that "Silver Tip
broke no law and was entitled 10 his
liberty.
Just what forces were most potent IN
securing that verdict cannot be said.
hut Colonel Tatlock and George T
Bean conducted the defense very skill.
fully. The prisoner himself has the
faculty for assuming an unjustly
abused mien. and affecting the attitude