The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21
Bot Springs
Gambling War

IoOe- 0QraLl sat a spy amer he had
! complete7 his Preparations to Flyi1n's
house TO ascertain in what carriage
/ Flynn, would ride fhe spy was then
TO TaIie down the Street with the car
ridge and when II passed the door give
q signal TO theF sentry On the porch,
letting the party IN s,labuSh know that
| they were needed . he spy, gave. the
gnal IT The proper time and the senti-
mel fred into the carriage. Killing John
! Flynn, 3 cousin of Che leader
As the shot rang. eut every one not a
pafty TO the quarrel sought shelter,
I while the Doran party rushed into the
street and opened Ere on the carriage.
At the first volley the coathman was
] killed and the horses ran away They
we're stopped a block below and Frank
{ and Billy Flynn jumped out ullhurt, ar
1 though afterwards 143 bullet holes
weqle counted in the carriage.
Dofan and his friends had fastened
after the runaway, and as soon as it
was stopped were met by the Flynns,
to whom their friends had rallied The
factions lined up. not ten yards apart
and the shooting began Two of the
Doran faction and three of the FlyrlHs.
including Billy dropped at the first
fire. Billy, shot clean through the
breast with 4 Winchester 45 eallbre
ball. staggered into q store and fell,
Again the guns cracked. this time
rounding four pcTanss though the
i Il
adherent and wounding Frank Flynn IN
three Places Though each side kad
repeating rifles, tEesfirIng sounded as
tiS5ugl1 done by platoon
Thomas ToleT,s who WAS killed in
street fight in March, 1899 was then
chief of police, ami ne now Appeared
en- the scene. For some time he mad
ez1fecfed that the trouble would come
to q head, and had placed a loaded
shot gun m the Valley Bank near
.crf1f -
fsccslr and near where it did occur.
Enatching tfIs weapon ne rushed into
the STREET. and ran between the fac
tierEs, threatening to shoot any man
w.fe refuse d 70 surrender. Why he
was not, killed has never been ax-
plained. even by Flynn himself; per-
htaps because brave men shrink from
inezsRins another brave man with whom
they nave no ararrel. Toler drove
the E}oran party into q store. dfsarnee.d
them, rounded up the Flynas, per-
Termed the like service for them, ana
marched both fact tons 10 the county
Jaibs where he turned them over to
the sheriff. In the trial which fof-
loWee', Two or three received short
terms in the penitentiary and the
rest including the leaders, were ac-
Quilted. 49, = e -
But as .Oosan was a stranger. while
tIynn was a property holder, the
sympathy Of the town was with the
leave. He was killed some time later
in Fort Smith Jy Bud F1agg. Frank
r lynn was laid uF1 by his wounds but
short time, while Billy, thefnost des-
peraleiy wounded OF all who were not
killed recovered in 81 surprising man
per and. is living SOME Where, in the west
totay- The affair 4noussd the solid
citizens OF the place and the Flynn
cemDlnation was never thereafter able
10 carry matters with a high nand.
Nat HoW0H, a member of the Doran
faction, WAS killed a few DAYS after
the trial By Chief ToIer in a. peculiar
manner. Howell accused the chief of
being unfair to him in the trial and
sent him word .thatJEhe would shoot
him On sight. Bowel owned the
Opera House saloon and placed a load
ed shotgun I'm his store to keep his
"ofd; =. roller wa nted If possible to
avoid trouble with Howell and deter
mined TO pay him "a visit When the
orncer entered the saloon the proDrieto7-
was absent Tcler picked up the shot
gun ana started to unload it. At this
20. lowell, who had been informed
Z s sLis't toleF had called upon him, rushed
INTO .fne saloon. jerking at a revolver
/ Wiiteil h adscausilt IN his pocket
Drop IT.. Nat said Toier. I don't
want TO kill you
Saying that ne be damned If he
soslla. Howell suceeedeq in pulling his
-sysstlon, ana TO save his own fife, ToIer
klltsd HoWeH with his own gun
The cigar store which Is Frank
lynn s.1avorite han g-out now is much
fcequented by ~ -. F-f,yn7, ILL.,
70 hear them talk,,-u, OF. infreuIente-
~ IL seen quietly slnili--s at the boast
III claims TO which fighters as a class
are prone. He never talks of hinseIf
or his own expioits: But the freebes.t
Inelneers Of the ring fraternity always
treat MIN with respect.