Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-27

across The river some distance away,
and, there divided up the cartridges.
What cartridges we did not take Ha'N-
kins and Cook threw into the river,
"About half a mile from Summer we
sat down In a bunch, and Hawkins ana
Cook took the cartridges they had and
threw them on the ground We each
took more than hundred apiece, then
mounted and rode about eight miles
southwest In a fast trot when we stops
ped, aie some canned goods we had,
and fed our horses. Then we went on
10 an cd abandoned adobe house. and
there We divided the money Hawkins,
Potter and Cook did the dividing. They
gave Neil SH. ! was lying on my
blanket, ard did not have anything 10
do with the money. and did not ask for
any. | CITY saw about $50 IN all, any
way and Hawkins and Potter got the
mos of IL. The clothing was also dlyid-
ed there / received q shirt, pair OF
pans. 0vercoAt, six shooter taken from
some man In the store boots, Navajo
blanket and some trukets We stayed
In the adobe house about an hour and
then rode on all night until daylight,
when Hawkins left the gang, going TO
the right Of the road By himself, ana
we have not since seen or heard OF him.
The SIX OF rs rode on to the SOUTH
west WheL Nell and | went of to the
| left, We going straight west, and the
ether tour went straight north. Thus
the gang was broken up TO avoid cap
cure
Neil and / camped out that night
near a horse ranch, and the next Jay
4. al. IN. a D. -
roya Seco. a creek near the captain
Mountains. We stayed that night at
Woods ranch and until about ten
o'clock the next morning. As we start
ed To leave the other four OF the
boys rode up Cook, Potter Smith and
lsbell. We all went back there and had
supper Mrs. Wood preparing the food,
While we were at supper a deputy
sheriff and four men rode up TO the
house Potter saw them coming, ana
we grabbed our guns by this time they
were within the yard and within fif-
teep steps of the house They all
carried rifles as well as revolyers, ana
we began "a thelnk there was warm
time ahead. Mrs Woods went out aAd
talked with the officers, As she came
back one OF the officers called out they
wanted to come In. Potter yelled
back
"'You can come In II you lay your
arms down.
This the officers did on the grass.
and came in.
TRUCKING A DEPUTY SHERIFF..
az guess you are after US boys, amt
you? said COOK.
No, aaid the sheriff we are after
the men who stole those horses up
there referring TO some horses we had
snagged from a field when we went up
into the mountains the night before.
WELL said Potter, were the men
you are after then.
Cook asked him If he wanted the
horses, and he answered he did. we
all went out and found the horses. AS
the officers started TO ie9ye, Caok made.l
them all hold up their hands and swear
they would not tell anything about us,
The deputy knew Of the robbery and
murder at Sumner. for he spoke of II
on the way TO the field and said eight
men did the job. TO which remark Pot
ter said:
"'Well boys, We need not be uneasy
then as there were only six OF MS,
Before leaving the deputy and his men
shook hands with us, and said they
were our friends. Guess twas policy
with them right at that time. NJ