Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-18

his comrade into the wagon and cover
him up and then crawlsback himself.
as both bodies We're IN tbewagon when
found. Four empty 4flcallber sheels
were found within a few,feet OF the wa
gon, which must have BEEN left by the
murderers, as the only flrearms about
the wagon was an old ride which had
not been used since Z II was cleaned
Blood was found on the ground In front
Of the wagon. on the wagon tongue, on
the wagon cover and IN the wagon.
HAD MADE THREATS.
Davis had been ii the employ Of a
large cattle company from July, 1895
The company had several ranches and
herds Of cattle in Cassia county, and
Just across the line in Nevada. During
the summer and fall ~ 1896, Davis had
threatened several sheepnen and had
declared repeatedly. tfiatbe would keep
the sheep men off fhe range In Sho-
shone basin. west OF the dividing ridge
between Deep creek and Goose creek,
which was claimed by the cattle men,
He told James and Oliver Dunn that
they could so no further on that range
with their sheep, and ethatlif they did
they would have 10 face aWinchCster
that ne was hired to protect the range
and he was going TO allow no sheep
men on II,
He told VIM Orr, another sheep man,
that he WAS there to hold that rance
ana he was going 70 % 81. That he did
not allow sheep men TO 80 on there at
all That the first time a sheep man
come there, there would be some shoot
ing done That the ridge between
Goose creek and Deep creek was the
dead line. He also told Jabez Duefee
that he did not allow any sheep men
these and would XIII The next sheep
herder who crossed the ridge. That he
was just wishing Bin TOlman. sheen
man. would come over, as he would like
to make target Of him. Also that II
John Wilson (the deoeased) did not
move right out over the ridge there
would be trouble. Later he met Toll
man, who had never seen him before
and took shot at him.
APPEARS AT A RANCH.
After the occasion OF his shooting at
Toilnan ne was not seen In that vicinity
dntil Jan. q, 1886, when he and com-
race by the name OF JACK Gleason APP
peareu ut tile Middlestack ranch, both
armed with Wlncnesters, and Davis
with 45-oalibei Cots revolver, while
Gleason had u t4-caliber Cots. Davis
ran out Oh 40 cartridges and Tor several
days before the killing had been using
"a cartridges IN his revolver Tney Went
10 Bears Nest ranch on the 3Oth Vi Janu-
AIRY. On Feb. ! they appeared at Brown
ranch, where they remained until the
4th, with the exceptions OF u few hours
on the second. When az Middlestack
ranch, Davis was wearing u light coll
0fed canvass coat, which he exchanged
FOR dark coat, remarking at the time
that the coat he had been wearing WAS
too light and could be seen too easily ON
dark night.
They left Brown ranch about 'sunup'
On The morning of the ith, and were
next seen at Bears Nest ranch between
| ana clock that afternoon. From
there they went to Middlestack ranch
that same evening and stayed all night.
Davis there exchanged the dark coat
tor the light one he had formerly worn.
There was also evidence that they at
tackled the camp OF the Dunns on the
afternoon OF the Ind. but without doing
very much damage, the Dunns being
slightly wounded in the fray.
The distance from Brown ranch to
Bears Nest ranch is about Is miles by
direct route, and is about 80 to IS miles
by way of the place OF the killing. From
Bears Nest ranch 10 Middestack ranch
Is about II miles, All the points named
are IN Nevada except Brown ranch and
the place Of the killing. which are both
In Cassia county, Ida.
FEE FOR KILLING.
After the killing, Davis told George
Parker, merchant nj Deeth, New, that
he is getting $40 per month Ga shoot.
ing sheepherders. He also told Frank
Smith about the attack on the Dunn
camp on the End OF February
Davis told Il. r. Daley, who was
guarding him on his way to Albion az
ter being arrested. that he was first
told OF the killing by MIR Bower about
the 9Th OF February. This was 10 days
before the crime was discovered, thus
showing guilty knowledge on his part.
The theory Of the defense seems TO be
an albi, Ii claimed that II was not
probable. il possible that the ride from
Brown ranch 10 Bears Nest ranch. by
the way of the place of the killing,
could have been made by men with
such horses as Davis and his comIrsa-
ion had, which wore ordn-
airy range ponies, between the
time they left Brown and the
time they arrived at Bears Nest, that
20 he followed with the ride to Mid
dlpstack on the same evening Thl