The daily sentinel., 1902-07-28
GOATS THIS TIME.
600 Angora Goats Slaughtered
By Fourteen Masked Men Sat-
urday Night. Herder Kellogg
Bound While Work was Being
Perpetrated.


south OF this city, 600 head of Angora
goats were killed by being shot, their
throats cut and backs broken.
The parties who did the killing we're
fourteen masked men who rode into the
camp without warning and after secure
ly tying Lloyd Kellogg and two young
i en- who were with him by the name OF
Schmitt and known as the Smithey bro
| theirs, whose parents reside four or five
miles wes. OF this city, commenced their
work
The work of the party was soon &C.
complished and when they rode away
they left ghastly sight behind them.
The killing OF the goats WAS done on
the property Of the association, which
had been recently purchased through
Mrs. Nancy B. Irving OF this city, who
has charge OF the affairs of the associa-
tion and is its manager.
When the goats were first placed on
the range they numbered about 600. To
OF the present year The entire number
in the herd at the time OF the killing was
probably 800 Those which we're spared
were the young kids, which the parties
doubtless figured would die under any
circumstances when deprived Of the care
OF their mothers
Young Kellogg. it is said, when it came
time for the departure OF. the band Of
killers, was warned chat he should take
himself and the balance OF the herd off
the remainder Of the goats.
The information of the killing OF the
goats was brought to Mrs. Irving ranch
by Kellogg, who was terribly fright
ened. He told his story to Mrs. Irving,
and said that when he was released he
| went into the goat-fold and found many
OF the goats still living and suffering
greatly, their moans aud the moans OF
| the kids being almost human. To re-
lieve their suffering he killed those which
were still alive.
Young Kellogg was able to recognize
but one or two OF the men. This he did
| by recognizing their voices.
Mrs. Nancy B. Irving was caller at
the Sentinel Office this morning When
asked the probable loss to the associs.
ton she said: ~ think our loss will
reach at least $4,000" Mrs. Irving was
very calm and collected over the matter
but withal very determined 81 have
telegraphed the governor OF this state
the full details OF the affair. desire to
see il the moral sentiment OF the state Of
Colorado and the people OF this city and
county will tolerate such q high handed
outrage. Myself, or the wealthy people
who are backing me in this association,
shall not be stopped because OF the loss
o. these few goats. We, OF course. feel
the loss greatly, but we shall protect our
property and our own il the state docs
| not do 30. l cannot think that those
people who think at all will not condemn
the manner in which we have been in
jured. The killing was done upon our
own property. The goats at the time
they we're killed we're not trespassing on
| the property Of anyone, nor at any other
time were the goats upon anyone's prop
erty save that Of the government.
Last evening, Immediately after the
arrival OF train No. l, upon which Sher-
| if Struthers arrived home from Glen
wood Springs, he started for the place
where the goats were killed, accompan-
led by Charles G. Knowles The infor-
nation was given Mr.. Struthers by Un-
| der Sheriff Smith, who received his in
formation from Lawrence Hynes. The
latter was coming down from a visit to
Nothoroughfare canon with his wife and
a party, whom they met the young man,
Kellogg. who had had charge OF the
goats. Kellogg told them the story and
asked Mr.. Hynes to bring the informa-
tion to the correct authorities OF this
county.
The Angora Ranch Association was
formed by Mrs. Nancy B. Irving in the
city OF Chicago, where Mrs. Irving has
been known as ono Of the foremost writ
ere for the press for many years. She
desired to live in Colorado and near to
nature. and took up the goat business
and was conducting it successfully.
Only yesterday Mrs. living was visit.