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

AT Moore's ranch met Henry fIaw-
klns George Cook. Witt NELL Potter,
John Smith and Frank Isbell. / had
met several of them before, but | had
never seen the others until | came by
chance to MoOre's. looking for work.
we left Moore's ranch about two p.
m. on January 81. We all had horses,
and each a Winchester rifle, besides
four six-shOoters IN the crowd IIaw-
kins furnished us all with plenty of
cartridges, which he got at the Reyuel-
to robbery. Hawkins also furnished all
the rifles, except the one Isbell got at
Moore's. On the way Hawkins and
Cook set the prairie on fire for fun and
IL soon got out Of bounds and was roar
ing when we left. while we were all
watching the fire Hawkins told us we
We're going TO take In Fort Sumner.
"That damn place has never yet been
held up he said "and wen show them
that we can do It,"
eyes, We will take them In. They
ought not TO have made brags like
that said Cook, Neil and Potter.
CARRYING OUT HE PLAN.
1--WE started for Sumner about half
past seven. II was dark. We drove
until about two miles from the town,
when Hawkins and Cook paired us up
the way they wanted us 10 ride into
the town, and our instructions We're to
90 into the store the way we were rid
Ing First We're Hawkins and Potter
next were Cook and Smith. and fol-
lowing them came Neil and lsbell, |
bringing up the rear Not more than ten
steps from the store We dismounted. |
held Hawkins horse and the other six
men went into the store. / could partly
see wha. was going on inside, as they
left the door open.
Hawkins and Potter threw their
guns on those in the store, and the
other boys followed in, two at time,
with their Winchesters. Several men
who lived In the place went into the
store while | was holding the horses,
and as fast as they would come IN our
boys would hold them w, Part Of the
time Neil was at the door and part OF
the .lILe Potter. | was outside about an
hour and a half when Hawkins came
cut ana told me to come in and get
some chop feed, which | did, Hawkins
ripping Cren sack and pouring me
portitn on the floor, ! took the feed out
and put Il on the horses, In the mean
while the boys went through the stock
Of clo'ting in the store, and brought a
lot nut, which ] also loaded on the
horges. After we had all the clothes on
the horses and everything out we want
the horses and everything out We want
ed,and were ready to 60 Hawkins stood
at the door, and, after telling US TO
mount our horses, which we did. he.with
q wave OF his hand, told the people In
the store "Adios, and we left with the
booty and dead man lying in the
warehouse door.
"There was just one shot fired in the
store. Just as the boys went In l
heard Hawkins say, Hands up al
the same time covering the men on the
left with his gun. Potter doing likewise
on the other side ! saw Potter tell his
men twice to throw up their hands. and
then make one jump. and he was out
of my sight. then heard the gun fired.
This was not more than a minute and
a half after the boys went inside, and
this was the shot which killed the man
In the rear OF the store. One OF the men
IN the store, a Mexican. did not hold his
hands up, and Hawkins hit him with
his rifle When went in ] saw the
man standing there with a big cash
IN his head. The boys said the man who
was Killed was In the back ROOM but |
never saw him.
1--WE rode In a slow walk until We got