Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20

handing general, who IN turn called
the attention OF the secretary Of wGr TO
Horn. The campaign against the In
dams AT an end and Horn was COM
PEELED to seek Other employment. He
detested the life Of the enlisted soldier,
or he might have remained IN the SER
vice OF Uncle sam. but he preferred
to roam at VIII upon the treelcss plains
that he had learned 20 love better
than the wooded hills OF his native
state lie hired ont az cowboy, and
this occupation he followed IN one way
or another until he was arrested on
Jan 10, 1909, charged with the murder
Of Willie Nickel.
HEADS TEXAS DEspERADoEs.
Horn first came to Wyoming IN 1889,
but he did not remain long. lie was
then known AZ Tom Hale. He went
back to Texas, but returned TO Wyo-
ming In 1892 at the head OF q band OF
30 Texas despcipdoos who had been
engaged to participate IN the Johnson
county raid Of the wealthy gtockmen
against the ''rustlers" and small ranch
men. The movement was for the pur-
pose OF putting n stop to cattle thlev-
Ing and to gain control Of vast and
valuable range IN the Powder river
were taken along to do the lighting 10
might become necessary. The invad-
ers fought one battle with the rustlers
and killed Champion and Ray, two al
legged rustlers. The invading army was
surrounded by the indignant ranch
men, however, and they would have
been annihilated but for the prompt
arrival Of United states troops from
Fort Mckinney. having been ordered to
the rescue by the secretary Of war at
the urgent request OF the governor OF
Wyoming who was alleged TO have
been one OF the party Of invaders,
IN PORTO RICO
Horn remained In Wyoming from
this time on, except for brief periods
when In the service of the government
as scout or Dackmaster. In 1898
when war was declared with Spain.
Cen Miles sent to Wyoming for Horn
and made him chief scout In the Porto
Rico campaign. At the close of the
war Horne returned to Wyoming, but
he was mere skeleton of his former
self, fever having racked his frame
for more than three months,
AS A HIRED ASSASSIN.
Horn was employed by number Of
tnc usSOtltilDIlt Oh tdNklcIltn III w }O-
ming. His business was TO ride the
ranges, spy on the alleged rustlers and
gather evidence OF their guilt. At first
this evidence was taken into the courts.
but conviction was rarely ever Sc
cured, and Horn Is alleged 70 have
taken II upon himself to get rid. OF the
rustlerg In his own peculiar way and
which, he often remarked, was the
sure way. II must be said, however,
that the cattle associations did not APP
prove OF Horns murderous work, and
many members withdrew from the as
socatlons. Horn continued IN the en-
ploy Of few, however, and while thus
engaged, It is said he was suspected
Of the murder OF William Powell and
William Lewis, Iron Mountain ranch
men who were assassinated the same
month In 1895.
KILLING OF LEWIS.
Lewis was killed while loading beef
In his corral. Horn Is alleged to have
ridden into the corral with drawn pis-
tol and commanded Lewis to throw up
his hands. Hardly had Lewis complied
with the command when Horn fired,
Lewis dying Instantly Powell was
killed while making hay In meadow
near his ranch, the assassin being hid
den behind rock on the opposite side