The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-29


Of some of the m,sr desperate ch,ric
rot thc Northwest. The famous
g4uy known as tue Belle Fourche bauk
robbers ted TO the hole after one Of
their most successful raids. They
had broken into several banks and the
posse on t.. cir trail included sheriffs
and their deputies from four counties.
| The pursuit was kept up until the
Hole ln-thcWali was reached. Then
the outlaws, having entered through
the granite walls, turned to face their
pursuers. That ended the attempt to
capture them. 4 few shots were ex-
changed, but no real assault made. It
would have been simply useless loss
of life.
The only real attempt to raid the
hole was in 1892. The outlaws had
been for months annoying the cattle
men, sweeping down on the herds,
killing the best animals and often
shooting any cowboys who happened
to be in charge or rode up to investi-
gate. The hole was becoming the
place of refuge for every cattle "rust-
lcr' in the Northwest. The stock
men determined on raid. 1t was a
| failure.
The raiding party consisted of about
one hundred Texas "killcrs," who
| had been imported by the rauchmen.
These men were expert marksmcn, ac-
customcd to danger, confident of their
ability to teach the Northwestern out
laws a lesson. They advanced to the
entrance of the hole and wor. allowed
to march half way up the defile be-
tween the granite cliffs. Then invisi-
bic enemies opened FIRE from every
side. The "killers" fought pluckily,
but were at hopeless disadvantage.
II cavalry from the neighboriug posts
had not been summoned in post haste
to their assistance the last man would
have been cut off. AS it was third
Of the invaders were killed or badly
wounded.
Sam Carey is the chief Of the Hole
ia-the-Wall desperadoes. For years
he dcfed pursuit and robbed and mur-
dered through South Dakota. Wyom-
ing and Montana. He is almost the
sole survivor Of the old-time Western
highwaymen who held up treasure
coaches about Deadwood. A truthful
story Of his adventures would be a
more thrilling tale than the history
Of many dime novel hero. In fact
many Of the adventures of Deadwood
Dick, so dear to the small boy Of
twenty years ago, are identical with
those of Sam Carey. 1t was his band
that rode into Spear6sh, S. d., about
ten years ago and robbed the bank
while fighting almost tho entire town.
So desperate was tho battle that every
man in the gang, with the exception Of
Carey himself, was killed. Carey
was wounded, but succeeded, after ad.
ventures rivalling those Of Tracy, in
reaching the Hole-in-t the Wall. His
claim to the leadership Of the outlaws
was soon recognized and he kept the
position.
Among the other notorious despera.
does who are hiding in the hole are
the Taylor brothers, who were under
sentence Of death for numbering the
Meeks family at Carrollton, Mo-, and
broke jail: Hank W;leos and Bud
Denslow, who are wanted for train
robbery on the Union Pacific line,
where the engineer Of the train was
shot, and many other desperate crimi-
nals. who are wanted for every crime
Ia tho calendar, from larceny to triple
murder. But as long as they remain
within tho walls of their natural fort
ress they seem to be safe from all pur-
suit.
ltis estimated that the Hole in. the
Wall Is Inhabited by between fifty
and sixty men and few women, who
train with them. The law Of self
preservation has made strong afini-
ty among them. The world is against
them and they have banded themselves
for protection against the world. Any
attempt to capture onl is resisted by
all. Within the hole are several
ranches and farms, which are held as
common property. Some Of the out,
laws Care skilled in surgery and "a
wounded criminal who once succeeds
in reaching the hole is sure Of good