Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20
OF me creek. Powelrs 7-year-old son
vas with him at the time
A CHILD'S IDENTIFICATION.

or me creek. GOWellS I-yCut-Ol1 SOU
vas with him at the time
a CHlLD's IDENTIFICATION,
Horn was inspected, for he was in
the vicinity OF the ranches al the time
both murders We're committed, a grand
jury was summoned and Horn was
called In. At sight OF him the little
Powell boy ran to his moher exclam-
irg; Take me quick, Mamma, that
Is the man that shot my papa" In
spite OF the evidence against Horn
and the exclamation OF the child, he
was not indicted, for the reason, II IL
said, that Hornn friends came to his
rescue with their money
CAMPBELL DISAPPEARS.
During the summer of 1896 ranch
man named Campbell disappeared and
has never been seen since he left his
ranch on the Laramie plains with
Horn. Campbell had large sum Of
money on his person, and II Horn
murdered the ranchman he did 1t for
this money
TWO MORE MURDERS,
In July, 1900. Isham Dart, colored,
and Matt Rash. ranchmen In the
Browns Park country, In northwest
COLORADO, were murdered. the latter
being shot down while eating supper
IN his cabin and Dart being shot from
ambush on a cattle trail near his ranch.
Both victims OF the hidden assassin's
bullets were alleged to be rustlers. They
had been poaching on the ranges
OF the Laramie plains and both had
bad regulations. Hora was In the
Browns Park country at the time II
the murders and he afterwards admit
ted that he was employed by Rash
when he met death In his cabin. He
said by way of explanation that he hal
been sent to the Browns Park country t.
gather evidence against the rustlers
and the best way to succeed was TO
hire out to Rash.
HORN BADLY WOUNDED.
on his way out Of the Browns Park
country Horn got into fight with
cowboys in q saloon at Dixon near the
Colorado line. In the mx-up Horn re-
celved a slash across the right side OF
his neck that nearly ended his career.
The scar he carried TO his grave and
Is plainly visible In the accompanying
picture OF Horn. The detective laid our
IN the sage brush for 10 or t. days nurs.
ing his wounds IN the same manner as
an Indian would. During his long lie
among the Indians he had learned
much from the medicine men and this
knowledge now stood him In need
DARKEST CRIME OF ALL
But the crime that finally landed
Horn behind the bars was the Nickel
murder The father Of the boy had
been a thorn In the side of some Of the
cattlemen in the Iron Mountain coun-
try for many years. Repeated efforts
rid of him. but he would NOT be driven.
Plots were formed to murder him. for
he had brought sheep into the cattle
country-an objectionable offense IN
the eyes OF the cattlemen Nickel had
also trouble with John G. Cobble, man
ager OF the hon Mountain Ranch COM
pany, at whose ranch Horn made his
headquarters, and who proved to be
Horns warmest friend all during his
trouble and trials I'm the courts, II Is
alleged th&t Nickelrs death was decid-
ed upon and Horn was selected to per-
form the Job.
LYING IN WAIT FOR FATHER.
Horn admitted TO his attorneys when
they took charge Of his case that he
was lying IN wait for Kels Nickel at
the time the hoy was murdered Horn
was secreted IN n deep ravine not far
from the Nickel ranch when Willie
Nickel, en- route to Iron Mountain sta
ton, came upon him. Fearing he would
return TO the house and report Horn 4
presence In the community Horn, 10
use his own words. CUT THE LAD