The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-10

has committed not one but many crimes that deserve the death penalty.
 Long before the Hole became hiding place for white desperadoes 1t was known and used by the Indians. A remnant of the Sioux band fled there after the Gus ter massacre. Later an attempt to coral them was made by United States troops, but failed utterly.
 A few years after the Sioux had fled to the Hole it began to be the refuge of some of the most desperate characters Of the northwest The famous gang known as the Belle Fourche bank robbers fled to the Hole after one of their most suc- cessful raids. They had broken into sev- eral banks and the posse on their trail included sheriffs and their deputies from four counties. The pursuit was kept up until the Hole-in-the~ Wall was reached Then the outlaws, having entered through the granite walls, turned to face their pursuers. That ended the attempt to capture them. A few shots were ex- changed, but no real assault made. It would have been simply a useless loss of life.
 The only real attempt to raid the Hole was In 1892. The outlaws had been for months annoying the cattlemen, sweep ing down on the herds. killing the best animals and often shooting any cowboys who happened to be in charge or rode up in investigate. The Hole was becoming the place of refuge for every cattle ''rust- Ter" in the northwest. The stockmen de- termined on a raid. It was complete failure
 The raiding party consisted of about 100 Texas killers" who had been im- ported by the ranchmen. These men were expert marlksmen, accustomed to danger, confident in their ability to teach the northwestern outlaw a lesson. They advanced to the entrance of the Hole and were allowed to march half way up the defle between the granite cliffs. Then in- visible enemies opened fire from every side. The killers fought pluckiy, but were at a hopeless disadvantage. If cav airy from the neighboring posts had not been summoned post haste to their as- sistance the last man would have been cut off As 1t was third of the invaders was killed or, badly wounded.
 The leader of the outlaws in the Hole at the last news received from there, Is Laughing Sam" Carey, one of the most notorious bandits of the west. Carey Is not the jovlal, good-natured individual his name would indicate. On the contra ry, he Is a very grim person, with a long string of murders and other crimes to his credit. His name was bestowed on him from a long scar on his right cheek that gives him the appearance of al- ways smiling. The wound which caused the scar was inflicted by a knife in the hands of a man with whom Carey had a disagreement. About the time the wound was inflicted the man died. Ills demise was hastened by having the tor of his head blown off by a revolver fired almost point-blank by Laughing Sam. n
 Carey has well earned his title of chief of the Hole-in-the- Wall desperadoes. For years he defed pursuit and robbed and murdered through South Dakota, Wyom- ing and Montana. He is almost the sole survivor of the old-time western high waymen who held up treasure coaches about Deadwood. A truthful story of his adventures would be a more thrilling tale than the history of many q dime novel hero. In fact. many of the ad- ventures of Deadwood Dick, so dear to