Graham guardian., 1904-02-19

laho up Jndb WORK, ana L teel sure
that | can give Mr.. Smith satisfac
tion. | don't care how big or bad
his men are, or how many
of them there are. can handle
them. They can scarcely be any
worse than the Browns Hole gang
and stopped the COW stealing
there in one summer < You
may write Mr.. Smith for me that
can handle his work, and do it
with less expense in the shape of
lawyer and witness fees than any
man in the business Joe, you
yourself know what my reputation
is, although we have never been
out together" Again, on January
1th, Horn wrote to Lafors, stating
that he was obliged to him for
the trouble he had taken in the
matter, and added: ~ will get the
men sure, for | have never yet let
a cow thief get away from me, un-
less he got up and jumped clean
out of the country. | will come to
Cheyenne to get my pass, as | can
get one to Helena, or any other
point from Cheyenne. l can go at
any time after ten days. ! will
see you.i Cheyenne when I come
in" AT this time, and for several
years prior thereto, Hore made his
home at cattle ranch in the neigh
borhood of Iron Mountain, where
he was employed as stock detec
tive. He testified that it was his
business to ride on the range alone
and look after the interests of the
company; that he kept track of the
cattle in the country in a general
way, and as closely as possible
drove home all COWS and calves be
found belonging to the company
in the pastures of other people;
and that he kept as good track as
he could Of the people in the coun-
try that were killing and market
ing everything of that nature
will have tendency to protect
the interests of the company.
With this much by way Of in
PRODUCTION, we will proceed as
briefly as possible to set forth as
much of the conversation between
Horn and Lafors as may seem
necessary for correct understand
ing of the case, emitting the pro-
family as much as possible. We
shall refer particularly to the testi-
mony of the witness Ohnhaus, who
took down the conversation in
shorthand; but it should be re
marked that the three witnesses,
Lators, Snow and Ohnbaus, agree
substantially as to what was said.
After Lafors and Horn entered the
marshals Office, the former handed
the latter letter, remarking,
Here is your letter of introduc
tion to Mr.. G. W. Pruitt, which |
reads as follows" and he proceed
ed to read it aloud. Then Horn
said: 81 want to go on the q. P.
| know the route, and | don't |
know the other" Joe (meaning
Lafors) said: at is about as near
one way as the other, and you will |
get there about the same time"
After one or two remarks on this
line, Horn said, "Well Joe, do you
know anything about the nature of
the work | will have to do up |
there" Joe said: "Tom, they are
good people: ! have worked for
them five or six years You will
have to get right in among them,
and gain their confidence, and
show them you are all right"
Horn said 81 don't want to be
reports to anybody at any
time. will simply have one re-
port to make, and that will be my
Iinal report If a man has to make
reports all the time, they will
catch the wisest ~ on earth.
These people are net afraid of
are they"
Joe said "No they are not
lfraid of shooting"
Horn said: 81 shoot too much,
know. You know me when it
comes to shooting | will protect
he people am working for, but |
rave never got my employers into
my trouble yet over anything |
rave done. A man can't be too
,areful, because you don't want
my + ** officers to know what
,ou are doing"
Joe said: atom, | know you
re a good man for the place,
I ou are the best man to coye a
,our trail / ever saw In BE i
Willie Nickel killing / could NV o
r find your trail, and pride my
eff on being trailer" |
Horn said: mo y y; / Iei I
10 trail. The only way to cover
p your trail is to go barefooted " {
Joe said: "Where was your
orse."
Horn replied; "He was - \
ong ways off,"
Lafors said: II would be afraid a
0 leave my horse so far away; you
night get cut off from him." to
'hich Horn replied: "You don't {