The Greeley tribune., 1908-07-15
|DS FORT
TH SHOTGUN
rv,rHSTANDS SIEGE
ruu,Y THREE HOURS
FF's POSSE At BAY
who Disappeared From
Turns Up Cnve-dweiiinR
hadman Last sun
Doy.-.n Exciting
Time

k4yle, the old farmer VINO
red from his home III 'ne
BOTTOMS about ten days ago.
IA last sunday by one OF his
living in a cave on d
|, and acted wildly insane.
hours he kept Sheriff b.
nee Under Sheriff Fred
Deputy Sheriff Robert Dye
kse of 20 men at hey with a
rreled shot gun, before he
nseut to be taken, and II
I've meant death to several
Arty had they attempted TO
nv force. He was finally
by strategy and brought to
v iail for safe keeping. He
buite rational after he was
a cell,
Hyle disappeared from the
his brother. Robert Hyle,
as made for aim, dead or
several days. At was final
I'D that he had just left to
ok around the country. ana
reason to believe he had
lev with him. So the search
ically abandoned.
unday while one OF the
of the Hyles was walking
ield through which runs n
ating ditch with the banks
small cottonwoods and
Ter, he was attracted by a
tructure in the edge of the
cave and part hut made
sweet clover and other
|e went to poking around in
and the next instant the
a double barreled shotgun
INTO his face from the re-
the heap of weeds and he
red to move on. He moved
enough, but not so quick
idn't recognize the face of
behind the gun.
hrm was given in the neigh
that Hyle had been found
dangerous. Word was also
he sheriff's office OF the af-
when the three officers ar
the place some 20 or 20
gathered in the field where
nan was supposed to be still
None of them had approach
ueer abode, however, until
ers arrived.
florance started up one
he irrigating ditch and some
rmers on the other. Sud-
sheriff heard a warning
the men on the other side
ten, to look out or Hyle
pot The officer, however,
see the man who was hid
e weeds, until the latter
pm his hiding place and
on behind one OF the cot
the only part of him vis-
the wild and disheveled
mar OF the madman, and
.,raight at the officer over
of the shotgun.
'he Sheriff informed the
VINO ne was and his busi-
man behind the gun simply
he officer to get back or he
po1' Discretion was thought
part of valor and the Of
ed away about Is feet and
point parlayed with the
.hree hours. occasionally
10 get back a lite farther.
ram was varied once in a
some some of the men trying to
oenind the old man, and
d Hash the gun would be
'he direction OF the strate-
ehd of three hours. Rob-
o.o'her of the old man was
10 come within about 20
= wlid man. and finally the
40 aiso permitted to come
again. Then a bargain
* up that ii Hyle would 70
nouse and put up his gym
would call off al the men.
would declare the war n
'e men left. and tho Officers
a., "a, a nearby farmhouse
1y S could watch proceedings
u od hyie went to the house
u lhh then the orfi .sr,
wy rom the blind side of
,o, "tu made d run Tor tho
so' the old man before be
tbo 'svare s,e tie shotgun.
n % aiesn was on the old
d III handful of loaded shells
h "'s IN, pockets We're literally
ont ,"eh' 80 that he could
roro every member OF the
raa roace been attempted.
boasrss and dirty, and his
ian ,a mad grown to a con-
or ,eheth' and altogether
BOX kimoe says, Hyle was the
'"'"s white man he ever