The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-20

with his Winchester, leyclled it at the
new arrival and yelled Hands up.
The fellow was hardly ten steps of
and he turned and ran, getting away
clear in spite of two shots taken at
blm by Potter and Neil it was ms.
cradle shooting ON their part, and
Cook roasted them both about ii after
we got clear of the town,
"Wc rode in slow walk until we got
across the river, some distance away
and there divided up the cartridges
! Those that we did not need Cook told
us 10 throw in the river. About half
n milo from Sumner we sat down in
bunch and Hawkins and Cook took
the cartridges they had, aud threw
them on the ground. We each selected
hundred apiece, then mounted and
rode eight miles west in fast trot
when we stoppcd and ate some canned
goods we had and fed our horses
! Then VIC went on TO IN old abandoned
adobe house and there we split up
tho money obtained in the hold-up
Cook doing the dividing The clothing
was also divided there, and ! got a
shirt, pair of pants, overcoat, SIX,
shooter, boots, Navajo blanket and
some other trinkets.
GA number of checks were secured
in the store, but all but few of the
small ones were burned, as it was i'm.
possible to collect them. We re-
maincd in the adobe about an hour and
then rode on all night until daylight
when Hawkins left the gang going to
the right of the road by himself. The
SIX of us rode on to tho southwest
when Neil and l went off to the left,
the other four going on down the road.
We rode until about . O'Clock, when
we met the other four again, and we
travelled together until we had
gone some five miles. Then Neil and |
again started off by ourselves, going
straight west, and the other four pro-
cecding due north. Thus the gang
was broken up to lessen the chances
of recognition and capture.
"Neil and I camped out that night
near q horse ranch and the next day
rode fifty~five miles west to the Ar
mountains We stayed that night at
Wood s ranch and until ten clock the
next morning, AS we started TO leave,
the other four of the boys rode up
Cook, Smith, Potter and 1sbcll. We
all went back then and stayed awhile,
and had supper later on, Mrs, Woods,
whose husband is now serving term
in the pcnitentiary and used to be one
Of Cook 8 men, preparing the food for
mountains to camp, returning the next
afternoon and again taking supper with
Mrs. Woods
"While we were at supper deputy
sheriff and four mon rode UP to the
house. Potter saw them coming, gave
the alarm, and we grabbed our guns
and got ready for them. BY this time
they were within the yard and not over
fifteen steps from the house. They
were all armed with rifles as well rs
revolvers and we began TO think there
was a warm time ahead. We all stood
in the rear of the house with our guns
ready for action, while Mrs. Woods
went ont and talked to the Officers,
When she came back one of them called
out that they wanted to come In. Cook
shouted back; You can come in, If
YOU first lay your arms down After
a moment S consultation they agreed to
do this, and having put their weapons
all down on the grass, entered the
house.
"Cook then spoke up and said: Il
suppose you fellows are after us. ain t
youl' The sheriff answered; No. We
are after the men who stole some horses
up there He was referring to some
horses we had lifted from field when
we went up into the mountain the night
before, .a:.-,S..k