Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-04-18 | Page 26 | Stockman Tells Horrible Tale of Slaughter

Stockman Tells Horrible Tale Of Slaughter t Revolting g Cruelties Are Perpetrated on S Sheep in Range ne Vl War r rI Vernal April 17 Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- I son of ot this city Is home homo from tb the steno scene of or slaughter of or h his sheep which occurred on the Keeley ranch between Red wash and Skull creek In the edge edo of Rio Blanco county Colo a few nights ago ao The extent of ot the damage and tho the method used to accomplish It Is appalling After Atter tho the herders Leonard and Mann were taken away from the camp the camp outfit was set on fire and by tho the light Alight light the slaughter began with axes axes and clubs Three hundred and twenty five head of ewes and fourteen registered rams were killed or maimed When Mr big Johnson arrived atthe at tho the steno scene three days later ho he found sound upward of or twenty five ewes with their backs or legs broken but still alivo where they fell tell and these he assisted h his men to put putout putout out of or their misery Tho The attack which occurred after midnight c canie lIe without previous warning Mr Johnson says RaYS he has used that range undisturbed for tor tho past two years years- Tho Rio Blanco officers officers cers are on tho the quest of or tho the Tho loss 1058 will exceed