Show Horsethief Tragedy Helena M Tj 28 0a Thursday night EJ Owens mtf Si2siekerson stole eight horsesfrom the Benton and Bilngs Stage ompanles at Reck Springs Rtittiaa 1100 miles northeast of Helena John Davis superintendent of the stage line pursued them down Muacelshell River and wnen fifty miles below the station was told by cowboys that the thievea passed with the horses three hours before Fifteen cowboys volunteered to follow their trial The thieves were overtaken on Thursday thirty miles north of Blacks ranohe and attacked The cowboys were driven back being armed only with revolvers while the horse thieve had rifles Men were Bent to the camp for guns and the fight wa3 renewed Si iNIcerson was shot dead and Ed Owens wounded captured and hanged Wm Jones and Tim DevJin two cowboys were wounded On Thursday Thurs-day three men names unknown stole seven horses forty miles southeast south-east of Helena from the Boulder Valley ranche while the owners were absent on a round up The theft was a bald one committed in broad daylight and witnessed by several The horses were driven up into the mountains where they camped for the night Men on the round up were notified by a messenger messen-ger They armed and followed Coming the camp at one oclock Friday morning The thieves were ordered to throw up their hsndsbut refused and after firing at the ranchmen ranch-men fled into the thicket one being hardly wounded by the return volley They all eacsped None of the ranchmen were hurt The stock was all recovered There is more horse stealing now in Montana than ever before |