Show WAR WITH RED MEN DESPERATE DESPERA TE FIGHT OCCURS IN WESTON COUNTY WYOMING sheriff and his deputy killed by indians while three of the red men meet death and a number are jovn ed A special from douglas wyo 6 says in a battle fought saturday evening on the cheyenne river in the northeast part ot of weston Veston fi county between the sheriff of 0 that county and a posse and abaid a band ot of cheyenne indians the sheriff sheria and his deputy were killed and sever several at of 0 his posse wounded while three indians were slain and a number ol of braves wounded the information was brought to douglas by sheriff mcdermott mcdermot of 0 converso converse county from sheriff mcdermott it was learned that a roving band ot of cheyenne braves had been hunting in the northern portion ot of weston county and had defied the authorities the weston county sheriff was notified and he at once organized a posse this was on friday saturday he got traces ot of the band and came upon them in the early evening A pitched battle followed follo wedIn IEL which the officer and his chief deputy were killed and others ot of his bis party wounded while the indians suffered a loss ot of three killed and a number wounded A big party ot of cowboys armed with winchesters Win chesters left lusk sunday morning and another posse headed by deputy sheriff cool cook lett left in the afternoon tor for the scene of the trouble another large posse lett left lusk sunday evening |