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Show ROAD AOfc.X IS. A Braes oi Desperadoei Eujoj h BolllckluK spree. Bat re Finally Captured ntl J tilled. Cheyenne, 1. "It is a lone road that has no turn," and to-day two of 1 the modern Dick Turpius who have to long and so successfully plied their. i vocation on the Cheyenne and Blaek Hills stage route made so Hhort a curve that their career as knights of (he road is ended. Yesterday Mr. Voorheea, superintendent ot thu stage line, received information that the robbers would be in the vicinity of ranch near Fort Laramie last night. He notified his agent at the fort, sud at dusk two soldiers, dressed iu citizens' clothes, were sent to the ranch to represent themtjelves to be deserters. Two hours alter their departure ljieut. Chase with twenty cavalrymen followed. fol-lowed. The ranch was surrounded and searched lor deserters, but no trace of the robbers could be tound. After searching ail the buildings in the neighborhood and on the route the detachment returned to the post, reaching there about 11 o'clock. The -southern bound coach left Fort Laramie Lara-mie a fow minutes after the arrival of the soldiers, and two and a half miles out was baited by two men, when the usual programme of throw ing up hands, forming in line and by tbe seven passengers, the robbers taking all valuables, even blankets and overcoats being appropriated, notwithstanding the night was very cold and stormy and the passengers bad a long ride before them. Among the Bufierers was United States Marshal Mar-shal Sweezy, who donated his overcoat over-coat and what valuables he bad about him. The amount lost caonot be stated to night, as owing to bad roads ttie stage nas nut yet reached here. The robbers gathered up their plunder and rode north. About daylight tbey came upou a freighters' camp, surprising and robbing the occupants. A Chinaman China-man who was going to Deadwood with the freighters was robbed ol everything every-thing he had, and then severely whipped by the robbers, who seemed to enjoy his pleadings for mercy hugely. News of this robbery reaching reach-ing Fort Laramie. Lieutenant Chase, with a detachment of tbe Third cavalry, cav-alry, started in pursuit, accompanied by Wm. Reed, an experienced hand at trailing. The pursuit was kept up nearly all day, the robbers being heard ofoiten, they having robbed six different differ-ent parties on their route. About forty miles north uf Fort Laramie the road ugents were discovered aud a hot ohase was hid for about five miles, the robbers throwing away guns and heavy articles in their flight. They were fiied on and seeing they could not escape, surrendered and were taken to Fort Laramie, where they now are secure in the guard house. They refuse to give their names, but one ol them is identified as Webster, the murderer of Deputy Sheriff Cuny. The horses tbey rode belong to the stage company, com-pany, having been lolen some time ago. Two overcoats and other articles found in their possession are identified identi-fied as the prop rty of the passengers on last night's couob. Great credit is due Lieutenant Chase aud command lor ine long, hard and siui PKiiiul pursuit, nearly : ninety miles bch.g ridden between daylight and datk, nud to Mr. Reed for the manner ia which he discovered discov-ered and followed the trail. : |