Salt Lake Herald | 1900-11-01 | Page 2 | Accused of Cattle-Stealing

ACCUSED OF OP David Mackley Backley Is Arrested at the City of Laramie Special to The Herald Laramie Wyo Oct 31 David Mack MackI I was taken to Greeley a ley Colo Cole last t night by Sheriff Elliott of that place pIa where he Is wanted on a charge of cat cattle cattie Ue tle stealing Oct 23 12 Mackley Makley shipped from Sher Sherman Sherman I man Wyo to Omaha two carloads of 01 cattle giving his name as Johnson t Some one who ho knew Mackley learned that he had shipped cattle under an as assumed assumed name and suspicion was 88 at once aroused Investigation at Omaha showed that most of the cattle shipped have the brand of a stock raiser of Wells county Colorado Col rado and the au authorities authorities authorities here hare arrested Mackley on in information Information information formation received from the Greeley authorities Stockmen In this thiB vicinity also have reported losses from time to time which are now believed to have been due to rustling by an organized gang Others besides Mackley who are suspected of ot being members of ot the gang are being closely watched Mackley had been employed on a ranch sixteen miles east of the city for over two o years but quit work about out two months ago and moved his bis family to Cheyenne He always bore a good reputation while hero here