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Show "RUSTLERS" IN MAI) LANDS. They Created Trouble nnil One Hud to be Shot Uy Deputy Marshals. Since United States Marshal Parsons has been In Washington city thero has been considerable trouble between tho residents near Moab In the San Juan country aud tho "rustlers" of those bad lauds. One merchant's house was filled with bullets and he was obliged to lleo to tho "hills" to save his life. Tho. United States marshal's office was notified of the trouble and Deputy Marshal Vandorcook detailed four deputies to go into the San Juan and arrest all that were implicated iu the dastardly affair. Two of the "rustlers" wcro taken into custody by tho deputies depu-ties after a hard fight. It was necessary to resort to violence to capture them, and one of the "lustlers" named John Gibson was seriously wounded by being shot. Deputy J. It. Bush, who is now at Thompson's station on the Denver & Kio Grande, telegraphed the local office tills morning, saving that Gibson was in a critical condition. He asked for a surgeon at once to go and dress the man's wounds. |