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Show . TilE SALT LAKE TIMES, SATUUDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1890 ' . Propeller J. L. Davis .... - PBovoii REAL ESTATE itaij- - xots, Blocfes oixicl ; Acreage. CENTER STREET f" comprising SUB - DTYISION ! Residence Lots 180 RANGING IN PRICE FROM $150 TO $300. Those Choice ' Residence Lots are on the Main' Business street Provo, and are Now on the Market, Call on or Address, PROPELLER J. L. DAVIS. PROVO, UTAH. 7. Refrigerator Solci Only toy tHo Salt Lake Hardware Co., 32 WEST SECOND SOUTH STREET. Headquarters for Rubber Hose, Lawn Mowers, Hammocks, : Guns, Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods. Pabst Brewing Co! (Formerly PHILIP BEST) IvUL-W-criE-E, WIS. Export, Bohemian, Hoffbrau and Select Blue R1W Keg and Bottled Beers shipped immediately upon order. THE FAMILY TRADE- - SOLICITE- D-FREE DELIVERY! TELEPHONE 3 B. K. BLOCH y Co., ST. agents WrmittHit 'Mjiuiunriui IF W D. VAN BUSKIRK. OFKIOK OP T. C. STEBE The Van JJuskirk InvesttiieutC GENERAL REAL ESTA'lE BUSINESS TRANSACTED. SPECIAL ATTENTION Id FORMING OF SYNDICATES. AGENTS FOR EASTERN CAPITAL. We do not handle SNAPS, but GOOD BARGAINS; EXPERIENCED OPERATOH9 and Member, of the BSAK EsTAT W 179 MAIN STREET, corner Second South. Hirschmans Shot w i : That Carries a Full Line ofStrons & Carroll's : Gentlemen's Fine Shoes for Wear, 1 1 Style and Fit, Excel all Other Mates TnTV T7 C I EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED. - JTTL jQyO We t ake the lead on entlemon -- f and Ladles' $3 Shoes. A TRAIN ROBBERY The Bloody Ending of Jim Parnsworth and His Desperate Gang, A TMGEDY OF THE PLAINS. Twelve Graves Mark the Scene of the Eight Between the Vigilantes and ' the Bobbers, Atlunlaoii8tltutlon. Union Pacific mail and train had "been held robbery was so IHK planned and boldly that Iho people of Springs felt aggrieved, and a band of choice spirits pledged each othef over tho bar of tho Oriental sa-loon that they would follow the desper-adoes who had Insulted their town by committing so groat an outrage anil never return until they had the outlaws and raptured wiped out tho staiu Uith their blood. uiat wnen tne signal to leave naa Deen given bo had seen four men jump from the train. It was to capture these four and recover tho stolen treasure that the good citizens of Eawllns had pledged themselves. Twenty of the boldest man of Rawlirts started on the man hunt. Every ono of them had for years lived a frontiersman's life and was accustomed to risk his ex-istence on the slightest provocation, and it therefore seemed a trivial matter for such a number of well armed men to capture four fugitives, no matter how desperate they might be. "With the daylight on the morning af-ter the robbery, the cavalcade of vigi-lantes left ItawlinB, and rode down to the water tank. Without difficulty they found the place where several horses had been tied, and it was easy work to see that from that point they had been led a diutnnce of a mile or more, and had then been ridden at full speed toward tho mountains. For tan miles the track of the fugitive was plain and distinct, and then as the ground became) more rocky the trail faded away until it finally dis-appeared altogether. For several miles the vigilantes rode on in the same direc-tion, but when they found not the slight-est trace of the men they were following, they concluded that the robbers had changed their course, and it would be necessary to begin all over. doubted that they would stick to it until they had accomplished their purpose. For four days the ten men rode south without getting on the track of the rob-bers. Some of them knew the country well, and they were assured the be obliged to stop at certain pT vvliere water could ba found. V J!rini3e8 proved correct, because 4Ob morning of the fifth day the re- - inainBH) a camp fire was discovered ,Uear spring of water, and the hoof rWrks of the horses showed that the part-y'wh- had camped there was com-pose! of four men. Oft " the evening of the seventh day, just is" the vigilantes rode over the crest of rolling hill, they camo suddenly upojj the men they wero in search of. It was evident that tho robbers had given up all idea of being pursued. They had built a fire, and around it the forms of three men wero lying, while at a lit-tle distance a fourth was preparing a supper. The two parties 6aw each other at tho same moment. There was no necessity for any talk. Each knew the other's ob-ject, and the robbers were as determined to resist capture as the vigilantes were to carry out the purpose which had brought A voice from the crest of the hill called for a surrender, but the only answer was a derisive laugh, and without moving One hotel, one livery stable, half a doz-en barroom, and as many gambling sa-loons, with a miigio hull and an immense cattle pen, mado up the town of Rawlins Springs. Numerous fights had occurred there. The little graveyard on the side of tbebill contained twenty-tw- o mounds, ad on the head boards of all save one ere inscriptions which explained how the occupant of the narrow home had met bis death with his boots on. The one un-marked grave was occupied by a man who died a natural death, and it had not been considered necessary to record so uninteresting an event. Never had a train robbery been committed there be-fore, however, and it was natural that the citizens should feel themselves insulted. It was dark when the express train topped long enough to allow the passen-gers to eat their suppers ut the Rawlins hotel, and on the evening of the robbery it was even darker than usual, because a great storm was gathering and the heary clouds shut out the light of the moon and the stars with an impenetrable eil. Two miles below Rawlins, the train halted to take on water. It was just after making this last stop that the passengers in the sleeping cars realized that something unusual was happening. The train suddenly began to slow up, and a minute later the people in the car next to the express heard a sudden order to hold up their hands. Then from each end of tho car came a man with his face muffled in a handkerchief and a big re-volver in his haud. With perfect cool-ness every passenger was examined, and money, watches and all other valuables were levied on. Then one man was left to keep the people quiet, and the other cars were gone through until nobody in the train was left unexamined. When the work was done, a long whistle waS given, and suddenly as they had appeared the robbers slipped away in ( he darkness. The train was taken back to Rawlins Springs, and there it was found that the express car, too, had been robbed, and on the floor in front of his safo lay the messenger, shot through the heart. Thirty thousand dollarsiu all hud been taken. One of the passengers claimed . - v vuv tuuuk VI LI 1U vigilantes, the twenty men spread them-selves over the prairie with the agree-ment that they should meet at sundown and report any discoveries which had been mado. When the stunted trees be-gan to cast long shadows over the prairie, one by one the men returned to tho trysting place disheartened and tired. Finally, however, the hopes of all were revived by the arrival of one of the party waving something over his head as ho came galloping up. The article he was waving proved to bo a red bandanna handkerchief with two holes cut in the shape of eyes piercing it. With the handkerchief as the sole trophy of the hunt, the whole party returned to Rawlins Springs. That evening a levee was hold at the Oriental saloon, and the handkerchief was placed on exhibition behind the bar, Buddenly a small man who had entered the saloon unobserved caused a deep sensation by asking to examine the trophy of the hunt, and then by an-nouncing that he knew tho train robbers. The small maa was generally known as the keeper of a prairie store ten miles out from Rawlins, and he told how four men whom ho recognized as Tom Aus-tin, of Texas; Dave Simmons, from the i same state, with Rube Revnolds and Long Jim Farnsworth, from Colorado, bad ridden up to hie store on the after-noon preceding the robbery and had each purchased a red handkerchief, and he could further swear that the handker-chief before him was one of the number he had sold. A consultation was immediately held, and it was agreed that from the place where the handkerchief was found the robbei-- ruust have doubled on their tracks and taken the route to Texas. In spite of the fact that tbe four desperadoes were well known, and should they be caught up with a desperate fight was in-evitable, a party was quickly formed to pursue them and effect thoir capture. Tho twenty vigilantes had dwindled down to ten when the start was made the next morning, but those ten were all men of tried courage and endurance, and if that om-- e slrurk the trail no. one iroin nis rccumoent attimae, Jjong Jim Farnsworth sent a bullet into tho midRt of the party, which emptied one saddle and warned the vigilantes of their danger. Immediately they spread out and poured a volley into the four men, who were by that time standing with their repeating rifles waiting for a charge. After fivo minutes of continued shoot-ing the air became heavy and impenetra-- i ble with smoke, and by mutual consent the firing ceased to allow the air to clear itself. When it became clear enough to See again, only two of tho train robbers were on their feet, and each of them seemed to be suffering from some griev-ous wound. They still had their faces to the enemy, however, and when called on to surrender they only laughed and ti,j. tbe vigilantes to coma on. A few momenta and the tight was re-newed, and this time there was no stop-ping. Again and again the rifles cracked Until they Were empty, and the music of tho revolver replaced the rifle. Suddenly the noise ceased. Numbers had gotten the victory for the vigilantes, but their loss had been immense. Only three men reached the campflre, around which the four bodies lay almost touching each other. As the victors turned the bodies of the robbers over a groan escaped from Long Jim Farnsworth, and it was seen that some life remained in him yet. Slowly his glazing eyes opened, and slowly raising his left arm ho beckoned one of the vigilantes to his side. With trembling lips he whispered that the treasure had been cached, and ho would locate the spot if tho vigilante would bend over him. Without hesita-tion, his request was complied with, and then with unlocked for energy, tho dy. ing "desperado suddenly drew his right arm from under him and plunged a loug knifo into the heart of his enemy. Twelvo graves"Iuark' tne spot where tho fight occurred, but not one cent of tho money taken from the train was re-covered, although it was diligently sought for by the only two survivors of the ten men who went to capture Farns-worth and his gang.- - I |