Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-05-13 | Page 1 | Outlaw and Posse Battle

Outlaws and Posse Battle Darkness Intervenes, Result Unknown- Desperate Prisoners Overpower Over-power Deputy and Escape. CASPER, Wyo.. May 12. While Deputy Sheriff Webb was giving water to a prisoner pris-oner In the county Jail tor.lght he was overpowered and disarmed by Ed Lee, Martin Tour and William Wardlows. three desperate outlaws, who made their escape after securing guns, ammunition and clothing from the Sheriffs office and horses and sa Idles from the tables Gagged Sheriff's Wife. They bound and cacged Sheriff Webb's wife and choked her, but before departing depart-ing removed the gag and bade her goodbye. good-bye. The trio ro.le away in the direction of the Casncr mountains. Posse Gives Battle. Deputy Sheriff Hart organized a posse and started in pursuit, overtaking the bandits near the summit of the mountains, moun-tains, seen miles from town, where a battle occurred. Citizens with ield glasses witnessed the beginning of the fight, but night came on nnd the outcome Is not known Lee was formerly a deputy sheriff, and knows every foot of the country. He wns awaiting trial for horse stealing Tour Is s cattle thief and Wardlows is a feiger and all-around border crook. Two More Posses Leave. A second posse left Casper and n third vl!l Join the chase at midnight Th'- OUt-1. OUt-1. .vs. being well armed and mounted. It will be a difficult task to recapture them