Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-07-13 | Page 2 | Surround Escaped Convicts in Cabin

SURROUNQ ESCAPED COICTSJN CABIN Two Wyoming Criminals Are Penned Up by Posses After Terrorizing Settlers. CRAIG. Colo., July 12. Prank Domp-scy, Domp-scy, an escaped convict from tho Wyoming Wyom-ing penitentiary at Rawlins, and a llfo-termer, llfo-termer, who have been terrorizing the settlors near tho Wyoming-Colorado lino for tho Inst two daya, have boon surrounded sur-rounded on Sinter creek, forty mlleu northeast of Craig, by posses from three counties. The men are said to bo well supplied wllli ammunition, according to advices received hero today, and a battle Ib looked for momentarily. .Two days ago tho bandlta compelled Albert Ocnt, a rancher, to surrender IiIh firearms and ammunition, and after taking tak-ing two horses, made for tho hills. The men vlsllod the Davidson ranch, compelled com-pelled Mrs. Davidson to drcs3 tho wounds of ono of them and proparo them a meal. Airs. Davidson notified tho authorities and .posses headed by the sheriffs of Moffat Mof-fat and Routt counties, Colorado, and Carbon county, Wyoming, soon wore In pursuit. Thoy tracked the escaped convicts con-victs to Slator crook and surrounded them in a cabin. A deputy sheriff who returned lato today to-day from Slater crook reported that tho bandits not only had been taking horses to aid In their oBcape, but had maimed scores of animals to prevent their uso by pursuers. The ranchers are aroused and unless the bandltcs are captured or killed by the sheriffs posses threaten mob violence.