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Show I - ROUND-UP ROUND UP ROUMO.UP ROUMOUP - . . OISClOSES DISCLOSES OISClOSESMANY DISCLOSESMANY MANY STOLEN CATTLE CATTLESome Some 75 Animals Found on onLarsen onLarsen onLarsen Larsen Range , ' With 'Vith Vith Blands hands BlandsAltered handsAltered BiandsAltered Altered . Cattle rustling rusUing on a large scale was wasaisclosed wasalsclosed wasdisclosed aisclosed alsclosed on Westwater Wcstwater creek In theBook the theBook theBook Book moun mountains tams Tuesday Tu'Csday TuCsday ' , , at the con- con conclusIon conclusion con conclusion - clusion of a big rounduphich round-up round up - ' \ - which \\-hich hich hichas hich \\as as ' \ wasstarted as asstarted asstarted started last week following fo1lowing the issu- issu issumce Issuance issu issuance - : ance mce of warrants for the arrest arrtst arrcst of ofThomas ofThomas ofThomas Thomas Larser"Dude Larger Larser- Larser Larses - ' , , "Dude Dude " ' ' Larsen , , Ed- Ed Edward Edward Ed Edward - ward Larsen and Bob Duckett who whoJere whoiere whowere \Jere Jere \ iere charged with the theft of 60 head headof headof headof of steers from A M Myrup On the theday theday theday day the warrants of arrest were issued issuedThomas , , ThoMas Larsen ' ' ' ' and his son 'Dude Dude 'Dude'were Dudewere were the victims of an automobl1e automobile automobl1ewreck automobilewreck automobilewreck wreck near Greenriver , in which the theaUer theelaer theeUer aUer elaer man received injuries muries ] from which whichhe whichhe whichhe he died d1ed the following fo11owing day "Dude Dude "Dude"Larsen DudeLarsen " " Larsen , after taking his father to the theFrulta theFruita theFrulta Frulta Fruita hospital , disappeared , and no notrace noirace notrace trace irace of him hlm has been found by officersFo11owmg officersFollowing officers officersFollowing Following Fo11owmg the discovery of the Myrup Myrupcattle Myrupcattle Myrupcattle cattle theft , , stockmen , , officers andbrand and andbrand andbrand brand inspectors started a giant round- round roundup roundLiP round-up round up - rangesI up LiP of the Larsen and adjacent ranges rangesThey rangesThey rangesThey I They found about 75 head of cattle cattleWhICh cattlewhich cattlewhich WhICh apparently had been stolen The Thebrands Thebrands Thebrands brands on most of the animals had hadbeen hadbeen hadbeen been altered , , and the brands of ofThomas ofThomas ofThomas Thomas and "Dude Dude " ' ' Larsen substitut substitut- substituted substituted - - ed , it Is alleged a11eged by officersNo officersNo officers officersNo No evidence has been disclosed aisclosed cisciosed to toshow toihow toshow show ihow that Edward Lar Lar'en Laren ' en and Duckett Duckettwe"e Duckettwere Duckettwe-e Duckettwe e we"e wee were " ' - in any way implicated in the therustlmg therustling therustling rustlmg rustling Ed Eel was not associated with withhIS withhis withhis hIS father or brother In i11 i'i ii ' the cattle cattlebusmess cattlebusiness cattlebusiness busmess business , , and did not use the same samerange samerange samerange range Duckett is employed by him himThe himThe himThe The case against them h has s been dlS- dlS dis- dis dlSmi disnissed dis dismissed - - mi missed nissed cd on recommendation recommendahon of Sherlf Sheriff SheriffJ SherlfJ ! J J B SkewesEvery SkewesEvery Skewes SkewesEvery Every effort Is being made to appre appre- apprehend appreiend apprehend - - ' ' ' ' last lastiPfl lasts hend iend Dude 'Dude Larsen He was s iPfl pn at the Miller service station at atHarley atElarley atHarley Harley Elarley Dome Doll'e Dolle Dorre ' , . soon after he had taken takenhis takenils takenhis his : ils fatally fata11y injured mJure.d mJured . father to the Frwta Fruita Frwtaho.PlhI Fruitaiopit'tl FruitahQapitil ho.PlhI hoPlhI iopit'tl iopittl . : ' He was evidently badi badl } ) hurt hurthimseIf hurtiimself hurthimself himseIf iimself as ha he had to be assisted into intohis intous intohis his us saddle He rode off In the direc .direc- .direc .direction &rec- &rec rec &recton . & direction - - tion ton of his ranch , , which Is 12 mIles mIlesnorth milesiorth milesnorth north iorth of the Miller Mll1er service stationThe stationThe station stationThe The cattle round-up round up - resulted resuIted In the therecovery theecovery therecovery recovery ecovery of 58 of the Myruo Myrup ryrup steel teels steeis s as aswe11 asveil aswell we11 veil as about 30 head of cattle belong belong- belongmg belongng belonging - ing mg ng to other stockmen which had beentolen been beenstolen beenstolen stolen tolen Cattle belonging to the Oscar Oscarfurner Oscarrurner Oscarrurner furner rurner estate , Standl Standifird lrd brothers brothersJames , James fames Luster and ' Walter 'Walter Hazelbush Hazelbushwere Hazelbushvere Hazelbushwere were vere found on the Larsen range The TheI Thebrands Therands Thebrands brands rands ) on all a11 of the these anmals arimals had hadbeen hadeen hadbeen- hadbeen hadbeenalteied been een - alteied alteled altesed and the marks of Thomas Thomasand ThomasLnd Thomasand and Lnd Dude Larsen substituted substltuted In Insome Inonie Insome some onie cases a aery \ery ery 'very very \ ' ery crude job of brand brandaltermg brandltering brandaltering altermg ltering had been done , , according to toShenff tosheriff toSheriff Shenff sheriff Skewes Parts of the old oldbrards oldrards oldbrards brards rards had been cut out and the wound woundsewed woundewed woundsewed sewed ewed upiith up vrith \iith iith with \ fish lineThe ImeThe line Ime lineThe The Larsen ranch Is located about about12 12 2 miles nOI noith th of the miln m'1in m1in m'in min ' ' highwa highwa3 highwayon highwa3n on n Westwater cicek cleek creek It Is said to be beldea11y beleally beideally ldea11y leally located for rustling rustlmg The ral1Ch rargh ral1ChhousE rarghiouse ranchhouse , housE iouse ' commands 'Commands ' a view of the entIre entIrevalley entirealley entirevalley valley -alley alley - to the main mam highway and any- any anyone anyne any anyone - one ne could be seen comingAbove commgAbove coming commg comingAbove Above the ranch houce houe hou : e the canyon canyonbr canyonrqnche.s canyonbranches br mches rqnche.s rqnches < . into thiee truee canyons and It iseie IS ISheIe isheie heIe eie that the cattle cattIe lange Due to the thee'CceedingIy the'cceedingly theexceedingly e'CceedingIy eCceedingIy 'cceedingly cceedingly ' ' rough terrain the riders ridershad ridersLad ridershad had Lad difficulty In rounding roundmg up theattIc the thecattle thecattle cattle cattlehich attIc , ' \ ' which \\hich hich 'ahich ahich were driven to the West- West Westater Westater West-water West water - ' \ ater ranch for Inspection by stockien stock stock- stockmen stockmen - men ien and officersAccording officersAccording officers officersAccording According to Mr Myrup , , 60 head of ofhIS ofis ofhis hIS is steers \ ' were 'ere ere ere stolen from a pasture pastureon pasturen on n his range on Hill H11l iill cr creek ek , some 50 50miIes 50iiles 50miles miIes iiles west vest of the Larsen range , , but butwere butrere butwere were rere not missed for many days after- after afterald afteraid after-waid after waid - \\ald ald ' \ aid He explained that when tl'e tle the tl'ecattle theattic thecattle ' cattle attic were placed In the pasture a . a a-sheepherder a sheepherder - . sheepherder heepherder was stationed at one end endhere end-where end where . - . \\here here \ here the fenceas fence ' \ - was \\-as as sas weak This Th1S man manMyrup , , Myrup fyrup said could see cattle In the thepsture the'isture thepasture p\sture p sture 'isture isture " \ ' all the time but was not close closeenough closenough closeenough enough nough t to observe brands An Investi im-esU- im esU investi- imesUgation investiation Investigation - - - gation ation later disclosed that 60 head of ofMyruP oflyrup ofMyrup MyruP lyrup steers had hl.d hld : . been removed from fromthe fromhe fromthe the he inclosure and the cattle of neigh neigh- neighbors neighors neighbors - bors ors put in their place This maneuver maneuver.stockmen maneuverstockmen . stockmen ockmen declare , , waselY was veiy \elY elY 'eiy eiy \ ' clever cleer cle\ cle \ er and anddelayed andelayed anddelayed delayed elayed the discovery dlscovery of the theft fo for foriany formany . many iany daysMyrup daysMyrup days daysMyrup Myrup stated that he sent a man to tothe toie tothe the ie Larsen . range to look for the steerse steers steersHe steersHe He [ e ran into mto Thomas and "Dude Dude "Dude"Larsen DudeLarsen " " Larsen arsen : The latter , Myrup said , , heldus held heldthis heldthis this us man at the point pDint of a gun for forover forrer forover over rer an hour before letting him h1m con- con contmue connue con continue - tinue tmue nue up the canyon canyo'a canyoa canyo ' ) . ' . Myrup after hisian his hisman hisman man ian reported to him , went himself to tothe toie tothe the ie Larsen range wh where re he saw man mans mansr mamof . of r his steers The brand on most of ofthem ofiem orthem them iem had been chinged ch'mged chmged ch'inged ' ' Myrup s sbrand srand sbrand brand rand Is a P , and a V had been added addedto addedto to ) the lower part of this letter , mak mak- making mak- mak makig making - - ing ig the new brand a clumsy PK . . A large number of stockmen assisted assistedin assistedin in 1 . the round-up round up - on the Lirsen Lousen Ltrsen range range.On rangeOn . at the conclusion of the theride thede theride On n Tuesday , , I brand in- in inspectors Inectors in inspectors - 40 stockmen stDekmen and ride de , , over ! ectors were at the ranch to look over overthe over2e overthe spectors the 2e cattle . , Sheriff Sherif ! Skewes reported reportedyesterday reportedisterday reported.yesterday reportedyesterday . I yesterday isterday |