Show drath OF op t denver post of thursday says V ox allne at lne S B hoy who was murdered i day by the powder springs gang amle U in the performance of his duty as aaa officer of the laws law Is a brother of the ado nado n do state sheep inspector J S the hoy family to is well known as ji citizens and the news of the adoth ath of one of them was received with regret in this state powder springs is an oasis in the des okland and Is situated thirty five miles fleet of lily park in routt county 1st at at the intersection of the states adf C colorado utah and wyoming for a around r aund powder springs the counts a barren waste uninhabited exby indians and but few of them i jowder springs gang make cheh quarters at this oasis which is also id robbers roost when they are on a an n foraging expedition in the laed communities bordering on the dbert the outfit was formerly known 40 the hole ln in the wall wair gang and ib lt te up of outlaws convicts lives ives and criminals of all classes y ba lave ve given the authorities in the e states mentioned all kinds of able and several attempts have been ia gabd Sa Bd to run them down and place fraas under arr arrest st but they and nd hide in the wilds of the until all danger is over noth an armed ed posse or a comp company aily ers could hope to capture the clr they gy will i alg fight and kill iu befort before would submit to arrest the gang 9 cattle robs banks holds up the ars besides slaughtering all the same game that they need several esst SS St ago the bank of montpelier r id up and robbed by a band of sakes men A year previous to this fragile of meeker mee ker was robbed in the waw manner and two of the robbers XE E ae killed allied f X ahey were supposed to be members s 4 ftfe powder springs gang when the 6 4 h rado do authorities got atter after them the tf goes 8 ver over into wyoming or utah when en they are wanted for a crime ather er of the other states they drop into inta colorado and hide the di line of the three states runs h powder springs so colorado and wyoming can all be visited revisited in an hours time to 10 likely that the last murder corn COM d by the gang will result in steps taken by the governor to break f ftp abe e outfit or get them out of the f the gang is said to number kajut 26 25 of as desperate characters as M b bac found in any part of the united aies klater Kl atee the recent stock growers con held here an attempt was to petition the governors of colo lH hSk utah and wyoming for aid in I 1 eting this dangerous gang but came of it the utah cattle lye l ye no large rge organization and ac bot therefore the concerted to trail the gang and stop them pera does do not take in any members or very seldom it Is wa old gang composed of veterans in bolder crime and its members have brown rich in spoils the utah cattlemen were here attending the convention many of them 17 fitted the private detective offices arly ay the thiel manager payne 4 latter atter says that his agency I 1 is to enter the field and wipe out dl I 1 the entire gang but first some arrangements for expenses and recompense must be made the thiel people cave have all the needed information docketed and plans are laid only waiting word from the utah cattlemen to go on they have pictures of some of the gang in their office and full descriptions of the men wanted that this last outbreak will compel the adoption of stringent m measures mr payne believes the desperadoes have their headquarters in an almost impenetrable wilderness of rocks from which they sally and steal hundreds of cattle and rob ranches many of the ranchers have lost the profits of years and others have lost their all during the silver campaign of 96 a dozen of the gang rode into a small town and offered 20 gold pieces in payment for drinks they seemed to have bushels of the yellow metal and said gold was good enough for them there money enough in the town to change the gold and after shooting out lights and doing doln some other characteristic deviltry the gang left for their hangout hang out jee jeering rl ng th the e saloon men for their poverty |