Show BONES OF OUTLAW t FOUND IN TUNNEL Mysterious Disappearance of Wyoming Bad Man Is Explained I SHACKLES ON LEG BONES Slapjack Dave Had Interesting Interesting Interesting Inter Inter- esting Career in Early Eary Days of Territory ory I Republican Rc p Special Service Un Wyo yo Jan 1 12 WhIle While tearing tear tear- lag ing down an ol old building which has been a landmark for fort forty years ears workmen workmen workmen work work- men today tOlay discovered beneath the structure a tunnel and In this excavation excavation excava excava- tion ton found the skeleton of or a man The Tile leg bones were shackled to together ether and beside the bones was as 1 a double squirrel rub 1110 with wih a globe Iobe sight of oC crude construction The discovery er of of this skeleton cleared the mystery of the fate of Dave e Parker alias alas Slapjack Dave e. Da a bail bad bal man of early carl t territorial days who mysteriously mysteriously mys mys- disappeared while confined In Inthe Inthe Inthe the building toda today torn down in 1868 1868 The shackles found on the leg leg bones of or the tile skeleton were identified by William ilam Dale Daley who was the tue lender leader of ofa a pease pOst that searched for tor Parker after his Ills disappearance as those worn b by bythe bythe the desperado Other old timers identified Ident- Ident tied fied fed tho lie double double-b double squirrel rifle as that used b by the outlaw In fn man many exploits of or blood bloo during the period When tho the Union Pacific wn Wl t L wC westward across s- s Wyoming r ns Th Tho TIlO disappearance of Parker which remained a mystery until today took tool place In 1868 after ho lie had murdered two iwo men on the Platte Plato river For the crime he lie was arrested b by Sheriff Sheri Lam Lem- atolls of oC Carbon county and was confined confined confined con con- fined in a bul building here while awaiting awaiting await await- ing the arrival ali al of oC a train for Che Cheyenne Before Defore tho tile train came the discovery er was waB made that the prisoner had hall For days dars posses searched the surrounding country countr without finding a n trace of him Sheriff Lemmons was wai charged with having having- permitted 1 Parker to get et away and with wiH having hn assisted hl ilm in his night flight but t he stoul stoutly denied the thc charge In courso course of time the lie hunt for 01 the tite missing missing- outlaw was abandoned 1 and ho lie became a matter ater of or oarl early hl histo his his- to tor tory ry Parker In tile the early arl- arl rl days das of or tho the in partner portner- pl 11 t JW 11 Va Vr n P i vo t WI i fil C ji TOjU Tm h i U un p of M 1 ami a r larko larRe o n They c capel to Lo the 1111 a at r tilts thin exploit and lodo GO nn to Carbon count county where they entered l tn thin the employ employ of or orl l Perry I I. I Smith who ls Js I. I now j post post- ost- ost t ster of ot Hawlins Their Outlets luto consisted con con- of oC hunting game gamo for tor construction construe construe- tion ton gangs anG om employed loyed In building the tho Union Pacific westward from this place While Wilile hUe in f- f this business Parl Parker cr committed com coin 1 the lIatto Plato river murders and was v Wa arrested x One Ono of oC tile the Watkins brothers a short time tIm tm Inter later rode rore Into Laramie and shot up the town tOWI Sheriff John Brolle Droile undertook to arre arrest t him and was shot dead ad Watkins thou then escaped to the tile open country un and 1 was killed during a running with a n pursuing posse posse f What Shat disposition will trill wi be bo ml made e of or the bones hones of or Slapjack Dave has not been decided The They will wil either be he Interred in the tho cemetery or presented to tile Iho Wyoming Historical society It ItIs itis I Is IR thought possible the tho latter hatter later organization tion tn may desire to display them theft beside be the tile famous boots of Big niS Nose Geor George o and other relics of or the theand anti and other grew some relies relics of or the lie waged wager warfare with wih one another for COl forthe forthe the possession of Wyoming W |