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Show SHERIFF HAS A STRONG Men GuiKy of Murder of Sheepmen at Spring Creek are Known Cheyenne. April 7. Sheriff Alston of the Big Horn country, today began a rigid Investigation of the raid last Saturday on tho sheep camp on Spring Creek, in which three men were murdered. mur-dered. The sheriff is said to have a strong clew to the guilty men. A large number num-ber of old time stockmen arc believed to have banded together for tho purpose pur-pose of driving the sheep men off the range, as the cattlemen object to the use of the rauge for sheep grazing. Tho dead roon are believed to have received threatening 'ettor before tho raid. Oeorge Walker. eecreRtry of the Wyoming Wool Growers' association, today appealed to Governor Brooks to take Immediate action toward bringing bring-ing the raiders to Justice, and urged him to offer additional rewards for their capture. The sheepmen have already offered a reward of $2,000. |