Show former outlaw taken by death the colorful career of a notorious early day outlaw who became one of prices respected citizens closed wednesday december at 6 p in when matt warner 74 died at his home in price of a heart attack publicized throughout the nation for his association with the picturesque butch cassidy gang which plundered its way to inglorious fame and fortune during pioneer days mr warner claimed to have been the last surviving member of the bandit group for more than au years however he had been a respected resident of carbon county leading in civic activities whenever called upon and answering a call to public service by serving two terms as city marshal and one term as justice of the peace at carbon ville born in ephraim born at ephraim on april 12 1864 to christian and euvada christensen matt warner grew to young manhood in that sanpete county town ile he otten olten retold the story of his exodus from the town of his birth and how he camo came to associate with the notorious robbers roost gang it was one night at a dance quarreling turned to fighting and the young boy struck another man on the head fearful that his opponent was dead or dying the young man ran from the dance hall gathered a pitifully few personal belongings and left the country making his way into the western wyoming territory he soon was thrown into the company ot desperadoes and veteran gunmen to prevent disgrace ever coming to his parents brothers and sisters he changed his name to ma matt tt warner tile the name he chose to keep through life under which he won dishonor and later respect res hect thought himself fugitive under the impression that he was a fugitive dishonored and disgraced in his home matt warner entered on a career of cattle rustling and bank and express robberies with the notorious cassidy he won fame of a sort and participated in many of the incidents which have become the romantic legend of the wild west of racing bandits gunmen and posses but the matt wamer er of those hectic days was outlived by the matt warner who for tile the past 30 years lived in carbon county with his family a useful member of society surviving mr warner are arc his widow mrs airs elma warner and two sons and daughters mrs john causer boyo and wa ie warner of price and mrs gyla hyatt of castlegate Cast legate |