June 11, 1884
I arose this morning at 6 oclok
and found the Depiuteey Sheriff with 7 men
on guard watching for the Theiieves to come out of the
house. The House that Br & myself were in was
nearly in range of the Bullets of the guard so I watched
all the movement with a good Deal of interest. Br
had the women & children moved out of the
house at an Early hour. We got an Early Breakfast
and ready to leave the for Good to start on our
return home As the Thieves had been broken of their
rest for several nights they did not get up untill 8 oc[loc]k
not dreaming of any danger Br son called
them to Breakfast they soon got up and washed them-
selves and about 8 oclok two of them started East to go to
Breakfast and when within 40 feet of the stable whare the
& posse posse was, the sheriff ordered them to
throw up their hands the two thieves instantly grasped their
pistols and turned to run back to the House at the same instant the
sheriff & posse commenced fireing upon them the leader
ownly took about 3 Jumps untill He fell beside a wood
pile and I thought He was shot dead, the other
ran some 70 yards with a Doz balls following him and
Just before he reached the door a ball went through
his body and He fell insid[e] the door. The sheriff then
commanded the Thief that remained in the House to
come out and give himself up, but the Thief said you
are nothing but a Damed mob and if I give myself
up you will linch me. the sheriff said if He would
give himself up He should not be hurt so the man in
the House thinking the other two men were dying came out
and held up his hands and as He came by the dead man
at the wood pile He droped his pistol & arose and held
up his hands too not having been touched at all and
they both were secured. I then went to the room whare
wounded man lay in his goore shot through the body
he died in 50 Minuts He was buried the other 2 thieves taken
back to and report said the Posse hung them
At the close of this scene of things we got aboard of our
waggon and left and went to the & cros[se]d
and went to the Town of and held a Meeting at
at 2:35. prayed Brother spoke 12 m[inutes]
18, 26, W Woodruff 38 M
Wm M Parker was set apart as presiding Bishop of
the Parker ward By H. J. Grant mouth, was ordained
a Bishop before. we spent the night with Br Parker 18 M[iles]
was the name of the Man shot He had a wife
and family at Kansas
