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July 26, 1887
The Sun
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
In Cheyenne, Wyoming, on July 25, two railroad graders, Daniel Pullion and Charles Cooley, were mistakenly shot by posse members Wallace Link and T. Baker, who thought they were escaped prisoners Ed Linn and Lee Jones. Pullion is dying, Cooley may lose a leg; shooters fled from angry workers.
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SHOT BY MISTAKE
Two Innocent Workmen Mistaken for Escaped Prisoners and Badly Wounded.
CHEYENNE, July 25.—Daniel Pullion and Charles Cooley, two surface graders on the Cheyenne and Northern Pacific Railroad, were shot by Wallace Link and T. Baker, two ranchmen, this morning. Pullion will die, and Cooley will lose his left leg with the possibility of death also. Link and Baker were members of a posse which was hunting for prisoners who escaped from the Laramie City jail. On the 19th inst. six prisoners, including one murderer and two horse thieves, gagged the jailer and escaped to the hills. Two were captured on Saturday and two yesterday afternoon. The two out were the murderer, Ed Linn, and the horse thief, Lee Jones. Linn and Jones were heard of in the vicinity of Chugwater on Sunday night. When the deputies rode in sight of Pullion and Cooley this morning they thought they were the escaped prisoners. They shot at them and ordered them to halt simultaneously. The graders were terrified and started to run, when they were shot down.
When Link and Baker discovered their mistake they were horrified. They rode rapidly northward to escape a mob of one hundred angry graders and track layers who threatened to lynch them. The wounded men were brought to Cheyenne.
Two Innocent Workmen Mistaken for Escaped Prisoners and Badly Wounded.
CHEYENNE, July 25.—Daniel Pullion and Charles Cooley, two surface graders on the Cheyenne and Northern Pacific Railroad, were shot by Wallace Link and T. Baker, two ranchmen, this morning. Pullion will die, and Cooley will lose his left leg with the possibility of death also. Link and Baker were members of a posse which was hunting for prisoners who escaped from the Laramie City jail. On the 19th inst. six prisoners, including one murderer and two horse thieves, gagged the jailer and escaped to the hills. Two were captured on Saturday and two yesterday afternoon. The two out were the murderer, Ed Linn, and the horse thief, Lee Jones. Linn and Jones were heard of in the vicinity of Chugwater on Sunday night. When the deputies rode in sight of Pullion and Cooley this morning they thought they were the escaped prisoners. They shot at them and ordered them to halt simultaneously. The graders were terrified and started to run, when they were shot down.
When Link and Baker discovered their mistake they were horrified. They rode rapidly northward to escape a mob of one hundred angry graders and track layers who threatened to lynch them. The wounded men were brought to Cheyenne.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Extraordinary Event
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Mistaken Shooting
Escaped Prisoners
Posse Hunt
Railroad Workers
Jail Escape
Lynch Threat
What entities or persons were involved?
Daniel Pullion
Charles Cooley
Wallace Link
T. Baker
Ed Linn
Lee Jones
Where did it happen?
Cheyenne, Wyoming; Laramie City Jail; Vicinity Of Chugwater; Cheyenne And Northern Pacific Railroad
Story Details
Key Persons
Daniel Pullion
Charles Cooley
Wallace Link
T. Baker
Ed Linn
Lee Jones
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming; Laramie City Jail; Vicinity Of Chugwater; Cheyenne And Northern Pacific Railroad
Event Date
July 25
Story Details
Two railroad graders were mistaken for escaped prisoners by a posse and shot, resulting in severe injuries and potential deaths; the shooters fled from an angry mob.