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_alife sentence, Uiven a choice of the firing squad or being hanged,
voughlin chose the firing squad and ; on the morning of Vec,. 15,

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was that no photographs be made of his execution and his: last words,

spoken to an admonition of the Yatholic Priest that he maintamn his

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COUGHLIN 3 Patrick ae (Pp atsy)

Cougalin, 2 23-year-old white man, was born and raised in the rough
mining city of Park City, Utah, and from boyhood onward was consider~
ed a no-good roughneck. He had served a term in the Colorado Peni-
tentiary for horse theft and, after his release, he returned to Park
City where he and a friend, Frederick George who was three years
younger, stayed in trouble of one sort or another, On July 23, 1895,
they stole a horse and headed for “yoming where they hopedtm to ob-
tain employgant as sheepherders and do some prospecting, Trailed by
officers, they were finally located an an abandoned shack on a Rich
Co., Utah, ranch where they had made camp and Sheriff Thomas A. Stagg
summoned help from Evanston, Wyo., just across the State line. “ni
the shbot-out which followed the next morning, Stagg and Special
Deputy N. #, Dawes of Evanston were killed and anbbher officer wound=
dd before Coughlin and George made their escape. ‘They were trailed
over Utah by several posses until they were finally discovered camp-
ing about nine miles from Grantsville, Utah, and surrounded by a
posse of over 50 men while they slept. When they rose in tne morn-
ing and found that they were hopelessly outnumbered, they surrendered.
Both were convicted at their trial and Coughlin who was definitely

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COUGHLIN, Patrick S, (Patsy)

Coughlin, 2 23-year-old white man, was born and raised in the rough
mining city of Park City, Utah, and from boyhood onward was co;
ed a no-good roughneck. He had served a term in the Colorado
tentiary for horse theft and, after his release, he returned to
City where he and a friend, Frederick George who was three years
younger, stayed in trouble of one sort or another, On July 23, 1895,
they stole a horse and headed for Wyoming where they hopedkm to ob-
tain employwant as sheepherders and do some prospecting. Trailed by

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officers, they were finally located an an abandoned shack on a Rich
Co., Utah, ranch where they had made camp and Sheriff Thomas A. Stagg
summoned help from Evanston, “yoe, just across the State line. “1

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the shbot-out which followed the next morning, Stagg and Spec
Deputy N. 2, Dawes of Evanston were killed and anbbher officer wound-
dd before Coughlin and George made their escape. They were trailed
ver Utah by several posses until they were finally discovered camp-
ing about nine miles from Grantsville, Utah, and surrounded by a
posse of over 50 men while they slept. When they rose in the morn=

ing and found that they were hopelessly outnumbered, they surrendered.
Both were convicted at their trial and Coughlin who was def

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a horse and headed for Wyoming where they
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Utah, ranch where they had mai Sones ae and Short? Thomas A,
d help from Zvanston, Wyo., just across the ae line.
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Dawes of Evanston were nied antes
ed bs fore Coughlin and Searge made their escape.
ec U by several posses until they were finally di. covered camp-
Utah, and surrounded by a