ˌɛkstɹədʒuːdˈɪʃəl mˈɛʒɚz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə lˈɪntʃɪŋ ʌv ˈɛlən wˈɑːtsən ɪnflˈeɪmd pˈʌblɪk əpˈɪniən ɐɡˈɛnst ðə lˈɔŋɪstˈæblɪʃt bˈɪɡ ɹˈæntʃɚz kˈæntɑːn wˈɜːkt fɔːɹ, ænd tə ɹˌiːɪstˈæblɪʃ kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚ ɡɹˈeɪzɪŋ ðeɪ fˈʌndᵻd ɐn ˈɔːlˈaʊt ɐsˈɔlt ˌɔn ðoʊz smˈɔːl ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚz kənsˈɪdɚd təbi ɹˈʌslɚz.
Extrajudicial measures such as the lynching of Ellen Watson inflamed public opinion against the long-established big ranchers Canton worked for, and to re-establish control over grazing they funded an all-out assault on those small operators considered to be rustlers.