The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-14
Two Years Race After a Murderer.

Deputy united States Marshal II. W. Austin arrived in
thus city from Texas on Thursday evening having in his
charge a man named eerdinand McCaskG, whom he ar
rested for murder committed nearly DO years ago.
Aust is q, the City Hotel. aud hRysssoner At the
is, distract lockgp a.situg an Opportunity TO return
% Pensacola Florida. This McCsski "a notorious Fl)-
ritan desperado who has been for over years In
Texas, where be maintained the reputation Born
and raised 10 Askab county Florida of goo parentage
and relations from his Up be has been nothing bat
bully. While be mere boy he had a desperate
light with man, WI hcwed on the third fngcr Of his
right hand, and the wound has up in such
that he appears to have been born with bat three
gers that hand. ne lived for many years 10 and
about Pensacola, where be has wealthy relatives. His
manners were SO old that IL he took whim he would
walk IN 10 any bodys table aad cit down meal he
would walk into barropm take drink aud never think
OF faying.
20 much he humored by his friend. aud feared by
all others that thought OF checking him ia
his awIcss conduct except old OF City or sixty
years, named George Young, who kept bowling saloon
10 Warrington. small town adjoining the Pensacola
Navy Yard. and under the exclusive jurisdiction Of the
federal government Young intmatcd % him day he
would ike settlement, ami got we'd cursed then og his
presumption. few days after hcCsskll walked into the
restaurant IN Warrington With double barrelei sho,
guB. loaded with bucksho,. aud pointing IL q,
ing az the table asked, "Is your name Youngf mo.
cried the frightened fellow. Just then Young stepped
INTO the hcCask recognized him. took DELHI crate
atm, and ared both l.ads into the lower part Of his
left breast. Young fell. and died In n short time.
CASH, ued % TIE swamp whore be remaned 10 con
trndged fooi Through florida, Georgia Alabama Ma
sppi and Louisiana into the State OF Texas. Here nc
roaming through that state ever since All this while
DEPUTY Austin has been Oh his track. he traced ~ All
he weary journey, found him travelling under the as.
sumcd name OF Mcintyre, and discovered where he had
been arrested in Alabama on suspicion Of stealing negro
but bad been honorably acquitted.
In the great Srtc Of Texas the Marshal lost track Of
BIN entirely. and giving up the search retained home.
He watched his fathers movements, however. and wnen
the parent went to Texas last year 10 buy n farm he
followed hin In search Of the Here he pressed ha
holly, but had been 80 delayed IN getting hts documents
cndof sod that hrs search again vain aud be returned
10 Pensacola after having Instructed number Of pubic
officers In Texas 10 Keep watch for Nccaskll, alias
Mcintyre.
IN the latter par, Of Nay he was aptlsca to come On
again. he 10 the farm of lfcCaskills hther In
Montgomery county, but the bird had flown. While
searching round the country, unwilling H. 20 home the
third time he stopped The night 81 the IA Of June
the little town OF Akcns IN Brszcs county. where.
bis surprise he MtCiskili in Df the windows o
The little hotel Austin stationed hlfns 10 at the door aud
patiently waited until e the object Of s ong search
walk out and dom the steps when De rpranS upon
aim aud told him he prisoner. McfasSlii dd not
IN The slightest lose ks presence cf isd hut by
quick and vigorous struggle threw on the Marshal and
started on IA brisk run Austin instantly Jumped up
aud drawing Dcrrinzer, hrcd at the fugitive with de-
liOerate aim
The han struck MoCask,u in the middle OF the back on
the right Of the spine and lodged the front Of his abio
fncp on the len side he confined In bed until a
week ago his life being despairei OF time hut he
Dsy rtroveFed aud IS Lls way back In be tired
Tor his life IN federal court. when be will und Iubtefy
meet the lust punishment OF his crime.