North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-06-10
IMPORTANT ARREST.
Capture OF WiIdrick, The Terror OF
Central NikCOMakM.


On Sunday last our city was excited.
P. POOL Sheriff Of Columbia county, ar
rived here and detailed to Marshal TIN
HOPKINS, and one or two others the fol-
lowing facts: S. S. Gates of kiibourn
! City, Sank county, concluded to move,
with his wife to Muscoda. 1t was "down
I the Wisconsin" trip, and he dashed two
small boats together carrying household
goods. On the night Of their departure
it rained. and the wind blew so hard that
they had to 60 ashore and camp frew was
built, and after drying themselves they
went to sleep. The camp fire was guide
to couple of men who knew the old man
Gates had from s. 600 to s. 500 with him.
| About o'clock, or I'm hour before day,
the Williams came upon the sleepers and
succeeded in hammering them with clubs,
fsts and feet almost to death. lie was
scnseess, and the wife was disabled his
pockets were rifled and S., 200 were taken.
| The robbers left the wife succeeded in
dragging her husband to the boat; she
rowed till she saw house, obtained help,
and both are reported better, but it is be-
lieved he cannot recover. Well, PooL was
sent for by Sank county to aid in the look
| up. He is most active and successful
detective. lie suspected Pat Wildrick at
once. Having once gallanted him on an
l8 months visit to the State Convict par
lor, and learning on his return to Portage
that Wildrick had not been seen, he spot
] ted Pat for one of the villains and started.
After securing several towns in Wisconsin,
| from Milton Junction to Pra. du Chen !;
he came to McGregor on Sunday last
Marshal Hopkins told him there were like
! " haunts for such cattle here.
A carriage was ordered and the pair
went up town with an easy leisure, stop
ping at two or three disgraceful places
that are not abated as they all should be
by the Authorities; and finally they up
preached the last den on the road. Hop
kins drove and Pool kept on the lookout
for his man. In front Of the miserable
pest house were sitting five or six men
and about the door yard were several
| creatures resembling girls. Pool, in a
low voice, said II see him!' Wildrick
| was musing; his hat was drawn down and
Pool was out Of the carriage, up to W.
| before the tier was aware and said "Pat
want your "What the devil do you
want ME for?' "Well, you know that
little case Of assault and battery which
you and Jim Christy had in the streets the
other day when you pounded a man so
roughly" Jim has paid $40. and costs
and you may as well come along with me.
After saying he thought it Id small
matter to send Sc far he said ''let's take
drink and I'll co. The drink was
taken and he didn't seem inclined to 20 so
much. Another drink. POOLS object was
to get Gown to the city where the odds
would be something better than two mon
| to sir, and Ave or six female L. Cs. to aid.
As he approached the carriage, Pool a
little ahead and Hopkins Tim, we all call
him) a little in the rear and by the side of
| him, the prisoner was looking at the bluffs
and the brush, pretty ugly by this time,
and evidently intending to escape. Pool
saw it was Of no use to wait, no transfers
| came along to furnish their assistance he
| winked at the Marshal and he struck n
powerful blow on the back Of the devils
neck which brought him to his knees.
Tim thought it best to repeat, and second
blow, settled him on his back
Pool told DANES, he proprietor, to bring
the shackles out Of tho carriage and put
them on the culprit. Pat swore he
would mt shave them things on" Danes
said he was afraid of Pat. Pool put his
revolver close to Pats head in front and
told him to keep still or die! Marshal
Tim ordered Danes to do his duty, hold
ing his pistol at the back Of Pats head.
The poor devil was pistol-tied, and Danes
completed the job. His pockets were ex-
| amined, no pistol was found; a small wal
let with four or five dollars was found in
one pocket of his pants; as Pool reached
| toward the other pocket Pat commenced
kicking, striking and cursing with the
fury of 4 beast, but his pet roll Of treasure
vas drawn GU: and pocketed by the Of
icer. On examination afterward before
| Sheriff Davis, who came along a little too
late to take part in the fight, it meas
ured Elcren Hundred and Ten Dollars
Half the sum stolen.
In the mean time there was by-play.
Pat had a confederate. but Pool didn't
know him. With the eye Of detective
he half looked at the other men and
noticed one whose face and trcmor told
the story. Not knowing but both were
armed, they concluded to fasten the big
gest scoundrel FIRST, and then ego for" the
less ; but he quietly stepped round the
house and disappeared in the brush, where
man cannot be seen 20 feet. He carried
large pistol and doubtless the other half
Of the $4,000. Wildrick is equal in
strength, and other bull dog qualities, to
two or three men. He cannot be handled
in rough and tumble by any man in his
location. All dread him as monster in
power, and hell itself in wickedness. This
| fact induces us to say that no more haz-
| ardous and successful an arrest can be
| found in the annals Of the Police Gazette.
| TIN brought the gent. down to the
lookup, while Pool and Davis searched
for the other bird in vain. Exploration