The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-11-22
THE NEW NORTHWEST, DEER LODGE,
THE GAsH-MATTE ARREST.
Cash Shoots Sheriff Marion and Es-
capes---Further Particulars Concern
ing Goodwin.

Cash Shoots Sheriff Marion and Es-
capes---Further Particulars Concern
ing Goodwin.
Our Missoula correspondent under date
of ''Monday, November 1'th," writes :
flames Cash, one Of the parties implicated
in the murder of Goodwin on Snake River,
succeeded in breaking Jail this evening and
successfully making his escape, after shoot
ing Sheriff Marion, breaking his arm. Cash
was. it is supposed, furnished with arms
by his brother, who had been visiting him
daily since his capture. Parties are in rur-
suit of the audacious criminal. but it is
doubtful if they succeed in capturing him.
as the night is extremely dark. His escape
was effected about o'clock, =. NJ, and up
to date. 9P. NJ, nothing has been heard
! from plrsucrs or pursued.
The following in relation to Goodwin is
from the WHin Wnun Iniom Of Nov. g:
Mr.. +. X. Burk. Of the Pcnllctnn aud
/ " all " ali.t l.Aiyi Us tIl.t 81
letter has been received by the PcnGleton
postmaster containing an account of the
murder and robbing Of Wallace W. Good
win, son of the late Moses Goodwin. His
mother. Mrs. Railcy. still lives at that
place. Young Goodwin left home OH the
10th of August last, to assist McssrS. Lewis
and Fisher in driving Il band Of horses to
Fort Hall. On October 18th he left Col.
Pcndlcton. having in his possession about
| 800. legal tenders, and was accompanied
Ivy :, white man named James Cash and Il
half-Lrccd named Pete Matte, VIII" said
they were going to Boise. and would travc!
with him. UIcrc follows IN account of
the murder rs heretofore publ>lcd.)
The body of G""lwin, as well rs that
Of his horse, were found in the river. This
letter was written by J. n. High, of Cor
rhine. cx-Indian Agent of Fort Hall. who
says that Goodwin had 4 800 bill which he
can identify if found in the possession Of
the mu,l.rcrs. Some of his friends will
start Immediately for the scene of the muir
der. lie was aged twcnty-onc years, and
the sad new, Of his death has cast Il loom
over the ncighborhood where he has lived
! from his boyhoo,l. and was loved and re-
spcctcd by all that knew him. His mother.
who still lives ut Pentllcton, has the sincere
| sympathy of her friends in her bereavement.
! This is the second instance in which man
from this section of the country has gone
| abroad with stock and has been murdered
for his money, and it is to be hoped that the
muricrcrs may share the same fate which
seems in store for the munlercrs of Gal.
! Green.
! LATEH.-MIs>ouLA, 1Sth.-I herewith
| give you further particulars concerning
the escape of James Cash. 1t appears that
a brother of Cash. as we'll as brothcr-in-
law, have been in the habit of visitin. him
daily, and it is supposed that all details
were arranged beforehand. On the even
ing Of the 18th inst, Gash's brother. Il
young fellow about seventeen years of age.
went up to the Jail and asked the Sheriff
for the privilege of seeing his brother
again, before going home. which he stated
he was to do in the morning. Marion al
lowed him to go into the cell for Il short
time, during which it is supposed the elder
brother came in possession Of a pistol.
! When Sheriff Marion came to remove the
boy, he Ohc boy spoke quite fcelingly,
asking him what he should tell his mother,
&c, and in all respects acting rs a person
naturally would upon such an occasion.
The elder boy then asked Marion if he was
! going down town again that evening" and,
| upon rcccivin. an affirmative answer. asked
that he might be allowed to go to the
closet. His request was granted, and he
stepped in and closed the door long enough
to permit him to cock his pistol, when he
opened the door, and, showing the pistol up
| close I" the Shcriif"S body, fired. Marion
was engaged iu conversation with the
younger brother. and did not notice him
until the shot was fired !; he then jumped
back into the vacant cell and Cash pursued
him firing two more shots. by this time
Marion had rallied a little, and commenced
shooting in turn, with..no success, however,
for they Immediately broke out. Cash
undoubtedly intended to kill Marion, and
would had the ball varied from its course
an inch either way. As it is, his left arm
is broken and the bone badly shattered.
These boys are cool ones, and will give
trouble to whoever undertakes to stop
them. as they will never consent to be taken
alive. The prevailing opinion is that they
have gone toward sun River. but notlin.
definite is known regarding the course they
have taken. Yours truly.