The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-08-29
Paw Paw, MlcuIdAN, August 30, 1873.
- Tyue E.sstcry az tRe chase and Cay,
TIRE Of the cattle THIEF Russell.


MIR. EDrron SO many different stories have
been told, aud so much that is prejudicial to the
reputation Of the Antwerpt M, tual Protection
Association, that 1t calls for a artcular state
ment OF the whole affair.
From your last issue it woul' appear that
no action had been taken 10y Il } Association
until Wednesday, tho dry of the capture, when
the facts are, that the force Lad leen out since
Monday morning, and at no time until the
crest were our detectives of q e scent, and
ore men were being sent out every day TO
cover the whole ground.
Mr.. Morriaon owns 40 acres o. pasture land
adjoining the farm where Russell lived but DO
snspicons were aroused against him by the
mlsslng of cattle in June, but when another
pair of steers were taken from the same field
Mr. Morrison began to think the negro might
have hand in the matter Accordingly one
OF our detectives was sent to pump The darAey.
He stated tbat be got his money OF one Gay, Ia
Kalamazoo. on 3 note or mortgage or some-
thing of that kind. Monday morning party
started Tor Kalamazoo, and within half an hour
after arriving 1t was ascertained that nc oiu
not get bis money OF Gay, and furthermore;
that he had cold cattle to Mr.. Wastles Mr..
Rice and others, AMI three OF the steers OF Mt.
Morrison were found there, which russell haa
sold Oh the street. On inquiry colored saloon
keeper. by the name of Black. was found, who
Unattended that he could tel! where Russell was,
and would 90 SO for ten dollars Our men
-. ~
went to DEPUTY Sheriff Gates to hIo" II Black
word could be depended upon, and this is the
first connection the Kalamazoo otficia! rad
with the case Gates placed implicit confidence
in Black and his bartender, "Bloody Bill, and
took the latter with Linn to Schoolcraft, where
Back said Russell had gone. One Of our men
went with them. They followed the trail a
short distance toward Schoolcraft, when it
turned OF toward NIattawan. Gates and
"Blodoy Bill" overruled the judgment OF our
man 10 follow the trail, saying, it was all a
bind. and posted Of to schoolcraft on their
fruitless euand.
This ended the first days chase. Gates and
his deteetipe came home by the train, and at
ten o'clock. when Our man got back with the
team, Gates wac ia bed, notwithstanding
kalamazoo paper says he never stopped for
darkness or bedtime but followed on until ne
was found
Tuesday morning found ten or twelve Of our
men in the field two OF them taking the trail
where gates left il; found that had he followed
that rather than the blind Of Bloody Bill,
he would cert inly lave taken him before
i'll Ian t.. y,oils.,.
tneIae, K o clock, and they left the trail about
7P. N. The trail led our whole force back to
ths vic.a!ty 0. Mattawan, where 1t was ascer-
tanned that Russell was seen ~ the afternoon
OF Tuesday going through en- orchard, eating
apple., and making toward Kalamazoo again.
Our chief, j. r. Bangs, despatched a messen-
ger for mora men, and they all met about
3 O'Clock Tuesday evening, ten miles south OF
Mattawan, for a grand consultation. 1t was
the ,eneral belief that Russell was making
toward kalamazoo with the intention OF steal
ing cattle on tie way and taking them III the
morning. Our chief despatched six men, III
three parties, to take different roads into Kali
amszco, with orders to 20 slow and get in as
near daylight as possible, while others were
dsployed II the vicinity o. Mattawan to watch
foi any indications OF stealing around there.
Tho events OF the night to the detectives were
monotonous, but 70 the t3!ef momcntous.
Sometime after midnight he stole nine head OF
Young cattle from the farm OF W. s. lde, within
lCG rods OF where lie stole Morrlson's steers,
took them straight out on the territorial road,
aud podded on TO market. Daylight found
the six men in Kalamazoo, but OF course with
out results. About o'clock A. NJ. J, I. BlnSs
came ia from Mattawan through the town OF
Texas. via Ostemo, taking the north road from
there, only about fifteen minutes after Russell |
had pGosed through. taking the south road. /
Bangs thought from Indications he had seen
and heard that Russell had come through in
the night and was then in Kalamazoo. We all
went over to the Sheciff's Office and told him OF
our supicions He said if that was so he knew
right where TO lind hm, but while making pre-
parations TO go, Mr.. Fuller came in with a
letter from Ostemo, sent TO the Sheriff,
informing him that negro had just passed
through there at half-psst six, driving cattle,
taking the Asylum road. The letter further
stated that men had been through there the
day. before making inquiries for such a person,
and II might be- well to watch him as he came
in. II will be seen that this information came
not from any search instituted by Gates, for he
had been laying his corns," as he expressed
1t. down IN Wakeshma, IN an entirely opposite
direction. but from the stir the A. NJ. =. A. had
made all the way from kalamazoo to Mattawan.
I am thus particular in giving these items, for
the kalamazoo papers and officials assume to
have managed and oonsumated the whole cap
ture, making a. Nj. p. A. play second fiddle all
the way through. But to return Gates now
insisted that he now knew right where the thief
would come, and that he only wanted one OF us
with another deputy Of his to capture him. He
made his selection, and we started in buggy.
The information Gates gives the reporter OF
the Kalamazoo paper is this "Word was sent
to Deputy Sheriff Gates on Monday afternoon.
and ever since that time he has been on the
search. lie struck the big foot track OF the
coored mercury this morning, and was not
long in coming up with the fellow, who gave
himself up without any resistance, Burt Gates
and Mr.. Gidden being also at hand The de-
tec,iycs OF the Association had got track OF
Russell also; they heard Of him yesterday az
teruoou." sublime astuteness OF the Kaama-
zoo Deputy He had been "layiDg his corns"
down in Waksshms; had laid beside an empty