, 1873-08-29
His Capture Effected in Will County by
an Amateur Detective.
The Latter, Though an Old Friend Of
Beane's, Thought More of
tho Reward.
An Interesting Account of tho
Collision by the Iorls-
'"-' OllGr.

PuGcnburgor, the LOSS guilty orglnoor Of tho
coal train which collltlcd with tho passenger
train OH tie Chicago & Alton Railway, cauning
TINT holocaust 30 fearful, onIy few days ago, 1t
will be remembered was lodged in q coll shortly
aftor tho frigltfui massacre. And now, before
tho woods Of mourning llnvo lost their sud news,
or tho tears of grof to water froHh Garth over
:now-malo graves, Edward Dcano, tho fugitive
conductor of tho train, ia ilnmurod i'll Il compan-
iot..ccl1. Tho public will 10 glad to know that
: this more guilty agent IL captured, and that,
though tardy III capture, Justice has III her grasp
.t1a fugitive.
Tho Bcnao Of rolfof that will he experienced in
: tho knowledge Of tue capture Of Edward Deane
will bo marred by tho further knowledge that
.. bis capture waH not made by tho oflcora of the
law, tho olected and chosen guardians of public
security, whose wits, inspired evon by tho prom
tscd reward. were futil6 to track tho movements
Of consccnce-stricAon wauderor. or this man
tho detectives Of the Stnte and all police hnd
fnir description, and, startng from Lis Startling
point Of coward race in briof time. thoy wero
balaed IN tho chnso. It il not moro to bo re-
iosccd at, oithor, that cupidty, not Justice. Of
fccted tho capture, The $1,000 rowatd offered
by tho hallway Company was tho power that
moyod tho whools which rode Edward Beano in-
to jnil.
lilo captor is ono Simon L. Miller, Of tho firm
Of Miller ~ Herbert, country merchants iu tho
village Of Monce.. in win county. uc has
known his victim for number Of ycars, sico,
tho day when tho boy attended church with his
father in the hamlet of 1lehton, and father end
aon otcpped at 5tillers Hotol while going to and
from tllotr Sabbath devotionH, and now he has
tho proud satisfaction that even old ncqunin-
tanco aud friendship did not swerya him from
dnty when the $4,000 magnet pointed to the
path. Since TINT ii-fatod saturday night when
40 many pouls were hurried info eternity, and 30
many lnangled bodies loft bleeding evidence Of
criniinu folly, up to about tho hour Of midnight
on Wednesday,, Bcano haB bcou q fleeing fugitive
4 coward hiliug from tho face Of mon, denying
lls hume, aud seeking vaniy for rest mud aecu-
rtv. On Wednesday, the hmatenr detective, Miller,
whose advantages md cunning outstrippod his
professional rivals, came to this city, and in-
Formed tho officers OF the Clicago l. Alton Rail
road Company that he knew tla whereabouts Of
Deano, and asked them if lie would give him tho
reward if ho produced the man. Ihoir reply
being in tho affirmative, Miller hasanod back to
Monee all really to cntcli tho fugitive and clutch
the eroward: He, Ia company with another man,
whose nalno Miller preferred not to n,aie known
to Tho reporter, though lo said thcro WIS no roo
aon fer keeping it secret, started out from nuneo
at about 10 O'Clock on tho HA1ne night, md in
about two hourh they found Deane lying down
'cloHo by fcnco in all nncultiyatod prairie, s
nude quietly, and without any attempt at resist
nncc. Whon Miller tuuk Boauo into custody, tho
latter said he would sathcr bo' arrested by him
tllan by IN officer or stranger, M ho foarod oithor
Gle him like co!nnou feloil. Tho captor
brought his prisoner to This city tn buggy, and
before III O'clock yesterday morning Ind dollv-
e'el him into tl!e custody u Jaller Fo!z The
fore Miller was richer man by tho sum Of
$1,000 III Ills brecehcH- pocket. 80 :.
Yestcrday a TRIBUNE reporter called upon
De.ue, with view to elicit fsom him lis own story
nktY I'm fijrn g. 11N
found seated o., Il bench in the frult uf the COR
.ridor OF t..o }niI, with rarond friend Oh other
sido, au1 tho tf'co engaged III MI. earnest con-
yersatlon, wt'i!c they pnl1od cacs. strong cigar.
Q" patonlly vailed until cach Ind turned to nsh-
eHa1d smo!,a aeccond weed. Tl,on there enter
e'l tall al,1 ratllor moro than uiddlc-aged lady
who Balnted tue prisoner with m embrace aud q
kiss. Ileir conyorsat1ou WIS long, aud In low
tuuca. and tho reporter waa forced to contont
himself in listening to tho jokes, and laughter,
and mutterad Gnatchca of ribald aong Of the
rccognizad ,outcasts from society halting at this
tho mysterious lady friend OF tho prisoner, in
whom tho reporters intorost waH ceutorod, WIS
about to depart. md the pencil had been re-
Hharponod after breaking or tho point by impa-
tient tapping on m iron wall. new friend was
Introduced. lie WIS o conlfortablc-looking
secmingly eelf-satlsticd, and dumpy little man,
sEith the air Of m attorney. le didn't have q
particl of regard for tho sanctity Of tho earnest
interview going on, but walked br,lakly up, and
ro''ortor had, pevforce, asharpouea his pencil
long talk did. and as this rcrort must soon.
Tho reporter now stepped up to Deane, whc
had riaen to Ills feot mud was about to wall
away, anl proceeded to MI interview. It wal
b1iof, and about in this who:
Koporter-hlr. Deane, am reporter for T1r1
euNE, and wish to havo little talk wi.l
you. MI hayn nothing to say.
lean. >si-sir, tho Whole story l'as boon tols
Reportt nnd, with perfect fnirnesB, with
aea!t against you Nfull JUSTICE THE Tn1nuSn ofror
aesire r.: to 10 y. 'vAns foE your own ycrsion o
this sad affair, hayo nothing to any.
-, hepo,rter-siI; ! Do T. yearaolf. I oniy I viii M
you g I 1--WE nD your fa howeu fas n,nn it %
10 okcupato or Shield. YOU. inst YOU. and i
ton, Tho impression Is ag, ellio for your do
might 20 far , to prepare p! the ?. ~ tino,
'Ss %Sad aehSg ts ye"s 's nc Y %sn ss
comes to my trial will say oil hayt tiJent b.
:, lsoPortor-.Are you remaining thus
tho advice uf counuc!, or fltouds2
Dcauc-I have nothing to say. -
Alter the above wonderfully satisfactory Int
siov, Deano was escorted to his coll hy Jail.
Folz, and, when the key was turned Oh the prls-
oner, tho reporter agnin oAsayed conyorBe with
him, with the result thus brief:
1opotteF-beano, Ahso YOU tola ahy story 70
Miller, tho nun who arrested you
Btane-Ihere ha Ia. Go aak lin.
This anhwer WAS accompanied with nod Of
Clio hoad aud motion Of tho index fiugor which,
poInted to largo, oountry-.lressed, ret-faccd
bearded GelnAn. who was standing In the hall-
way betwcon tue rowB OF cells, 10 him tho ro-
portor hurried, anh hero hiB persistence in search
Of information for tho public WAS better rew.lrd-
ed: lilo substance OF This interview il given IN
follows, olnittillg that part ol tho story coucoru-
ing liilnBolf, which III tDId above:
"When1 arraated Icano la knew mo- md
nlatla 10 resistance. Tn the way here, lie told
me honlotling abomt huw the accident occurred
and hih story waH about this Ho had orders to
run OIL . certain train's timo which waa two
leave at I.omont. Aftor Isaying Lon,ont, ho
was standing OIL the trout OF The eagino with
way.billu in Ills hullt, rouly to throw toin oil ut
The next station, when ho remembered tl!ut ho
bad two green brnkcmen on tho train, and wont