Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-02

attention, and as he rode up the crowd
went to the door Lewis. who could talk
| Spanish, at once commenced making in
quiry for his Italian partners, When some
oue in the crowd exclaimed that he knew
three men answering the description he
gave aud that they were then in town OF
course no time was 70 be lost Smith
found opportunity 10 whisper 10 Lewis to
not say q word and wait his return while
be went out 10 see a gentleman named
| Miller, 10 whom he had letter Of intro
duction.
/ We should state. however. that Offfcer
| Smith had already selected from the crowd
an American. who proved to be Dr..
kittridge, whom, although an entire
stran ger. he took Into his confidence and
received valuable assistance from him.
| The txo wet over to the store OF Miller
& Clothier, but Miller was no; in. and
Smith gave the letter 10 Clo,hier.
| Clothier told him that Fileueno had Dor
rowed gun Of him that morning, an. he
/ had left him five $40 .-old-pi TO sell.
, The Sheriff was soon found, bat would DO
nothing 10 aid the officers 10 arrest the
criminals, - they did no. hare the neces.
sAry PAPERS 4 little capital persuasion.
| owever, induced him 10 enter into an
arrangement for their capture and delivery
on Colorado soil
Smith semi for ThAw and Lewis. and
they concealed themselves in back. room
Filemeno WAS sent for on the pretext that
Cloihier wanted more gold 10 sell He
came at once, and Was told by Cloihier 10
step into the back room Smith, who had
watched his movements from behind the
counter. immediately followed him as he
entered the room. When he entered
Lewis graspesi him by the right hand in
eSst&cy Of delight az meeting him But
tha; grasp Vas 4 wise Of iron. As he did
50, smith seized him by the lett hand and
stuck the EauzLle OF his cooked navy re
yolver into his face Fiierneno saw st
once thsi he Was huntesi TO bay. and cried
Justify, in Italian, not 20 shoot He had
& revolver. which was taken sway, and .
/ pssr Of handouts were al once placed on
/ his arists
This capture had hardly been effect
/ Cd when DR. kiItridge exclaimed. Here
/ comes another OF themn' A. the fellow en-.
| tered he WAS a; once seized but he proved
/ 10 h al Italian resident OF Taos who knew
I the criminals, and Smith told him If he
/ would ge' The other two he would let him
/ 20. The boy was ysvy much scared, and
/ went out al once and brought in John
/ Arratia. whom the officers Immediately
I arrested
| Il va, ascertained that Henry Ferusn-
I Gez hsd leif town ih&t morning and had
I gone back in the direction Of Red River
I pom learning his description the officers
recoileeted that they had passed him tia;
/ afternoon. muftiei 10 the chin. Officer
( Smith determined 70 start III once fog Colo
/ rAdo Territory. He took his two prisoners
| TO the hotel. and stood guard over them
while s black smith forged irons with
/ which 10 shackle them This blacksmith
was more considerate than the one with
/ whom Mr. Smith dealt al Trinidad, when
( he had tie other mnrder~s shsckled He
I only charged eight dollars for his shaCkle,
while the one az Triaidad charged twenty
/ dollars.
BY three O'Clock the prisoners were
/ irone1. and The officers started toward
/ Denver before Qaylight They reachei
4 Rel River that night. Here Officer
Smith learned inst Fernandez was in the
nei ghborhoDd, and little more capital
( persuasion induced the Sheriff u 20 TO the
house where lie VAS sleeping and secure
him
( The officers n0w had the three fugitive.
+ i0r ~iUm Jiley h4d slartesi in pursuit.
I They travelled rapidly TO Fort Garland.
( snd from there 10 Pueblo Altar anything
bu; pleasant journey they finally
+ reached the railway, where the prisoners
we're put ~ board the train and brough,
directly N This city. where they are now
securely lodged in Jail.