Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-06-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.

lanes Demorest, the second party EN-
y,red in the Trinity Center safe robbery
and who Phibrook had been pursuin.
,or the past week. In conversation will
Sheriff Phlbrool we received substan
TALLY the following account Of the kill
ing of one robber and the pursuit and
capture of the other
The store of Rumfclt & Loring at
Trinity Center was entered and the safe
robbed Tuesday night of last week.
Wednesday morning Philbrook exanin
e. the premises and was convinced that
the robbery was the work OF experienced
hands. In the yard outside the building
strange tracks were found, particularly
one OF an old shoe where the upper seem
Cd to touch the ground on one side. TAX
iag this as his sole clue, Philbrook left
lhe Center saying he was going to Wea-
yer before arriving at the Swift Crce[
tr e examination Of the road revealed
tie tracks he was LOCKING for at that
point. Presumiug the parties had come
thi. way, the Sheriff took Il cut off to the
WeaveryiIe road, reaching it near Louis
Ol>eu's place, but not iiuding he tracks,
he e 1t over the point and made direct
line for the Shasta road. Reaching this
he was soon convinced that he was on the
t-ail OF the robbers. Stopping TO inquire
st several places, all he could gather was
that dog had balked during the night,
or along towards morning, as though
fomo one WAS passing. Arriving at
Hank Whitmore's more positive in!or-
nation was obtained. At day break.
Wednesday morning, the dogs bal kcd
md teamster and the hostler turned out
60 see what the matter vast proving
20 be th passing ofthc very men Phil
brook was looking for, and of whom the
10 tier gave an accurate description. 1t
was then / O clock in the AT, rn oon and
Phijbrook took short cut to the top o.
Trinity mountain, but found that tie
parties had not crossed on the road. His
kuppostion then was that they had laid
o.f dlring the day and would travel again
at night. He and Louis Brewster went
t. the Toll-house for supper and then
f3turned to the summit, arriving there
tha second time just before dark, but
etrly enough to SEQ that his men had not
vt passed, He calculated they had
c mpcd at the foot Of the mountain and
would take the road as soon MS it wa,
dark, it would take them about IN hour
three quarters or two hours to reach the
san NIT this would bring them alor 9
n LOT. NJ. The officers tied their horses
down the mountain, on the other side,
and waited.
Shortly after 10 o'c!ocl, tley heard 70
steps coming up the mountain, but it
wa, 50 dark they could only indist'nctly
see oach other few feet distant, and
c aid not distinguish The forms of the APP
proaehiug men until Trey were quite
naar. When tie robbers arrived within
six Or eight feet, Philbrook and Brewster
stepped into the road, the former com
mlnding the men to halt and throw up
v 'Ir a'ms we 9rc officers well armed
and want YOU" Not much,'. replied
the FIRST one, accompanying the remark
"!.h the crack Of II heavy dragon pistol,
me bullet passing between Philbrook
and Brewster and so near their faces that
they could feel the shot. lie then fred
81 second shot simultaneous with which
vas the report OF the formidable holster
+ yoIver carried by our plucly Sheriff,
who at the same time told Brewster to
open tre on them-the latter being armed
With Henry rifle. Crack, crack, crack,
went the shots in quick succession from
both sides. Phi brook knew his fist
hot had missed and was more careful
the second time, although the night was
too dark 10 take any decided aim. His
co1d shot Glazed the Leading robbers
eek under the left ear, crowding him
'3ainst the bank mp which he started,
having about exhausted bis pistol and
desiring evidently to get off the road and
ito the brush. At this period a shot from
Brewster's rife struck him in the hip,
nut he kept on bis way to the brush, as
The officers could tell only by the sound,
being so dark they could not see At
his juncture the second robber-having
probably cmptied his pistol started to
cave the road on the lower side, when
Brewster sho. at him with the rife. The
-obber give yell and disappeared in
he brush below the road. Jumping full
y fifteen feet and leaving the officers un-
.ler the impression that he had been bad
ly wounded. Knowing, however, that
the first robber was hurt and determined
10 secure him at all hazards, SherifPbil-
brook sent Brewster down to where the
horses were to get a light, that they might
shine " the robber in the brush giving
Brewster his pistol and himself taking
'ha Henry rife. While Louis was gone
for the light, Philbrook spoke to the man
IN the brush, telling him to come out
and give himself up AS there was no use
m his trying to get away, that they had
him sure and was bound to take him dead
or alive" While listening to this, the
robber had evidently been roloading his
pistol, as he responded to Phlbrook's APP
peal with another shot and the forcible
remark " Not much get back you s.
ota b--!' and fred three shots, one of
which Philbrook says came so close to
lis left ear as to make it ring for several
m nnte Afterwards. The Sherifadvanced
on the robber and fred once with the ii fl e
without effect, but his man backed up the
hill and was in the act of getting over n
burnt log when Philbrook fred again hit
ting him in the back between the shoul-