, 1876-07-12
CRIME.
TIE T1AlN-RODDE1sS.


ST. Louis. Jn]y 11.-A special from Scdalia snys
news from Tho front continues 1neagre, and the
possibility and probability OF great evonss harpon'
nr only makes the cttlxcns here tho moro anxiouS
~ ohtnn information. TIC locality where 1t 10
thought TINT tho trainrobbcrs nro hid IN Wild one
and embraces seycral thousand acres Of alulost in-
rcnctratle brush md thicket. Thcro !B also In tho
fciulty lnrga cave, which, It is believed, has ney.
CT tccn fully explored. During tho Warthls thlcE'
ct was q tayorito hlltng.place for the
farmots who lived In fts vicinity.
and many times 1t nf1ordca safc
refuge for thcn,aclyca md tcts cattle and horscs
whiie rowing bands OF Fcdornls md gucrrlllns weEo
securing; tho country. There ato some pieces
where, IL food could be obtainct. body Of men
eoald hide TIL tho leaves full In autumn.
Yesterday evening several returned who left On
Batur,lAy, but they nil report Gen. Montgomery,
Sheriff Murray and Nal. Wood, with their parties,
ylgoroully pnshng the work.
Since tho nbovo was written, your correspondent
interviewed Mr. Markell. tho Receiver OF
sho Cole Camp stage linc lie says Gen.
Montgomery left Colo Cainp yesterday afternoon
with suyen nun for Linn Creek. Tho robbers had
divided into thrcc partica, With three In ono SQUAD
four in another. and one who was mounted on
mulu had gono on nheal Of nil, but was FOL.
lowod By three men on Saturday night. Markell
rolo to Linn Greek with dispatch for Montgom-
cry, but, not anfllng him. he tctnEnca. On bis
way bncK no met nlGl, hGu lucy EE1uEueu ~ AVse
Camp together yesterday mUrnlng. 1t IL Thought
tho information TINT tho robbers had gone to Linn
Creek ID authentic. mud Afontgomcfy's party was
IN hot pursuit at Inst ncconnta.
A boy came Into browns book store last night
Tic had been out to work at slatc Creek yesterday.
While coming Into town yesterday afternoon he
aaw stx mcn by tic aide III the road lying doWn
resting. They inquired Of HIN how far 1t Was to
the next town. md what the nane Of t!e town was. %
horses md went east Tloy NIL wcfn heavily armed,
and lad their pistols strapped to their 41orscs.
Mr. y. l.. KILL and purity returned from tho
chaso last night, 1To left Windsor On Saturday
night At o'clock with five men. When they lott
Windsor tho lrvur Of tho Windsor md Warsaw
stage Informed him that he met three mounted and
henvIly.nrmcd men about hnlf.w between War
saw and Windsor. hs aoon as trey BaH the ataH9
they left the roMd a1lA cut t!u country In
BoushcaHcsly direction. These men had ten honrs
the start Of Evils party, but Evil started after
them. Losing thoir trail, tho party startcl for
Warsaw to head them OF. Near this riace they
captured suspicious stranger. who sa!d lc was thu
agent Of Jefferson City narb!o.ynr1, engaged In
tic business Of selling tombstonea. They searchoa
i,.n thoFogghly, sna afterwards S sSok bin \. Into
went up tho Osagc toward lIackbury, crossing ut
Dutoc, hat could lind 10 trace Of theHl.
IL TIE Ttsttrn Assoctaied frfss:
ST. LOFTS. Mo.s duly 1l.-A rcIlEt gained elrcu.
!atlon hero tonight that Gun. Montgomery Ind
been killed n tEht with tho robbers, but It can.
nut be traced to any reliable bOuscD. There s now
reward at 81, 00 each for tic capture Of the rob-
bers, $500 each by tho Htats, aud the remAIudcI
W expsess mad railroad companies.