The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22
WOOL hat, and through thick woolen

wool hat, and through thick wooden
clothing.
From Old Mackinaw he journeyed to
Cheboygan (signifying rolling water
engaging himself here to q half-bred
Indian named Vincent he departed
for an island in the Straits of Mack
inaw called Bois Blanc where he was
engaged for 20 days catching mackerel,
white fish, herring, suckers, sturgeon
and other kinds of fish, taking them
to the town of Cheboygan for sale. In
the periodical returns to the main land
for the purpose of procuring necessary
supplies, as salt, provisions, etc, Eng
lish managed to stay at the boat on
one preteXt or another, until they
were again ready to put out for the
fishing grounds.
Becoming careless he ventured into
the town where he was sighted by the
Detective Thomas, who informed the
Sheriff of the matter. This officer
with one assistant arrested English on
the streets, on Saturday the 10th day
of July, the prisoner making no resis-
tance whatever. III fact he was un-
armed having sold his revolver to buy
provisions, and his jackknife being lost
he was in no condition to resist, be-
sides the arrest was a complete sur
| prise party to the prisoner. The de-
tective recognized English by the tin
type which he had of him, and which
| the prisoner failed to recognize as Il
likeness of himself On Sunday
morning, July 1lth the detective and
| prisoner left Cheboygan for Ridgway
arriving here last Tuesday afternoon
as we have previously stated.
Thomas, the detective was in st.
| Mary's ON the night of June 10th,
and worked up the case with varying
success until the day of the capture.
| English saw the detective the day be-
fore the arrest, and recollected at the
time he was arrested that stranger
had met him on the street who eyed
him very closely. What means were
taken to ferret out the whereabouts OF
English will probably never be fully
| known. One thing is certain, how
ever, English had written to parties at
| Caledonia from various points on his
route. These parties We're not in the
! habit of receiving much IL any mail,
and being friends of the fugitive, ii
was naturally supposed that the letters
were from him, the postmarks being
noted would give the general direction
he was taking, and furnish cleW
which Il sharp detective would work
up to good advantage.
now that the truth is known, all the
stories about the detective working on
n log drive on Benefits Branch, with
English and working with him i'll the
lumber woods of Michigan, are set at
rest One story was to the effect that
| Thomas asked English TO take Il drink
and then made the arrest. In fact as
we have said the detective did not
| ln at oil hilt If NADIA
as we have stated by the sheriff OF
Cheboygan county in broad daylight
on the streets of Cheboygan.
Mr.. Thomas says that the tracks of
English were exceedingly well COW
cred; he carried no baggage, never
| registered his name, and i'll fact left
not the slightest clew to his retreat.
Under the assumed name of John
Markeunl, English might have stayed
on the island in the straits of Mack
inaw, located as it is eight or nine
miles from land, and fished until he
was gray without danger of detection,
but the moment be put his foot on land
his goose was cooked.
The trial will take place at the Sep
tember term of court and will likely
be the first trial in the new Court
| House.
English was 81 years of age July 8
1880, stands almost six feet III height
and is wonderfully muscular and ac-
tive. He speaks in high terms of Mr..
Thomas, the detective, and the kind
manner ia which he treated him
Mr.. Thomas says he was never Sc
much bothered IN his life by crOw,i.
rushing TO the station to get Il glimpse
at q prisoner as he was wnile bringing
English from Cheboygan to RidgWay