Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-06
ROAD SCENTS.
A Noted Desperate Captured ana Taken
to the Scene of His Crime.

A Noted Desperate Captured ana Taken
to the Scene of His Crime.
Readers of the GLOBE willremember that
it gave an account in September, 1878, of a
daring robbery of an express car on the
Union Pacific road, near Rawlins, in Wyo-
ming Territory, by noted band of road
agents. Officers got upon their trail and
two of them, Deputy Sheriffs Widdleford
and Vincent, while pursuing them in the
mountains were shot and instantly killed.
Shortly after this occurrence one of the
band was arrested, and was taken from the
hands of the officers and lynched. One of
the leaders of the band was desperate
named George Parrott, but more widely
know in the "Rockies" % "Big Nosed
George" He escaped and for two years
past detectives have. been on his TRAIL and
was fiuaily run to earth few weeks ago at
Miles City, where he was crested by Deputy
United States Marshal Erwin. Informa-
ton of his arrest was sent to Rawlins and
Sheriff j. G.Rankin and Deputy Sheriff 10.
Hines of Carbon county, Wyoming Territory,
started at once for Miles City, where six
days ago they took charge of the prisoner
and arrived here with him by the Northern
Pacific train yesterday morning, en- route for
Rawlings.
The prisoner, who was heavily ironed, was
taken to the Merchants hotel, where shortly
afterwards GLOBE reporter saw him and
essayed an interview, but he peremptorily
declined to say word. All that could be
got out of him was, "Don't bother me; l
have nothing to say" He is a man between
So and 40 years of age, strongly, but not
stoutly built, with an eye like an eagle and
everything about his appearance to indicate
that he is man that for years had carried
his life in his hands. He claims to have
been born in Georgia, and drifted West at
| The close of the war, and commenced his ca
reer of crime and recklessness upon the very
edge of manhood. Finding that nothing
could be obtained from the prisoner, who,
with an oath, threw himself upon the bed
with thud that made the bed creak and the
chains at his wrists and ankles rattle, the
GLOBE man next sought out Sheriff Rankin,
from whom the above information was OBJ
tanned. Sheriff Rankin says ne has posi-
tive evidence that Parrott has killed three
men, and been guilty of almost every other
crime known to the laws. For years he
has been terror in Wyoming and Montana
Territories; and had he been captured at the
same time with his former companion he
would have shared the same fate, and it ia
not altogether certain but he may yet on his
arrival at Rawlins. The sheriff said that ever
since Parrot had been in his charge he had
maintained the same logged silence, not
saying word to indicate that he had any
curiosity about what he was arrested for.
The only time he ever uttered complaint
was when the irons were placed on his hands
and heels, when he said, "this is id
rough. never had these things on be-
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While here in the city the prisoner was
closely guarded by either the sheriff or his
deputy, Notwithstanding he was securely
ironed. The sheriff said he was bound to
take Parrot te Rawlins dead or alive, and
after that he did not care what became of
him. One thing was certain, he would not
be allowed to run at large again. The sheriff
left by the Sioux City train yesterday after
noon with his prisoner.