Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-08-11
SHERIFF. SCHNEDLY AND TWO
DEPUTIES, az YAKIMA. sue.
CEED CAPTURING TOM
NE. " $50 - KNOWN 10
HAVE MURDERED
MRS. PERKINS.

hop Towe, one of the Indian murder
ers of Perkins and his wife at Rattle
snake Springs in the eastern part of
this county several years ago, escaped
from the county Jail shortly after his
arrest and that all attempts on the
part Of the authorities to secure his
restitution proved entirely fruitless.
There were tive If the murderers in all
One of them was sho. while attempt
ing to effect an escape from prison an
other turned Estates evidence" and re.
leased; two Of them were hung after
trial; and the other was Tonne hop
Townc, who has just been recaptured
and lodged in Jail.
Last week while Mr.. Bob Bunting,
a brother Of Mrs. Perkins, was over
on Pine creek, Klickitat county, he
came across an Indian who answered
in description to Tonne hop Towne,
and whom Mr. Frank Bowler, who
: was present at the time, pronounced
beyond doubt the identical Indian.
Bob, who has kept up ceaseless watch
;, for several years for the escaped muir
derer OF his sister, at once seized the
: Indian and brought him as a prisoner
. to Yakima. His resemblance was SO
near to Tom nehop Towne as to make
it for while doubtful question even
among those who guarded him while
! in prison. The captured Indian was
greatly alarmed and steadily protested
t his innocence. To prove this he vol
. unteered to 60 in person and point
out the guilty party, who, he said, was
= living OH the Columbia river ahou,
seventy miles from here. Sheriff
Schnehly being satisfied that it was I
:. case Of mistaken identity, resolved te
take advantage of the Indians offer t
point out the murderer. Several par
~ tics volurt eered to 80 on the searcl
q hut Sheriff Schnebly selected Bo|
!, Bunting aud James Tigard, and elm
}. ployed Indian George, who lives nea
=. here, to accompany them as guide.
They rode directly to a p ace calle'
y Columbia, at the mouth Of Aide
It creek. Proceeding to a small islan'
e at that point they found that TONNE
a hop was not there, as had hee
:. reported by the captured Indian, bu
they becams convinced that he was i
y that neighborhood. The captured I,
It dian. however. declined to accompan
70 them any further. They accordingl
!, left him and went to the house Of
=, Mr.. Owens in that neighborhoot
~ where they remained oil night. Ne,
at morning they proceeded to Coils Ian.
e. ing. where they crossed the Columbi
" leaving their horses. This brousl
sr them near the mouth of Willow cree
where they found q farmer who i
;" { rmed them that the object Of the
ar search had left his house that morn;n
~ The party then went back to whe
We they had left their horses, aud procee
= ed up the river seven or eight mile
- where they found number Of India
from whom they learned that Tom-u
!, hop. owne, had been seen on the O
posite shore few hours previous. n
party affected crossing with the
let horses. and spent an entire day
RI. searching in that vicinity. and return
II. at night to Willow creek. Striki
=, out at break of day they hoped to ii
&C. him in the hills with his horses. Fa
'r' ing in this, after q search of sever
ar. hours. and having reached bend
he the river some eight miles above t
Il. mouth of Willow creek, they dispats
" ed Indian George to the foot hill
not while the two white men proceed
the down the river. They had not go
100 far when they discovered in q seclud
,cn spot near the river and only few Fl
from the railroad. IN Indian te
A'o The party called and inquired for go
the stray horses, aud squaw came out
N answer their inqu riAs. After salts
the ing themselves that the tent was ,
,... home Of the murderer and that he v
not at home, their A1xt aim was
0'o ascertain his whereabcS r. Riding
And toward the foot hills tn \ put lad
,me George on the alert and turning t