, 1881-09-17

II, lSSl-S1NTEtSN YAGEs
Tho three at once He'd but nearly 100 mcn
were upon their trnck within n few minutes.
Catrin was caught the next ttay and lodged
fn the .sivert0l Jail, from whlcl, 'lo WIS
tRken tho Hatne evening ami lynch law most
effectively ,ttalt out tn him. 4 ruwar,! Of
sj,rN WIS offered for the delivery. dead Or
aIlve. to the Sheriff of San Jtlnn County, OF
Wilkinson md EskrldKc. The latter Is still
at liberty. The former was captured tly tho
notorious Ike Stockton, f0r wltnM W!lkln-
son would have rlskctl bis life at atty time,
uf which fact Slockton was perfectly aware.
,Ihn following account nf the capt,ro was
given by Mrs. Flora ": Pyle, tho sister Of
Wilkinson, who resides ut Castle Rock /
Springs. Tho statement of Mrs. Pyle was
taken verbatim by q special reporter of tie
Dolores News, and Is the only tTitc and ac- |
curate account yet given:
My brother IA. W. Wllkinson) anil
Olson Eskri'go came 10 our house at IL
o'clock Mt hight On Sunday. They knocked
at tho door gently, and answered the call,
asking who WIS there. Tic answer was,
Hertz When l recognized Bert Ills Iirst
words were: Flora, we are awful hungry, bMt
have you got anything that will til Dison's
feat; lie IL barefooted. liz then asked II l
had nnytllnx cooked. gave them lunch,
which they ate outdoors. They dill not eli-
ter the house during the time they were
Ilereabouts.
IKE STOCKTON
hat! arrived hero In tile evening preceding
| that night, and WIS then sleeping III the
| house ncross the way. told tic boys Of
Ills, when they seemed 10 be oyerjoyetl, and
EXPRESSED n desfro to sec him immediately.
Stockton was then sent for, and when ho
ra1np over to seq thon lle remarked: IL Ia
very cold this eycntngi Ills teeth were
c1,attcrinu. llo was trembling, md suppose
| he made this remark to hide tic true caliso
| Of Ills nervousness, which WIS that his c0n-
science sa1ote ltn, for the trcachcry he wns
practlcing toward his friend, whom he In.
to,,ucd to deliver up to be hanged for
a.oncus sokc. Stockton lind bee1l to my
house for slipper, and returned for break
fnst, ut the request Of friend, Nj. We!foot,
who lad tile Hospitality Of our home. had
,aade every arrangement fur the boys III yet
horses aud provisions will, which to ct'n-
Time thcir travels. aided In their escape
tso far as they wenil, and II 1t Ge
criminal would not regret Il, for
Bert was my brother, and Olson his sworn
frienu. :lIud not done rs did, would
feel TINT were inhulnall. Bert asked who
was bIa,neti for the shooting, but did not
deny OF acknowledge TINT lic killed the
Marshal, rs lie co,ll,l not know. Atr. Stock
ton said wien ho ca,ne to our house tint
,,tght fiat ,,a had heard TINT n marty woult1
'kM. ~. 'e t,!. i,"u ns." I,rSs .ha. ~ p"'''
urri'e from s..se'.on ana .''s, H., ~ ro~s
HAD COME TO wAlsS THE hofs'
| II 1ere After the boys had eaten their
i,nch 7 ,vns cnnvrrsinT with than Mt the
.nns"' .,ans i,,.o, aaid to til, his hrnthpr Arr
door: Dlson salo ~ ,c.t a'9 as pt1s',a. ,.t, 80
that he and Bert wonlu go 10 tnelr orotaet'
Dow Eskrldgc, and from his place on 70 the
p's'No' s ..,st ~ s,ao,,tn,, tr;n. tn ,nva tto
tahRs'neh. u". .s.at o.u.A tha., ,o,,tn moo ~
ooys separate sa9li'R th"' ~ Ios ceh'' ooe"po
, mich easier III tllat way. 1Hey ma ho1ses'
, and provisions to lust them four or five days.
: They both said while here that when thcs
Ind reached a place where they could 20 tc
WORK sa penavs , nss an 1'
SO, ana III tne la'gIe nse nisa Nv nua ,.".n,..u.
. "Stocktons wheh asked ~ 70 olesklas!
. said h9 was not hungry, but snt do"i
., . | n the tnhtn ami nta q hearty breakfast cor,