Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-02
Eos Sugeles yerala.
DICK FELLOWS.
The Lss Angeles Stage Robbsr Captured
Again.

Wnto4 M0vC OV0u SohAb6 Piuoo Va
late In this and adjacent counties
have created considerable excite
ment. They have been conducted
In the most daring manner and
have almost always been success
ful. The principal object Of plum
der has been In each instance the
Wells Fargo Express box, which
has several times been robbed.
The ExPREss short time ago an
uounced that detectives were on
the track Of the robber and that
HE capture might be expected
soon. On Friday last he was cap
tured, but through the careless
ness of q constable was again al
lowed to escape. We take from
the San. Jose Mercury q few ex-
tracts from an interesting account
Of HE capture:
On the 9th of this month Charles
Aull, . special officer in the en-
ploy of Wells, Fargo & Co., left his
home as Modesto, and started in
the search of Dick Fellows, alias
Dick Perkins, a notorious stage
robber and an ex convict. From
time to time various stages in diff
ferent portions of the State, since
July last. have been robbed, and
the manner of operation in each
instance seemed to point to single
individual rs the perpetrator.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s treasure box
received IN every instance he
especial attention Of the robber,
and the aggregate losses of the
company amounted to no incon.
siderable sum. II was evident that
some individual was making an
aggressive warfare upon the com.
pany, and IL was determined to
bring him to justice at any cost.
Detective Aull had good reasons
to believe that Fellows had been the
leading spirit of at least seven
stage robberles since July last.
These r0bberies occurred in the fol-
lowing order:
July 20, 1881, the San Luis Obs.
po stage was robbed. December
18th, q stage was robbed near Sole
dad. On the night of December
2oth, the up stage from Santa Bar
bara was robbed by one man, about
flve miles south OF Arroyo Grande,
In San Luis Obispo county, and
Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S box rifled Of
it, contents. On the night OF Jam
uAry 2, 1882, an attempt was made
te stop the down stage between the
same points, two miles north of
Los Alamos, in Santa Barbara
county, by one man. The driver
escaped after one shot had been
fred at him by the lobber. On
the night of January s, 1882, the
down stage between the same
points was stopped by one man on
horseback, about five miles north
Of Los Alamos, In Santa Barbara
county, and Wells, Fargo & Co.'s
box rifled of its contents. The
stage driver, George Richmond,
was also robbed OF gold watch
and . gold link chain, of the value
of $50. On the same night a bay
mare-no brand-and saddle and
bride were stolen from L. Hicks
near the scene Of the robbery. In
the two first cases the robber was
= on foot, and 1t lie certain that the
same man committed all three rob-
berries. He was armed with q
nickel-plated pistol. On the night
Of January 14th, 1882, the down
stage from Holedad to San Luis
Obispo was robbed by one man
near Plato, In Monterey county,
and Wells, Fargo & Co.'S box rifled
OF its contents.
Aull followed Fellows for some
weeks bef0re he WAS able to learn
Of his exact whereabouts. He
would receive y dispatch stating
that hif man was at one place, and
before he could get there, Fellows
would be off. But gradually the
chase drew to o close. On Thurs
day night Fellows stopped at MUIR
phys, and yesterday morning he
started afoot towards Mayfield On
his way he was overtaken by
man, whose name could not be as
oertained, accompanied by q negro,
both In . wagon. Fellows asked
for , ride. He got in, but coming
70 side road, got out, saying he
was going In that direction. The
man In the wagon had, however,
spotted him, and saying, ~ guess
yeu'll 20 with usg' sprang upon
him, the negro following. Fellows
attempted to draw his pistol,
bat was overpowered and taken to
May6eld, where he was delivered
to Constable Van Buren,. Van
Buren, turned him over to Consta-
Bile Bnrk, of Santa Clara, who
brought him to this city last even
Ing on the train. Arriving here
the prisoner expressed desire for
drink, and before going to the
jail they stopped at the saloon un-
der tho Arguell0 House. Fellows
called for brandy, and managed to
pour out an extra large horn, in
spite Of his handouts. After
drinking both left the saloon.
Upon reaching the sidewalk Fell
lows darted around the cerner and
down st. John street, toward
Market. Burk was taken by sur.
prise, but he at once followed on
che run. He drew his pistol and
fired, but the shot failed to take
effect and Fellows succeeded in
getting out Of sight.
The bar-keeper, in the mean
while, had heard the noise, and he
1t once came out and gave pursuit
bareheaded. He instinctively pull
cd his revolver, as he ran, but not
knowing who the prisoner was, he
did net fire. When running by the
Minuesota House, Fellows stum-
bled and fell, but he Immediately
sprang up, leaving his hat aud
shawl behind him. The bar-keep-
Or placed the hat on his own head
and followed, pursuing the fugitive
down San Augustin street, about
~ far % the corner of San Angus.
tin and Santa Teresa streets, when