The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-04
Prem ~ Daily q Tuesday.
DARING NOARAnR.
Pursuit and Oapeuro Of Q Hoepe-
-T6io(.

Puzsuit and 0apeure Of . Horse-
-Th8o(.
Quite sensation WAS created lat
saturday, BY . rumor on the street,
that . man answering the descrip-
ton Of Ellery, the defaulting book
keeper, had mounted Col. Long.
n,aid's 6ne saddle hosse, which was
hitehed 1t the Concentrates, and rode
o6at . break-neck pace In the dirsc-
ton Of the Pepestone SpEings.
Many believed the story formed .
genuine clue to the whereabouts Of
the abseonding Clerk, and oniceIs
were dispatched In hot haste after
the fugitive.
The stolen horse was = valuable
animal and belonged to James War
field, Esp, who, having an interest
at stake beyond the mere capture Of
the supposed ElIery, dispatched his
brother. Mr.. VIM. Warlield, In pur-
suit Of the thief. Upon being called
upon BY . MINER reporter for IN ac-
count Of the chase and capture Of his
man, Mr.. VARIED said: ",rhe hone
was stolen from In front Of the Con-
centrator 1t 8 o'clock q. m. I started
after him at 1:3O p. M, but there
were % many conflicting stories -
to the direction taken by the man, l
didn't get any good clue until half
pest three. At the Old Bell smeltef
. man told me he had met . man
riding . big black horse, going south
ward on . wood road, and I whipped
up in that direction. In the east
fork Of lIlacktail Canon I met some
wood choppers who had seen = man
passing answering the description Of
the fugitive, and soon afterwsrd they
hsd seen him riding around the base
Of the mountain. At Pipestone
Springs little boy said he had seen
. mad pass riding black horse, with
. black saddle. The description con-
WINGED me that was ON the right
track and I hurried ON to Green's
ranch, fifteen miles further, reaching
there ut 8 p. m. Here Gagged my
bird. lie had just been eating his
supper and was sitting hack In his
chair picking his teeth"
Reporter-"What did you say TO
him:''
"Wel!, not much Of anything. 1
showed my Spencer rifle under his
noee and told him tO throw up his
hands,"
Reporter-"Dil he throw 'em up"
"You bet he did, rs far ~ he could
get 'esn up, and he'd have got 'em
up further II they'd been long enough
searched him for weapons, but
found only an ordinary clasp knife.
He had only fifty cents in money.
He admitted the whole thing, said
he was . stranger here, had been
In town only week, had noticed
the horse and taken fancy to him,
lie wanted to own him and didn't
see any other chance Of getting
him."
MI. Warlield guarded his prisoner
Saturday night and returned with
horse and prisoner ON Sunday hav-
ing travelled over one hundred miles
In the chase. At the County Jail
yesterday the MINER reporter found
the hero Of the escapade snug'y Gagged
with six or eight other culprits In the
cage 50 highly recommended by the
late Grand Jury. He is dark visagesi
"Dago," unshaven aud roughly clad
but evidently y travelled and intelli-
gent fellow. In reply to the report
ers questions he said:
my name Is Dick I'ettis. am
French and Mexican by birth and
native of :Southe; n Califo, nil. l have
teen hersling theep In the Muscle.
shell county; came here ten days
ago; 1 was broke and thought .
could get away with the horse. II l
could have got across that mountain
I could go down Shields river and
strike the Yellowstone country"
It's an unhealthy country for
horsetlieves where such men ~ MIR.
Wurfield live. He deserves great
credit tor his energetic pursuit and
prompt capture Of Pcttis.