The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-06-22
RAILROAD TIMETABLE.
Arrival and Departure of u. an. Trains.
ovERHAuLING HORSE THIEVES.
A Long Chase and Dramatic Capture.

On the 9th of May Manson T. Loeb, Chas.
Warhcld and - Hardness disappeared
from Butte. At the same time also dlsap-
peared 5000 team and wagon belonging TO
Owsley & Yaliton. 1t was little time be-
fore the trail got settled and arrangements
made so rs 20 have official assistance in
Idaho. and in the meantime Hardness had
stoned near Challis, while Loeb ana
WarAeId pushed on toward HALEY. Getting
sure trail of tn two, Walton dropped Hark'
ness for the time being, and went around by
railto HALEY, having in the meantime tele'
praphed the Sheriff there Of the facts. The
Sheriff, Furey, responded promptly and on
the arrival Of Walton he found Furey, Under
Sheriff Cunningham and six others ready Tor
the chase. Their men were two of party OF
six horsemen who were travelling leisurely
across country. 1t was not known
the four were bad men but Loeb, known in
Montana as Six-Shooter Jack, was so handy
with his pistols that II was not safe to take
any chances with him. On closing up with
their quarry the officers sent COW boy
around to fall in with them, take notes and
report His report showed the men wanted
were in the party. They were then kept I'M
der espionage by an outlook until they went
into camp. The officers camped and three OF
them went afoot, 10 reconnoitre the robber
camp mile away. They found them in an
omen space surrounded by brush, near the
road. on Grave creek GO miles from HALEY
ON their return 10 camp council OF war was
held. II was agreed that Cunningham should
command; that the camp should be surround
ed quietly in the night, and that at fair day
light the party should be called up, and Or
dered 10 throw up their hands; failing TO sur
render, Cunningham was to fire and this was
TO be the signal for the Others. The posse
got into position at not more than 40 TO 90
feet of the robbers and were wholly undis-
covered until the demand was made upon
them TO throw up their hands. Warfield
threw his up but Loeb on glancing around
and seeing only two men In sight made
motion for his pistols. Cunningham fired
and almost Mt the instant eight other balls
went whizzifg mt Loeb. Only one hit him
"A winchester rifle ball fired by the man
who was furthest away from him. The ball
entered the shoulder and passed out OF the
breast. Loeb lived about twenty minutes
His body was taken TO HALEY for inquest
and the posse was exhonerated. The re-
naming four travellers were evidently limo.
cent parties with whom the robbers had fallen
In, and were permitted TO continue their way.
Loeb had several pistols-two OF them Vail
ton saws were the finest he ever saw. VAIL
ton took warfeld 10 Pocatello Sunday night
where Sheriff Irwin received the prisoner,
Mr.. Walton came ~ far as Beaver canon and
stopped off, believing that in few days he
would have Hardness. OF course a. an I'M
mediate matter of dollars and cents 10 would
be about ~ cheap TO let a horse thief go who
has 400 miles start, and has sold the horses;
but there Is deal Of satisfaction In seeing
them punished and every case like this IL
50 utary warning TO those who have like pro-
cliyities.
Loeb, all as "Six- Shooter jack" 80 named
from his exrertness with that weapon, was
from Independence, Mo-, the headquarters
Of the James boys in early days. He was a
night Waterman in Butte few years ago,
and killed a man IN saloon row, when he
evidently believed he had an officers author
itv. butt which no did not have. He was
tried here, found guilty, and sentenced TO
seven years IN the penitentiary. After serv
ing n couple of years the Governor pardoned
him on one of the strongest petitions eve'
presented for convict. There were plenty
people who did not believe Loeb "oad" on
only "a little too handy with his irons" bu
his theft of the tea m showed him up at las
and there will be few regrets that he Is dead