The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-24
NeDer's Capture.

tavern's death 1T Gardiner last Monday he
instantly fed. and it was not known what
had become of him until Wednesday af-
tcrnoon when after the close Of the inquest
Judge Budlong was Just about to leave
Gardiner lie was approached by dusty.
trayeled-stained horseman who, after some
hesitation caused by the presence of
listening crowd informed him that he and
his partner had captured the criminal and
had him not far away. Arrangcm ents
were made for bringing both the prisoner
and his captors down to Livingston and
after Weber had been turned ever to de-
putty sheriff Deaman the whole party came
down yesterday forenoon. The story Of
the capture as given by Bill Ger
mayne and George W. Grow who
caught him is in substance
as follows: They are professional hunters
from the Little Missouri region who had
come up the country to make a tour
of the Park and to follow their avocation
if good opportunity offered. Tuesday
night, III the National Park, they camped
at Willow Park, and when they broke
camp they saw a man ahead of them on
the road afoot and walking rapidly. Thep
thought it strange to see man In that
region without IA horse and having over
taken him made inquiries as to his con-
dition, to which Ire replied that he had
lost horse and was tracking him. They
offered to assist him but he seemed shy
and went on rapidly. sometimes keeping
ahead OF them, though they were mounted
and he ON foot. In the course Of the
forenoon they met soldier who told them
of the murder at Gardiner. The soldier
also listcrcl to the story OF the lost horse
and offered to guide the pedestrian to Il
place where they had seen Il stray horse,
but he was evidently afraid of the
blue coats and refused to go. Later in
the day they met another party OF soldiers
il camp at Green river who had heard the
description of the murderer at Gardiner,
and who tod Germavne that they believed
/ the man Oh the road was he. BY this
time he had turned curve in the road
and was out of sight, and when the hunt
crs started in pursuit he was nowhere to
be seen, being evidently alarmed, and
had concealed himself in the brush which
skirts the road Grow and Germayne,
after dinner, went on toward the geysers,
seeing or herring nothing Of the man they
sought on the road. Arrived at con-
vcnient place, which they knew he must
pass, they cached their horses and saddles,
hastily cooked their suppers, put out the
camp fires, and then went into the brush.
They too. turns in watching and sleeping
and about 10 80 a. IN. both were aroused
by the sound Of approaching footsteps. 1t
was the man they were looking for, and
as he arrived ct Il point opposite them
they brought him to standstill, and with
the ai>l of their guns as persuaders,
arrested and disarmcd him without any
show Of resistance. He had his revolver
and dirk, both of which he gave up.
They told him the charge upcn which
they held him, but though he at first de-
MED being the right man afterward con
fessed the whole story, only making the.
reservation that he did the killing en-
tirely in self defence. They rcmaihed in
camp during the balance Of the night and
next morning, the prisoner being brought
to the Springs in wagon. started for
Livingston. Weber was greatly afraid of
being lynched at Gardiner, and his kind
hearted captors considerably led him by
circuitous route, along the foothills. lest
he might fall victim to popular feeling.
At Mammoth Hot Springs Major Congcr
told them of Judge Badlong's presence at
Gardiner and Mr. Gcrmayne came down
to see him, leaving his partner to guard
the prisoner.
Bill Germaync and George e. Grow
are genuine representatives of a class of
western men who will soon have disap-
pcarcd even from Montana-thesc who lie
pend entirely upon hunting and trapping
as means Of livelihood; not the desper-
ate. sanguinary class who under the guise