Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-09-07
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.,n,n,y. -. ::.sEPTEMBER7 7. 1888

c,pr1HED Sheriff John Cor
"a Pat Bowling, went out last Sat
.,,dav afternoon ON the hunt OF George
49, ~ who killed Johnny -Behind-the- {
at Vienna last fall, and broke Jail
,,,;,av two or three weeks ago. Cor
nan cot his man and came in with him
m,o.dav evening. They got on Persons
.t at Jordan's bridge Sunday morning,
fo,,owed it down the river to Gar
H., Valley. distance IF about twenty
Niles Pierson passed the bridge Thurs
a,v They had rough time OF 1t follow
inc The tracks down the canyon from the
,n;dae to Garden Valley, as Pierson kept
az The trail most of the way down. and
travelled through rugged country, that
4 was almost impossible t" get through
u;.b horses. They found where he had
stopped at "A cabin on the river, above Car
,onter,s and baked bread All there was
in The cabin to gladden. hungry traveller
wa. a sack of flour, which, however, was
o~ricl find for Pierson. On arriving at
c,rnenter's they learned that he had stop
,od ,here and breakfasted. He told Mrs.
CARPENTER that he was prospector,
th.t his horse rolled into the river up
ahove, and that he had to strike out atoot.
. German and Bowling tracked HIM from
Garden Valley TO Placervile, where he
arrived about 8 O'clock Saturday night.
He bought a pair of shoes al Cathcarrs
and a shirt at Brogan's. He made inqui-
res about several pioneers of the Basin,
and stat, d that he was a miner in the Ba-
sin from 1864 to 1866. He left Place rvlle
at 10 O'Clock, traveledthat night, and Sun
day morning took to the brush in the
CANYON above the tWelve-mile House on
Skater creek and remained hid until
evening. Arrived at Moore's ranch on
Skater creek at six or >even O'Clock IN the
evening, VIII re he got supper and lunch.
He kept on the road to Fay cite, and fol
lowed down the river about mile below
Miners bridge. Ketraced his steps and
crossed the bridge early Monday morning.
He took to the brush again on Monday
near Crowley's ranch-a few miles tniS
side Of >qutw creek, and came into the
roa aga n Monday evening. German
fearing lest l'ierson might recros, the
bridge. stationed himself there and dis
pat ned Pat Downing and another man
over to the Brownlee trail, and John Hay
ird AMI John Schram kept on the road
leading from Miners bridge to SquaW
creek. H4vird and Schram overlook Pier
son Monday night ON c,quaw creek, neal
Barbcr's place, and captured him. twas
very dark and they were within few fec
of linn before he saw them Plerson sale
if they had been twenty minutes later III
would have been all right-said lie intend
ed To leave the road and take into the hill
short distance ahead. He said he had
severe time OF it IT.! ing to gain his free
dom and suffered Understandable hardship
and privations. Travelled three hundrc
miles on tooi through the toughest kim
OF country, and most of the distance WA
made b. night. He was five days withou
any hing to eat except bull frog, whic
he ale raw, and two days he lived on be
res This was between HALEY and Cap
Horn. He says he was not only at tn
point OF starvation but nearly tagged Out
and foot sore. When he escaped he wa
poorly clad and had on a pair OF slipper
which were cast oft after travelling Il sho
distance, and in walking over rocks h
feet were lacerated and he could have bee
tracked by the blood. Somewhere on b
route he picked up pair of boots (
shoes which were about worn out when
reached Placerville. just after breakir
jail he took to the brush short distant
below HALEY, and men on the hunt OF IN
passed within ten feet of him. This W
before he got rid of his irons. Pierson
under sentence of death, but notice of ,
appeal to the Supreme Court was given
The last term of the District Court for A
turas.
lHE Key G one saws Fr,lSh e, Leo Bro