The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-07-18
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derers Of Postmaster G,iI sas.
Who Stole Horses -
they Fled.


Who Stole Horses -
They Fled.
CHICAGO. Special Telegram, Jul y Ia
An audubon, Iowa, special to the 1r'o'."'
saws: information was received p tele.
nhone this morning from the Ssnass
ranch. eight miles east Of this citv. that
two horse thieves had just passe O. puf-
sued by a posse Of eight men. 'Depo'y
Sheriff Paul Immediately tele' papned
along the line of the Northwestern ral'-
wav to look out for the thieves Is was
soon learned that the thieves had gone
to farm in Guthrie county, about 81. m''
and compelled the inmates to get .
break fast for them. After finishing their
meal they took two Of the tanners
borses and started west. The horses they
rode until they came to the farm OF hugn
lic(;ill in Melville township. The hrst
;nt;mation McGill had of their apPToacn
was a voice saying, 1--WE want your
team" Looking around he saw revolve"
leyeled at him. They took the horses
changed saddles and rode of to the
northwest. The news spread quickly,
and soon posse was formed, consisting
ofW. G, Stuart. William staltz, John
G.ieys and Marshal Spriggs, who started
west, it having. been learned that the
thieves had passed one mile north Of
Audubon. Information. was received
that the thieves were seen In passing
various places. The posse that LETT here
is well armed and is on direct trail,
SURROUNDED IN GROVE.
Boone, Iowa, Special Telegram, July
l3.-The murderes Of Clingan are sur
rounded in Elkhorn, eight miles north OF
this place. Three hundred men arc
holding them there. In an attempt to
drive them out at p. M, one man Will
lis Halleck of Extra was fatally shot.
Citizens of the surrounding country are
coming in in large numbers, and there Is
no possible chance for the murderer to
escape, Twenty-Five men have just left
here fo- the scene of action, A dispatch
| from Audubon says twenty men more
have lust started from there to assist in
the capture.
THE hot PURSUIT.
Almost before Clingan was fairly dead,
says the Des Moines Regiaer of Thursday.
plans were being matured for a rapid
chase. Horsemen saddled their steeds
and secured their arms to enter upon
what they hoped would BE- A auocesafal
hunt. acouA we're started in every di'
rect,on. But it was not until daybFeak
that a safe and sure clue was discovered
In the stolen horses at John Grigssby's
farm, five miles north Of Polk City. 1t
was Immediately evident that the murd'
erers were fleeing fol the heavy timber
that lines the banks Of the Skunk river.
To head them off large delegations OF
men were sent in the direction Of Max
well. Another posse of soouters kept on
the trail which was discovered at
Griggsby's farm. The horses were tracks
cd past Sheldahl and in q direct line
towards Billiards grove, in Story county.
At about five o'clock telegram reached
Polk City that two strange horses, show
ing evidences Of hard riding. had been
captured at or near Billiards. grove, and
from this fact it was supposed the assas-
sins had taken into this timber, aud
preparations were Immediately made to
surround it. Word was spread around
the country as fast as possible, and the
scouts were gathered there in large num-
beers. Billiards grove is in Story county,
about five miles northwest of Cambridge.
The city was filed yesterday and last
night with many reports As to the pur:
suit and capture Of the mupderers. A
report was circulated about o'clock that
a dispatch had been received saying they
were captured. This was said to have
come from sheldahl, and was to the
effect that dispatch had come from
Collins. on the line of the Milwaukee
road. and in the region of Cambridge,
saying that the two murderers had been
captured there, and that the scouts had
started for Polk county with them. A
dispatch from Sheldahl says that no such
report had reached or been sent from
there. All that could be learned up to
midnight, was the pretty certain news
that the trail of the murderers had been
found, and that there was a pretty strong
probability that they were hiding in and
would be captured in Billiards. grove. II
was said at Polk City that there was an
agreement that II captured, they will be
brought back there and hanged In the
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