The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-07
AFTER THE MURDERER.
tana Trip Unsuccessful, but
Confident Of Ultimately
Securing his Man.

Sheriff Reticker returned this morning
from his trip to Montana in search Of
Patrick MeDermott, or clue to follow
up which would lead to his capture. He
has been absent since a week ago last
Tuesday and during that time he has
slept in bed but two nights. He is thor
oughly tired out, but has had some eX-
periences on his trip which make an ine
teresting little story. Mr. Retickcr did
not bring McDermoit back with him, but
is quite positive that he will accomplish
his capture within a short time as precau
tons have been taken to secure him, no
matter where he goes. Mr. Reticker
thinks that there is no question but that,
sooner or later his man will be brought to
this city to be tried for the murder
From here Mr. Reticker went to Chica>
go, then directly to St Paul and to Mon
tana. HIS prospective point was Butte,
Mon, where friends of McDermott were
known to live. Keeping his identity un-
known to any but the authorities there,
he quietly inquired abont and investi-
gated. McDermott had not arrived in that
vicinity, and leaving a description
of his man with the off
GERS there, he went to Timberlakc,
where man who had been an intimate
friend of McDermotts father was said to
have gone. This man had killed his
man. but had not been prosecuted,
but he got into some other
trouble for which he had to leave
When Mr.. Reticker arrived at Tinberlake
the man had gone to Deer Lodge. Fol-
lowing him there he met only disappoint>
mcnt. but got trace. The man was
mining about twelve miles up the noun
tain 1t was sunshiny day and Mr.
Rcticker, who had been fixed up as a mi
| ner by the sheriff so that his own family
wouldn't have known him, with bic
buffalo coat and glasses to keep the glare
| of the sun from binding his eyes, started.
He went part of the way in a sleigh, part
on buck board and the remainder on
horseback. BY the time he got almost
up he found that instead of the sun being
| shining, he was in the midst of snow
storm, 1t was that strange phenomena
of the sun shining in the valley while a
heavy snow storm RACES in the mountains
1t had not seemed far to the top of the
mountain but he found what he thought tC
| be the top was but the clouds settled about
| the mountain and that the top of the
mountain was far beyond. He finally
reached the camp (Which We would call {
village) and found his man in a shack
(shantyl, lie stayed there all night and
thinks he knows what ''roughing it" is now
if he never did before. He asked the man
all about himself, where he came from
his acquaintance at that place, and finally
got around to McDermott The mar
talked freely of the McDermotts and cvi
IDENTIFY knew nothing of Patrick.
The mines which they were working
assaycd from SAT to $50 per ton. Of thi:
the miners with their appliances. can cx'
tract but about SIS to S23 per ton, ant
the washings are piled up to await facili'
ties for transporting it to where it cal
have all Of the gold taken out.
Returning from the mines Mr.. Reflex
er looked up the place of residence O
another friend of McDcrmott. Rwa:
eighty miles away and the fare to get
there was $50 Mr.. Retickcr met The
| Judge and clerk of the courts, who wcr(
going there and put the matter into thci
hands.
The photographs of McDeImott have
been mounted and circulars printed de,
scribing him and announcing the reward
which the board of supervisors voted tc
offer for apprehension and capture. The
circulars, which. with the photographs
will be sent to all the county seats of the
different states where McDermott is likely
to 60, read as follows;
| SHERIFFs OFFICE, Rock IsRAND, Ill,
March 5, 1885
The board of supervisors of Rock Isl
and county, Illinois, have offered re
ward of $500 for the arrest and conviC-
ton of Patrick McDermott, for the muir
der of Daniel Dougherty, February 81
1885, at said county. Application ha
also been made to the governor of Illinois
to offer similar reward in addition there
to, which will probably be granted. I
photograph Of Patrick McDermott i
herewith enclosed.
Description The photograph of Pat
rick McDermCtt, the Rock Island county
murderer, herewith enclosed. was takel
before he grew his mustache, but it easil!
Identifies him, whether he at this momen
wears his mustaChe, or has shaved it off
He is twentyeight years old, and is abou
five feet eight inches in height and $50 o
155 pounds in weight His hair is darl
brown, his mustache being of hghte
shade of brown. His eyes are blue, o
gray, of shade that does not photograph
as dark as the skin of the face, but whicl
seems to darkcn when expressing anger
The upper lip is long, as is also the lowe
lip, and the chin clongates the face to
somewhat sharp point. Measuring from
the level of the eyebrows to
point of the chin, the distance from
the point of the chin, to the orr
fees of the nostrils is one thir
greater than the distance thence up to til
eyebrows The hair being combed ap
parently halfway down the forehead pre-
vents measurement of that part of tn
face The cheek bones are prominen
and are wider across than the head prop
er or the face. The mouth is wide an
(what is usually demonstrated) coarse
and two of the prominent teeth are to !,
, seen between the slightly parted lips
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