The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-21
CAPTURE OF THE COWBOY.
Further Details in Connection with the
Affair.

Further Details in Connection with the
Affair."
Jason Wells, of Willard, gives the fol-
lowing account of the capture of Hardy,
who shot Mrs. Perschman at the Ogden
Hot Springs:
AS many rumors have been circulated in
relation to the pursuit and arrest Of Hardy,
or Rogers, the man who shot Mrs Persch-
man at the Hot Springs, north of o gden,
| on the ID inst, it may be interesting to
your readers to get some of the details of
the affair
About p. M, of the Sd inst, I observed
a man near my residence in Willard with
whom | got into conversation and soon be-
came convinced that he was Il suspicious
character. Thinking that if | drew q
pistol on him he might resist, which would
necessitate my shooting MIN, [ allowel my
| sympathy to restrain me, and told him l
would have to arrest him. He Immediately
drew his pistol on me and with an oath
ordered me to "hold up" l partially
i obeyed the order, and ne, after backing off
few steps and around II corner, started
and ran. fired twice and gave chase. but
the darkness of the night favored him and
he got away
| The next day Sheriff Belnap, Of Weber
county; Marshal Reese, of Brigham City
and myself tracked him into the CANON and
! later we were joined by Sheriff Loveland
and Daniel Woodland Some followed up
the canon to a steep ledge of rocks and
others up the mountain side TO the right
on his trail. Night coming on, against my
inclination, it was resolved TO return: and
thus when in close proximity to him, he
| obtained a chance to get farther away
| On September 5, Daniel Woodland and |,
| on horseback, went around to where he
crossed the step ledge of rocks and fol-
loved his trail about six miles to the east,
where we met Sheriff Beinap and his
brother. We followed the trail northward
to Mantua and lost it for some time, but
found it again at Dry Lake, about four
miles farther north. Here we learned
that he had stopped to get meal, but word
having been sent to Wellsvile, Deputies
Mcclellan and MILESTONE hal come from
the opposite direction and we We're again
thrown off the trail. They had started on
the track OF the fugitive, but soon mistak
Ing the tracks of a boy named Bradshaw
who was out hunting, for those of the fugi-
tive; they started after the boy. Monday
the Sth. they returned to the boys tracks,
but receiving word of a persons going
through ,Wellsville, they started after
another fellow. driving about six miles
from Wellsvlle to Miliville in twenty min .
utes but capturing nothing. Scat,, ring out,
we followed his track around some foot
hills In the southeastern part of Cache
valley, to Blacksmith Fork cai1on, and
were still following him up when we
learned of his arrest near Smithfield, by
the marshal of that place. | wish TO say
further in justice to Sheriff Beinap that
he left no stone unturned that would aid in
the capture of the fugitive. Keen in scent
ing the trail, prompt in planning the cam
palgn, ready at any time day or night to be
on the move, and willing to endure the cold
OF the mountain frosts, a more fflcient Of :
iicer would be hard 10 ind He aud his
brother, Daniel Woodland and myself,
slept out doors several nights. aud doubt
less the vigilance thus manifested did
much towards the prisoner : capture.
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