Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-07-13
PART OF THE DOODLE
Postofhce Inspector Watkins
Finds Some Of the Soney
Taken from the
Mail Car on the N. P. at New
Salem. II had been Dropped
Where the Robbers Parted.
Train Robbers Doodle Found.

JAMESTOWN, July ll.-All doubts %
to the identity of the captured New
Salem train robber now lying in the
Fargo Jail are set a. rest by the dlscov.
cry made by Postoffice Inspector Wat
kins last Sunday at the scene Of the
capture. II will be remembered thai
q confession was reported to have been
made by the man TO the inspector.
This was not true. What led to Mr..
Watkins recent trip and successful
discoveries can only lie laid to good
detective work. The prisoner has
been reticent and has stolidly refused
TO say any thing since his capture on
the 10th Of June hy the inspector and
shtriff's posse. The fact Of the taking
of the man il yet rsh 10 the minds #
all, bnt tie details II the capture have
not yet been published, for reasons
best known to the officials. Briefly,
the robbers after holding up the long
train, terrorizing the employees and se
curing their doodle I'm registered mail
lie tiers, fled toward the south from the
scene of their daring exploit. One Of
them carried a shotgun from the
train. They also attempted to get
away with a considerable amount Of
specie. They made rapid progress di-
rect for the Black Hills. The robbar
who IL ut large could not swim. while
bis partner could. About thirty miles
south Of The railroad track they were
Obliged to crves one of the forks of the
Cannon Ball river, q small out deep
stream flowing into the Missouri.
This was entered and ssfely crossed
by swimming their horses. Further
along q creek was met, which mired
the horse OF the rider who was himself
able to swim, and who had ATTEMPTED d
the stream first. The other robber
failing to find q ford. here separated
from his pal. who had reached the op.
posite bank. Each went In different
directions, the man who was caught
proceeding south and the other fol-
lowing W. the course of Cedar creek,
which the horse could not ford and
the rider could not swim, neither could
the horse be abandoned.
The sheriff's posse followed the
track Of the man who went south.
About eiphty-five miles from New
Salem, at o'clock IN the morning, he
was discovered resting after his long
ride on the bank OF small stream uh-
der some low bushes. The horse Was
grazing at the end of lar'at, the sad
die on the ground. On discovery Of
pursuers the fellow quickly threw the
saddle on the horse, flung away u
bag of eighty silver dollars, o package
of -four and one Of bacon, and dashed
of at full speed. He was overtsken
and at the mouth Of . Winchester
made come statement, on the strength
of which the 81 900 reward has been
claimed. On his person was iound q
gold ring and gold watch taken from
the mail sacks and only about 500 In
money. He was taken to the jail at
Dickinson and kept there for n few
dsys, and forg eater security removed
by the inspector to Fargo. That this
was q wise precaution may be judged
from the escape Of the only two pris-
onsrs at the Dickinson jail on the 9Th
of July.
The men had evidently divided
their swsg before starting, so that Ia
case Of separation each would have
his share. Inspector Watkins proba-
bly, knows by this time the amonn,
they secured. The published esti
mate Of 5000 or 80, 900 is but the rud
est guess. 1t is believed the robten
got away with nearer $4,000. Th'
registered pouch was discovered on
the trail TO have been burned, ant
near by the shot gun was found absn
doned as too cumbersome TO carry.
Believing that part OF the money q
least had been concealed by the car
tured robber or rather thrown avs,
during his short flight after discovery
Inspector Watkins left this city las
Friday morning and, taking one -
sistant with him, on Sunday mornIpI
last reached the spot on the hank q
the stream where they get their mar
Recent rains bad caused . heav
growth Of grass and the wind ha
been sweeping over the place sinc
June 10Th. But after . day's scare
over Q spaee Of about four acrss Ii
shrswdnsss OF the inspector IVES n
warded BY finding In torn bite an
ragged pieces large amount of euI
.-... (lu~ wad or.n kalss~A n hiSv hill.