Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-16
THE ISLIP OUTLAW.
STILL BUNTING TEE ROBBHR CAVE DWHLER
OF LONG ISLAND.
Toughl They had freed Him in His Sisters House.
Alleged Confession Of brother Jin-Hs Says
Toms Object Vas to Stsal His Wife Prom
Fer Father Dat Of Revenge.


Squire Walters house at Bay Shore
yesterday afternoon, Tom Richardson,
the hunted outlaw. appeared in the
woods in front Of the 'Squire's honse
and smiled a great big smile. While the
same men were searching Islip last night
the outlaw was seen on the Brentwood
road. walking toward Bay Shore. He
didn't appear to DO at all frightened.
The butt ends Of two revolvers were
seen sticking out Of his back pockets.
All the searching that has been done
Tor the outlaw does not seem to have
worried him in the least, and the fact
that he hangs about his old haunts and
Feeps a close watch on his father-in-
laws house, where HIS wife is staying,
indicates that be still has hopes OF ac-
complishing what he set out 10 do,
whether that be, as the villagers be-
lieve. TO steal his life and force her into
submission in cave, or steal her Tor
some OF Squire Walters family and
chain her ia a cave to starye. To-day
the hunt was continued, but there were
not 50 many hunters as there have
been. Some have been frightened out
OF the search and others have tired Of
IL. To-day aud tomorrow may be
called the end OF the present effort TO
run down the outlaw. 1t will be sup
planted in a few hours by a moro syste-
matte affair, in which about One-halt
the number OF men that have been en-
gaaed will take part and the local lights
say they are certain IL will be success
full.
II the outlaw had been IN Islip last
night be would have had rare sport. IL
has been suspected for several days that
his sister, who lives here, has been CIV
ing information TO him about the move
uepts OF the various posses. AL the
plans for his capture that have been
laid so far have been discussed in a GER
tain saloon, and the information reach
cd the sisters ears through man who
was there. II has been suspected, too,
that the outlaw has visited his sister
and that he was at her house at the time
the draguet search was made. Some
way the belief got around last night
that he was secreted in the
house. So as soon as 10 got dark n
posse surrounded the house and lay in
wait for hours and hours. About mid
night one of the party crawled forward
on his hands and stomach to reconnoitre.
He intended looking In at window
where a streak of light could be seen.
In crawling through the gate the ham,
mer Of his gun clughJ in vine and
the weapon went of. The night was
still, the nerves Of the watchers were
strained with expectancy, and the effect
Of that report was startling. The posse
trampled over itself In efforts to get
out OF gun-shot distance. Every man
in It believed for a few moments that
the outlaw had come out Of the house
and was shooting his way out OF town.
He had the drop on them, they believed,
and they didn't propose taking chances.
The man who had the gun was as bad
~ frightened as his fellows. He crawl
ed of in the grass. 1t was some time
before the shattered nerves OF the
crowd were braced up. Then they re-
turned TO their posts and lay down In
the grass TO walt. A heavy dew was
falling aud they got wet through.
One rheumatic member OF the party
crawled across the street and lay down
on the stoop of the house opposite and
went to sleep. He furnished the next
scare. The excitement worked him up
so that he had a nightmare, and about
q. m. he leaped to his feet, shouting:
There be isl See him! There he Isl"
The nightmare was as effective as the
gun had been. The watchers fled with
their arms trailing behind them, and
that ended the work for the night.
The outlaw was not In the house. II
was al the time the watch began that he
was seen on tbe Brentwood road. There
was more searching to-day for the third
cave IL IS believed the outlaw has than
for the man himself. Belief in this third
cave is growing, and Islip authorities
thiak that when il is discovered all Of
the goods the outlaw has stolen will be
found.
They think it is at some distance
from the first and second caves, and
they half believe that he secrets him
self there nights. 1t was reported yes
terday that this third cave had been
found on the Hyde property, nearly a
mile from the second cave, but the
report was denied. Both the old caves
were visited by crowds Of people from
various parts OF the island again to-day.
When a reporter drove past them
ip the afternoon il looked as though two
big picnics were going on. At least
two-thirds OF the crowd were women,
and every one OF them climbed down
the shaft and inspected the places
themselves. Among the men there
were those who had spent days and
nights looking for the outlaw. Among
themselves they admitted that they
were glad they had not come across
him.
Why" said one, 'I'm nervy man,
but tell you now that IL I was in the
town Of Isl,p and Tom Richardson went
by wouldn't attempt to shoot him. He
pulls q gun 500 quick for ne"
1t Is more shan suspected that this Is
the feeling Of great many of the hunt
ers. They 60 out because their neigh
bors do. and they pray while they arc
gone that they won't end the man they
are looking for. The opinion Is unlver-
sal now that u the OUTLAW Is found
some one viii be killed before his
capture Is effected. There has
been some talk here OF the right
To shoot the outlaw If be is found
As was told in the Sun to-day,
he has a clean record so far as crimes Of
violence are concerned, and II is not
customary 20 shoot man accused only
of thefs, on sight. One of the deputy
sherifIs told the reporter to-day that
Sheriff Darling had issued an order de-
handing the outlaw alive or dead, and
that order protected the man who shot
him.
eve won't give him chance to draw
his-snn," said the deputy, "for we know
that II we did we'd get no chance our