, 1891-02-19
HOT ON THE TRAIL.
Seth SharpIess Closely Following
Fillebrown.
He is Now Believed to be Secreted
in Denver.
Having Given Up His Horse and
Taken the Train.
Denver Republican,

Ex-Sheriff Seth K. Sharpless Of
Cheyenne came to Denver last night and
registered at the Brunswick. He was
accompanied by George Mathews. a
cowboy, and the two are on the trial OF
Charles Parker Fillebrown, who is alleged
to have murdered Herman Faulks at
Granite, about twenty-five miles west of
Cheyenne, last Friday morning.
The murder was discovered at . o'clock
Friday afternoon BY +. w. Matthews, a
ranchman, and his son George, the latter
OF whom is now accompanying Sheriff
Sharpless. 1t was at once reported TO the
authorities, and Saturday morning ex-
Sheriff Sharpless, especially deputized,
with two cowboys, was on the trial.
The three who started out Saturday
morning were at the scene OF the murder
Friday evening, the crime having prob
ably been committed about 10 o'clock
that same day. The night was spent by
them IN sending kilograms in different
directions e~ndeavoring to intercept the
murderer. who was every moment getting
farther away.
Early Saturday morning the three men
were out in as many different directions
seeking a trial. Fillebrown was suspected
OF having committed the murder, and as
Marshall had shod his horse Friday morn
ing. he described the shoes to his
associates. Marshall was the first to dis
cover these tracks close to the foothills,
and summoning the other two of the
company they started with three good
horses in hot pursuit.
He was traced to a ranch within eight
miles of Fort Collins, where he bad spent
the night, aud the next morning pro-
ceeded on his journey. He had been seen
riding rapidly across two sheep ranches.
He got into Fort Collins at III o'clock in
the morning, and stopped at a livery stable
until 8 O'Clock in the evening. While
there he had his moustache shaved off.
lis right eye was considerably bruised
and black. He said, in answer to in-
q%uiries, that he had had a fight with a
man in Harry Hynds' saloon in Chey-
enne, but the other fellow got the worst
of it.
He was reported to have started for
Loveland and Gs soon as his followers
reached Fort Collins and learned this fact
they were going forward in the direction
indicated, At Loveland they heard
nothing and proceeded to round up about
Berthoud, Lougmont. Erie, Lafayette,
Garfield and Louisville.
Monday Sheriff Sharpless received the
information that about noou on Sunday
Fillebrown had tagged a train between
Fort Collins and Loveland and paid his
fare to the latter station. THIS was the
last heard from him until last night when
the Information was received in Denver
that he had been seen to leave the front
platform of a baggage car at Boulder
Sunday night, and the impression was
that Denver was the city he was aiming
to reach. 1t has been a long, weary chase,
and the searching party are pretty nearly
worn out, but determined to find out and
capture their man. They think he Is GER.
tsinly in Denver.
This man is described as measuring five
feet eight inches, weight about $50
pounds. light complexion, very small
hands, smooth shaver, wore white cow
boys hat and black leather coat, big fore
head, Intelligent appearing, is fond of
pool playing and gambling, and invariably
does a great deal of laughing as he talks.
Over his right eye is a scratch aud under
meath it is considerable discoloration from
a blow.