The record-union., 1891-11-12
+ SHORTY" HAYES.
The Notorious Highwayman in the
Tolls Again.
He Is Recaptured at Spokane Falls
Something About His
Exploits.

| Shorty" Hayes, alias hundred other
names, the noted highwayman, who has
done business with such notorious out
laws as Charles Dorsey, "Mickey' De-
laney, Shinn, Patterson. Tom Bell and
others, and who is at present fugitive
from justice, has been captured at Spo-
kane Falls.
| A policeman named Davies of that
place made the arrest. 1t was while some
| improvements were being made at the
San Quentin Prison several years ago
that Davies first met Hayes. Davies was
employed to take charge of
A GANG OF CoNvICTs,
Who were set at work bricklaying. Hayes
was among the gang, and Davies had an
opportunity of seeing him daily, Hayes
was considered one OF the most danger
Gus convicts in the prison at that time. He
had twice attempted to escape, his last at
| tempt being nearly successful. The
/ guards STOOD in dread of him-in fact he
was the terror of San Quentin. 1t was af-
ter Davies left that he did succeed in get
| ting out OF Jail, and his whereabouts We're
| unknown until he bumped into Davies a
/ few days ago at Spokane. Davies thought
the face was familiar, and, after some de-
liberation, made up his mind that the
face was none other than that of the noto-
rious criminal, shorty Hayes, whose
name few years ago
WAS TERROR
! To stage-coach drivers and express com
! panies in California; After consultation
with the Chief of Police, Officer Davies
came to the conclusion that the presence
of Hayes in that city was not required
and acting on the principle that it might
! be needed somewhere else, arrested
| Hayes and a pal and locked the pair up.
At first Hayes took his arrest indiffer-
entity, prcsuming that his identity was
| not known.
II suppose you've got me on the old
| charge of vagrancy," was his salutation
When asked his name he replied Dan
Costello. The searching process was no
| child's play. Hayes vigorously protested
against being ri1ed. Nothing of sns-
! picious nature was found upon his per-
son, however. a card bearing the name
OF q Sacramento hotel was among the
relics.
Were you. ever i'll Sacramento? ?" he
was asked.
well, yes; only one night, though"
was the response.
PROUD OF HIS EXPLOITS.
A representative of the Spokane .S0okes-
man interviewed Hayes in Jail. At first
shorty" was disposed to call himself
Costello, but after a little he admitted his
identity and became quite talkative. ~
suppose L might as well tell the truth. 1"
said be. Pm Shorty HAYES, and there's
no use digging up bygones and going
INTO my past record
f"Eyer in San Quentin ?"
N"You mean the State Prison? [ know
that building pretty WELL" and the little
gray eyes twinkled. Il served seven
teen years, eight months and one day in
that institution, and hope I'll never see
it again."
"When did you leave?"
''On the fifteenth day of this month
turned my face eastward, and here [ am
again behind the bars. Ever try to es-
cape? Indeed l did. Who wouldn't, I'd
/ like to know
Hayes went on to relate the particu-
lars Of the crime that brought him there,
and seemed to take especial delight in re-
counting his adventures. I He was 20
! years OF age when sent to prison. now he
is almost II years old. He gave his true
name as Costello and his birthplace Ire
land. He claimed to have served with
distinction in the Union army during the
! War of the Rebellion.
RIvALING BLACK BART.
The story of Shorty" Hayes career
even that part of it which has ever at
! talned ublicity-would fill a book and
would rival the romances woven around
| Black Bart and other notorious road
! agents. He has the reputation of being a
cunning operator, but at the same time
daredevil when in close quarters. He
would not hesitate second to take life, if
J crossed i'll his nefarious work.
! The crime for which he last went to iail
! was, as might be supposed, highway rob-
| berry. In 1874 one of Wells, Fargo 4 Co. s
! stage coaches, while rounding a lonely
piece of mountainous road in Placer
/ ('nt1nfu
gang Of stage robbers. Several shots
were
FIRED AT THE DRIVER,
| One bullet taking effect. The passengers
yielded and the gang plundered every
thing in sight. Wells, Fargo & Co. in
/ that hold-up lost $1,000 in Silver, taken
| from the coach. shorty" Hayes was
offered, and ''Shorty" and several mem
| bers of the gang were run down and ar
rested, but not before they had committed
several other depredations of like char
acter in Shasta County and other points
| in Northern California.
! Hayes was examined and several in
| dictments were found against him. Upon
! three counts alone he was sentenced to
State Prison for term of fifty-one years
almost life sentence. During his in
generation he made several attempts to
! escape, and finally succeeded. Making
| 1ull allowance Tor good conduct marks,
which in all likelihood Hayes was never
credited with, the duration of his SEN
! tence would not cease for at least ten years
! yet
| GETTING OLD NOW.
! Shorty" Hayes is now about so years
OF age, short in stature, as his sobriouet
Shorty" indicates, with little gray ewes
sunk deep, in their sockets, ,and is of medi-
um build.
He claims to be competent bricklaver
now. having more than learned that trade
while in prison, and says he went to
| Spokane, where he was not known. in
order to get work. Those who know
! him, however, will smile at this asser-
! ton.
The identity of the man who was ar
rested with Hayes has not yet been dis
covered, though the officials feel sure that
! he Is some notorious character, and prob
ably an ex-member of Hayes once
dreaded gang ofroad agents. He is about
1 the same hight as HaTes, though stouter
! He has prominent Dlue eyes, the lid of
the right one dropping slightly. He has
a scar over this eye, which indicates that
some one had used a knife on him at
some time.
! The authorities at San Quentin have
| been notified. and Hayes will be brought
| back to Warden Hale's summer resort.