The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-19
1T LOOKED QUEER TO A STRANGER.
Four Men We're Chasing a Bcsprrndo Who
May Have 60 he Chased Al ain.

May Have TO he Chased Again.
Il was driving from Malone to Fort Coving-
ton. up In Franklin county once" SAID John
Gilbert, the travelling groccryman. ind as
drew near to II rickety looking house close to
the roa lsido I sawa tenn and sleigh approach.
ing fro n tho opposite direction. The team
stopped near tho house. and four men alGhted.
They walked toward u big. burly fellow who
was chorpnR wood in the yard. When he saw
the mon he dropped his aka scooted around
the house. and tho next I saw Of him he was
tearing like a race horse across a Geld hack OF
the housa The four men started inter him.
and one OF them began to bang away at him
with a pistol.
"'Well.' said I. this opens we'll; I'll stop
and see how she winds up and pulled up.
The hubbub had brought n strapping big
woman out Of the house. When she saw the
man tea ing across lots toward the woods
with the mon at his heos she rusho back
Into the house. In i've seconds she renrprared
with u big dog whica needed no urging to
start after the pursuers OF the lying man.
The dog soon overto * tho hndmost man OF
the party. an |. sprngilg on him. threw him
down In the snow. The dog kept right on.
caught the next man. and hur ell him heels
over head in the snow. the third man was
served In the came manner. This man who
had the pistol WAS far aheai OF the rest, and
KEPT snng ~ ~ ava AVA at ths taf f
had succeeded in nntt'ns 4 ball into tno iugi,
ys who ,"sd hsalnF to tho ground
him and lodged u lu.et In Its leg tn. dog
TUNED and limped naox toward the house.
in tne mean time and hurried on to JON the
Watching the chase. and yelling words nf On.
coarag.mert to tho dying man. When he
nrfIsd .op IT,. so sot ma he yes Ike
wag n. II dislntetes tod tut som" what excited
spy. tato, .h. shriekod out at me:
, Pete as in them eliersf ..',
ddn know wh, sn but %efss ie
wait for sply '1r the four men were CON" m
sai%'n aA% xilI md s5ssspIns e.
n the greats,tt agony. His capisors S said
j ried WITH him to t heir slSicn in older
to ge. lin tsv to sa TEs1 s Is m soq tbs
which they had lain aside when the chase he-
gan When they had eInyrlored themselves
deer. and before his gators could recover
BETWEEN ss m and them ON on his 0 Way I" the
woods. The woman. o had continued her
louh TO Ing and threatening OF the . men
without cessation. Jumped up and down With
| g .e when she saw the wounded man once
more h\,nff tnwar rh ce .,;, .co, N....,
| the Zig tamarack swamp They never kin
keith Sc: i;'g it fer a. you're w"rth ~
whatever they. might have been. Jumped from
II. s,r sh, and i,thwith M tns hoise, on a
aend a H had Tee nw fs
anil was thick with etumps brusn piles. and
bu, they had gone ut a few rods whom one OF
them stumbled and fell. drass ng it, mate
again and away they went. Tnon I've sleigh
s;iuck stump and was upset. throwing tue
was u, AMI hii tho sIs!Ch lighted the fugitive
was almost t. tn. woods.
Inc three other men had Joined in the chase
ana Btu np-. yelling and hring Pistols al the
onj.c; q their pdrsIt. who was putting IN his
make a Short cut ne tripre an fcI AMI al ftii
ngain Immediately u ter reganing his feet.
in easy s rst pHo O., @ and i thu " was
rain d upon him, He jumped to his feet and
'Durn our CLUMSY hooks; yelled the mans
wife r.te. you hains no good. ~
med the door. and didn't show herself gain
Her as ands pursners seized him. and
marche hi, back this time IN very rough
dou le-qnirk time. Tn, team and sic G = were
brought out to the rond. the mans feet aud
arms wrr. pound with ropes. and h" was flung
into the sleigh. tul length on tho :,ot ON. with
no u re cerem my than II h" had he n n side
of beef. Then the party started with him to-
war Malone.
II found out at Fort Covington that tho
man vas de!pcrad" named Pete Lecla If. who
had Ion been tho terror OF that Va 81 the
STATE. Although, known to i;c burglar. high
wav rnbb.r. und gene al thi +. anu strongly
suspected o, being murderer. he nad led
the authorities for yeas. - was wanted Tor
rob cries 60 umlttei the fall previous. hut had
kept himself hidden in the mountains. where
he had namcrous re reats. Il having been
learned that severe weather had driven him
from the hills to his bcckwooIs tar!n near.
Fort Coyngion. where his VIE lived alone
tho Sh-iifo the county had determined to
take n Posse and ca. ture him. That WAS the
little circus tina. had witnessed The wound
that brou zht Pete dawn was in the nashy pnrt
Of tho hip: and ulth ugh not dangerous. no
had played Ii for al, It was worth; lie was sent
to state PRISON and am reminded Of tins in :
cideut III his career by l,arnin. that his II ne
ran out recently. and that he ha. gone prompt-
~ t., W rk, ut his old tricks again in the tama-
rack belt"
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