The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-28
ROBBERS RUN DOWN.
Story Of the Pursuit Of the
Roslyn Bandits.
a SADDLE BETRAYED THEM.
How They Carried Out Their Plans and
Were Traced by Slight Clues
Trapped At Daybreak.

captured Yesterday, posse Is in hot pur-
suit of the other two, and IL is likely that
by this evening the whole gang will be in
Jail.
This is the substance of the story told a
PosT-INTELLrGENcEg reporter by W. st. NJ.
Barnes, superintendent of the Puget
sound district for Thjei's detective agency.
who arrived in the city yesterday after
taking an active part in tho pursuit and
capture of the band. The capture on Fri
day of Cal Hale, Bill Zackery and Tom
kinsey was followed Saturday by that of
Deli Zackery, of which Mr.. Barnes re-
ceIved telegraphic information. Mr.. Barnes
told the following story of the crime and
the manner of the detection and arrest OF
its perpetrators:
"The means by which the robbers
reached Roslyn was somewhat original.
They made their own trail across the
country in bee line, letting nothing inn
pede their progress. They blazed 1t on
trees and rocks at alternate distances OF
about a mile. Having reached Rosiyn,
they entered the town at tull galiop,
stopping directly opposite the bank, ana
all dismounted. Three of the men en-
tered the bank, one took q position III the
alley to the left of the building and the
other two held the horses on the outside.
The first man to enter the bank was Hale.
who advanced to the cashier, pointed
revolver in his face and told him to hold
mp his hands. Simultaneously the second
of the three men to enter the bank
also covered the cashier with revolver.
Hale then went behind the railing
and struck the cashier On the
top of the head, telling him. Then
he entered the safe. took out the
money and papers and placed them in 4
waist pouch made for the occasion. The
third man guarded the entrance and COM
PEELED every citizen who was passing the
bank to enter at the muZzle OF revolver.
Among these were DIR. Lyons. the princi-
pal of the public schools, u coiored miner
and carpenter, and all were compelled
TO stand with their hands up, covered with
guns. The colored man said, in relating
the story to one of Thiel's men:
81 was walking down the street when man
with gun gave me kick and said. Get in
think what he wanted me 10 60 in bank fora
bauk! 1t was the first time | was in bank in
my life, and hope 1t will be the last. l found
all these gentlemen standing with their hands
up-thc professor and the doctor and all of them.
Then one of the men hit me over the head and
MADE n Dig lump ana saiI, 'Get GOWN tneIe, you
black -----, and got down"
"A few minutes afterwards man came
rolling in with bundle of wood, scatter
ing it all over the steps. as the robber
kicked him i'll.
while this was going on some one gave
the alarm. City Marshal Beal at once
came towards the bank. firing his revolver
at the man stationed at the door. who re-
ho fro
Frazier, the bank clerk, who had been
down town on business, came toward the
bank with shotgun and the robber shot
him in the leg, telling HIM. At the
same time the man stationed in
the alley was constantly firing up and
down the alley, one of the bullets taking
effect in the neck of colored man. The
citizens on the streets began returning the
fire. and the men in charge of the horses
called to those on the inside to hurry up.
THE robbers, having finished their
work, mounted their horses and rode out
of town at the very fastest gallop,I shooting
their guns behind them and hurrahing
Some of the citizens attempted to follow
on horseback, but lost ground every yard,
the robbers having very fine horses. They
left over the identical Trail by which they
were organized and went in pur-
suit and some OF our men were put
on the case and joined in the chase, of
which the facts have already been pub
lished. Some amusing incidents took
place in that chase. One of our men
stopped at the house of farmer named
Giles in the Tenanaway basin one night
for supper and lodging, and was suspected
by the family of being one of the robbers.
Farmer Giles detailed hisasQn 20 ride TO
Cle-Elum, fifteen miles away. during the
night, to get the sheriff to form posse
and come out TO arrest the man. After
the suspected robber had retired the far
mer and his wife concealed his firearms and
ammunition and further discovered that
his hat had been purchased in Fort Worth,
Texas, and was perforated by several
bulletholes. facts which the good lady con-
sidered damning proof. The family then
harricaded the door of his bedroom with
chairs. tables and trunks TO secure him
till the arrival of the posse, but when it
came Farmer Giles discovered that he had
found mares nest, and bought the cigars.
A few days later the same man was one of
81 posse which visited the same house for
lunch while still in pursuit, and Mrs
Giles. who is a good Christian woman,
called one member of the posse
out OF the dining room and took
MIN into her confidence. She cautioned
him TO be particularly watchful OF that
man, rs she was sure he was laying trap
for her contdaut and the other men. for
nothing would persuade her that he was
not one OF the robbers. 'He talks n great
deal, but he says nothing about himself,
she said.
THE first clue by which we traced the
robbers was saddle belonging 10 one of
the three horses which they abandoned in
the skirmtsh in the Tcnanawav basin with
the posse formed immediately after the
robbery. one Of the three being pack
horse. These were photographed and the
photographs sent 10 different parts of the
country. and the saddle WAS found TO have
been made IN Gillian county, Or. An
other clue consisted OF Hour sack used To
carry the stolen money. and there were
several minor ones.
1.-The band having been located in Gil
liam county, VI. &. sullivan and went
from Portland - The Dalles with organ.
lied posses of twenty-five men in all dep
uties and other. The expedition. armed
with Winchester rifles. shotguns and side.
arms, left Tho Dalies in attachments from
November Ia % II and rounded up :;
Antelope. IAe posse was distributed n,
Fossil. each party having It's own men tc
capture. The plan was 10 form Skirmish
line around the bpnSs. 81 the MON ,.ar.,i