Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-20

They mean To Eill your You may he
suro | wasted no time IN grateful
thanks, though why she brayed the
angry crowd for my sake never knew.
IL lcaped rapidly from one fat roof TO
another toward the river but none too
fast. for tramping feet. oaths and shots
followed all too quickly formy comfort.
and ~ 1 loaped from tho last roof in.o
the river ono hullot mado the holes in
the crown OF that hat, just missing my
head. Tho runlm5 thought they had
finished me. and then the rush Of tho
Whiting posse, who made dash when
they heard tho commohon, gg,g them
other business.
at was short time before | was ON
tho opposite bank OF the river retrieving
tho case. Detectives are moro fearod
and hated BY lnwbrcakors than the
regular officers, and knew if my bust.
ncis was known, ns 1t seemed z, was. II
was az much IA my lifcw worth TO re-
turn for the present. Beidc1, the work
bad undertaken was finished, eo con-
cluded TO 20 due north I'LL had struck
the railroad. stop the lrst train saw go
20 the next station then telegraph bacl,
for my grip ind continue my journey
west.
at was now toward morning, and /
concluded | hnd better make myself
scarce before daylight revealed my
whereabouts. struck out rapidly for
the north, but whom the hot sun cume
ont. aud with most OF the timc nothing
h. ahow mo my locality. lost my rcck-
oning and must hive taken northwest
crly course. Thus Il was long IN tho
afternoon whom ! sighted telegraph
polcs and know must bo near the rail.
1 road.
Taking ont my climbers, which, with
| telegraph Instruments In case OF some
emergency | always carried with me
during my trips, climboi the polo, cut
the wires and telographcd to the station
east to stop the npSt train whoroa white
flag was flying from u telegraph pole.
then tackled my handkerchief to the polo
and slid down. | was so overcome with
hunger and fatigue that knew this pro-
| caution was necessary, for | might drop
to sleep aud fail 10 hear the train.
elm about two hours train came
along. stopped and took mo on. The
engineer told mo must have travelled
nearly forty miles since leaving A..
As soon ns the train was under way the
conductor wanted 20 know by what
right | had stopped the train. ! took
out my pass aud showed him my official
badge. In ~ fcw minutes he left me and
! said fow words 90 two men, the only
, other uaacngcr on tho train, and then
went ont.
81 had noticed the suspicious glance
Of the two mon before, aud now / mo-
ticod they winked knowingly 10 each
other, but ] partly closed my eyes and
pretended 70 be- doing. yet all the time
watching my fellow passengers closely
and wondering what was up. ! scented
foul play and meant TO DO on my guard.
FINALLY tho men came and sauntcrcd
toward me, and ono was just about 20
put his hand ON my shoulder and
cnught q glimpse Of u pair Of handouts
In tho other follows hand, when ouJ
came my six shooter and told thom not
TO touch me as they valued their lives.
had taken thoin by surprise, as 1t was
too late for them TO pull ont their wcap'
ons. They fell back, but ! did not put
up my weapon till was safe in the next
station. Seeing large placard ON the
wall as | entered the little Whiting room,
turned 70 roud It with my hands behind
me. In moment fclt u pair Of steel
bracelets snap on my wrists, and
wheeled around 60 meet the cOmplucOui
lool,s OF my fellow passengers, the train
hands and telegraph operator. l just
foaincd then, / was 20 angry. wanted
to know what they meant and ordered
them 10 release me. For answer one of
the men clappod his hands on my shout
der and said:
81 arrest you FOR tho murder OF c. r,
Raymond
&C. X. Raymond, you fools" man
aged TO blurt ont. why, am {. r.
Raymond myself, and not much Of q
dead man oithor, "a You will find out II
YOU don't release me 10 once
"Thcy still scpt calm and advised mo
TO read the notice behind me, for | could
come no game on them.
81 turned and read; Murdered Ar
rest any one presenting the pass of c. H.
Raymond, state official, who was muir
dcrod on the 9th inst, Body thought &c
have been robbed aud then thrown int
the river
That glance revealed tho situation
but no expostulations or explanations OF
mine could convince the men that Wa
G. Il. Raymond and not his assassin.
Immediately tolcgrgphcd TO the gov
ernor the circumstances of my escapt
and arrest, and the result was an ordoi
TO release me at once.
"By this time the excitement ant
fatigue had 80 worked ON my nerve
that am sure was never angrici
in my life, and whom the governor
commands were executed turned ant
gave those two officials such q blessing
as presume thcy never orerocoived
All believed mo then and were ready t
do mo service After rest aud refresh
mont Of course could view the cas-
more calmly. Detroit Free Press.
Goes by Contraries.
"Shut that door!' yelled a man in TN
, lloifat block as a caller passed out ON