The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-03
DETECTIVES SCORED.
Sheriff Wilcox Of Gillian County Pub
lishes a Statement.
FALSE AND ABSURD RUMoRs-
Circumstances of the Arrest Detailed
The Hobo Stories.
Circumstances Of the Arrest Detailed.
The Hobo Stories.
SHERIFF wilcox VERY EmpHAr1c.
He Gives the so-Cailed Detective SUI
lfvan Broadside in Answer to-
Gross Imputation.

papers are making big blow about the
arrest of two Gillian county citizens,
Cal Hale and George Zachary, who were
arrested in Gillian county on November
oath, charged with robbing the Roslyn
bank September oath last. From the
ridiculous Misrepresentation of the
affair by the hobo detectives o the Port
land papers, one would conclude that
the greater portion of the citizens OF
this county are composed of thieves,
robbers and cut-throats. The aforesaid
hobo detectives either wanted good
deal OF unearned credit, or must have
been gioriously drunk when they gave
such a report. 1t is true that a posse
numbering twentysix in all arrived in
the quiet. little town of Fossil on the
night of November 23d, armed to the
teeth with Winchester rifles, shotguns,
pistols, etc., to arrest the above-named
Cal Hale and George Zachary, entailing
an expense of hundreds of dollars; when
any officer in the county could have
made the arrest alone, and saved the
disgrace that the shrewd Thiel detectives
and officers from adjoining counties
have brought upon themselves by join
ing this cowardly mob.
According to the Portland papers,
these notorious robbers and desperadoes,
who are even more desperate than the
! James boys and Dalton gang, have their
headquarters in Gillian county. Should
these men prove themselves innocent, OF
which there seems but little doubt by
some of the most responsible people of
the county, Sullivan with his men and
officers who accompanied him to arrest
these harmless citizens certainly ought
to feel like crawling into their holes and
| pulling the holes in after them. The
| Oregonian's statement concerning the
capture is utterly false throughout. A
crowd mum bering ten persons left Fossil
on the morning of the Oath about three
a. N. for Cal Hale's place. on Thirty
mile, about eight miles distant. When
within LOO yards of the house the crowd
halted. They insisted upon my making
the arrest, which l gladly consented to
do; and, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
Banks, approached the door and raped
twice before any responce came from
within. Cal Hale then came to the door
in his night clothes. 1 stepped inside
and told him he was wanted. Banks
then followed and read the warrant to
him. While Cal was dressing prepara-
tory for the trip below, the balance of
the mob sneaked down to the house after
they became satisfied that there was no
danger. Every move the mob made
only proved their bitter ignorance and
inexperience at such work.
AS to George Zachary's arrest, Sulli-
van and his brave men thought they
were Surrounding him at his home on
West Fork, and were somewhat surprised
to learn from brother that George was
! at Antelope, forty miles away, quietly
I spending Thanksgiving at that place.
The brother accompanied deputy Sheriff
Haley to Antelope, where the officer
promptly placed the desperate banditt''
under arrest. The officer was sleepy, so
he told George to be on hand next morn
ing, and he went to bed, not even ap-
pointing man to be on guard to look
after the ''famous robber whose criminal
record has been excelled only by the
James boys and Dalton gang" Next
morning they came on to Fossil and
then TO Arlington; where the Oregonian
SAID a large crowd of other ''desperadoes
and robbers congregated to release the
outlaws"
This statement is go false and absurd
as to make comment unnecessary.
From Arlington these famous outlaws
and thieves, together with Tom KIM
rested at Heppner, were piloted by the
entire mob to Portland, where it's papers
say they were confined in steel cells
and are "the toughest-lookina criminals
that were ever within the walls of the
Multnomah county jails." etc. The