The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-26
ROSLYN ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Three Of the Gang Taken From Their
Stronghold IN Oregon.

ARLINGTON, Or. Nov. 25.-[Special. l.
Three of the Roslyn bank robbers arrived
here today in charge of Detective Sullivan
md his deputies. of Thiels detective
service, having been captured in the
mountains. They were fully identified by
one of the witnesses to the bank robbery
They belong TO the same class as the Dali
ton train robbers, being cattle and horse
thieves and desperate characters, and are
the same men who robbed two other
banks in the past year in the same manner
as at Roslyn. The people in the neighbor-
hood of their residence have been in con-
slant dread of them for years. They are
now in pursuit of the balance of the gang,
and expect to have them in custody in a
few days.
Some of their confederates, cowboys and
others, formed a crowd to rescue them.
some following them to this point, but
failed. The prisoners were taken west on
the train to Portland in company with
Sheriffs Banks. McGrath and Thief 8 men.
PORTLAND, Nov. 25.-Word reached here
this evening from Arlington, Gillian
county, Or, that three of the five men
who robbed the First National bank at
Roslyn, Wash, on September % last had
been captured in the hills near there. Only
me2ger details of the capture have been
received. At Thiel's detective agency in
this city it Is learned that posse of about
twenty-five men, consisting of sheriffs and
deputy sheritfs of the surrounding coun-
ties and a number of Thiel's men was
formed on Sunday last and started in pur-
suit of three men who had been located by
detectives. The entire band of robbers,
whose headquarters are known to be in
Gillian county, numbers twenty or
twenty-five. 1t is thought they have been
operating all over the Pacific coast, rob-
bing banks and holding up trains.
The first clew to the rendezvous of the
gang was obtained by finding horse
which one of the robbers had left near FL
lensburg. After some time it was ascer-
tanned that the animal was owned in
Gillian county. After following the trail
of the robbers for several days the posse
came upon them. and an engagement took
place in which it is supposed one of
the robbers was wounded. The next
day the rags with which the man had
dressed his wounds were found. The clew
was followed up and it was learned that
the robbers went toward the Columbia
river. From accounts of the capture re-
ceived it is supposed that the posse came
dpon the three men when they were Off
guard and captured them without resist
ance 1t was feared that the remainder of
the gang would attempt TO rescue the prs-
oners. as they are known to be we'll armed
and desperate. The three men were identi-
fled by DR.. Lyons, who was in the Roslyn
bank at the time of the robbery. He
passed through this city yesterday, having
been summoned to identify the men in case
q capture was effected.
1t is supposed that the same gang
robbed the Enterprise bank in Wallowa
county year ago and also one in
Weiser, Idaho. The prisoners are at The
Dalles tonight. 1t is expected that the
posse will make further captures tomor-
row. 1t is believed that of the gang held
up train on the Northern Pacific last
night. Manp of the robbers have ranches
in Gillian county, where they herd stolen
cattle and horses. Residents of the coun-
try about there are terrorized by the band
and refuse to give information for fear of
being murdered.