The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-08
ATTLEBORO'S MAN HUNT
Is II Dalton for Whom the Officers
are Looking.
THIRTY MEN ARE THERE TO-DAY
Tho Woods are Fsvorite Resting Place
Of Tramps and Outlaws and tho
Chase Excites Much Interest-what
is Said About IL.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEws.I

more columns have been written upon
the hunt In Attleboro for the criminal
Dalton, IL rumors may be believed. The
fact Is that large proportion Of what
has been published has been the product
of reporters fancies. Nevertheless the
fact also is that force of men, under the
direction of PROVIDENCE detectives. have
been securing the woods lying west of
Ridge Hill road, near the Goff and Solo
mons farms.
AT this season Of the year the woods
there are the abiding place Of tramps, sew
eral of whom have been driven from cover,
but thus far the searchers have not seen
Dalton.
Walter Goff, upon whose farm he is
said to have worked, Is confident he Is the
man. and that he has been lingering near
his premises, milking cows and securing
food by night. lie is positive that he saw
him as late as Friday evening, being near
enough to have quickly touched him, had
he kept still. but being come upon sud
denly he dove at once into the recesses Of
the woods
Yesterday morning quite early a milk
man was hailed by stranger VINO bought
might have contained food. The milk
man did not think Of 1t until this morn
ing, but he Is positive that the stranger
carried the milk and whatever he had
with him into the woods. He might, Of
course, have been only a messenger for
tramps or legitimate campers, but Dali
ton is known to many in the neighbor-
hood, and while they do not approve his
actions, several are on the whole friendly
TO him.
All day Saturday a detail of police
under the direction OF Detective Parker
ana Deputy Chief Egan, secured the
woods In which the man was In hiding.
Savaral fit,aa ho AiHarant Inn M
ties aroused the man and drove him and
a companion, supposed TO be an escaped
convict from the Charlestown Jail, back
into the almost impenetrable woods.
Shots were fired at the pursued men on
each occasion, but without 6auy apprecia-
speed of both. Finally it was found nee
essary to call off the men on account OF
darkness and at a late hour the dstec-
tives, footsore and weary, arrived In this
city.
However, retiring from the field did not
mean givin, up the chase, and when
orders were received by the officers who
constituted the first detail to report,
ready for rough work, at an early hour
this morning, every one knew that the
chase was to be to the death.
At ESQ o'clock thirty picked men, clad
in the roughest OF garments, gathered at
the Central Station, and a few moments
which was to convey them to the base Of
operations in Attleboro.
BY the foresight Of Deputy Egan alarge
hamper Of sand wiches and huge can of
hot coffee had been prepared for the jour
ney and were also loaded into tho wagon.
At about $40 o'clock Detective Parker,
Deputy Chief Egan and Sergt. Thomas
led of the procession ia a light
democrat wagon, and a few Sec
opds later the huge party wagon
loaded with its thirty human
beings rumbled heavily over the pave
ments, while following at a respectful
distance, but not SO near as to arouse dis
covery came the representatives of the
press.
The route taken was direct one, lead
ing through Pawtucket by the Swan
Point road, passing within n stones
throw OF the fatal spot where Anthony
Haswell received his serious injuries.
On arriving at Pawtucket the direct
road to Attleboro was taken, but instead
of following 1t closely, the vehicles turned
up the Taunton turnpike.
AS the party reached this portion of the
journey, the sun was just rising and its
golden beams soon dispelled a heavy
damp mist in the air. The sunlight, too,
had good effect on tine appearance Of
the different members of the detail, for
when seen by the subdued light of q
street lamp, all looked as tough as u veri-
table ''Bowery" sport.
The slouch caps and turned up collars,
together with a heavy stick clinched
tightly in the hand, all conspiring to
stamp the crowd as gathering of plot
ters against the peace aud goodwill or the
country.
Finally. after driving for nearly three
hours a halt was called at the house oc-
cupied BY +. y. Miller ON the Taunton
pike, and in a low tone of voice Deputy
Eerap ha hntr st~
These were few and simple and were to
the effect that two men were in hiding in
the woods, one of whom was wanted and
the other might be. They were to cap
ture both IL possible, but were to get the
shorter of the two, Dalton, IL it was a
possible thing.
The men listened carefully to the in
structions and seemed to enter heartily
into the spirit of the occasion. At this
point some OF the men had faint qualms
of hunger and halt was Immediately
called To give all an opportunity TO ap-
pease the wants OF the inner man.
Each man then looked carefully to his
weapons and the line was formed, the
men being about twenty-five feet apart,
extending almost entirely around the
wooded territory.
Orders were given the men to move an
hour later. and during the interim De
tective Parker searched several vacant
buildings which were standing near the
woods.
One OF these buildings showed evidence
Of having been occupied possibly within
forty-eight hours, aud this evidence of
Daiton's presence In the vicinity caused a
thrill Of excitement to run through all
present.
At the elapsing Of the hour given to get
into prep ration Detective Parker and n
squad of five men together with the news
paper men. struck off In n westerly direc-
tion directly into the heart of the big
swamp.
took refuge Saturday and by the nature
of the ground Is considered almost inn
passible TO the uninitiated.
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