The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-06
STORY OF The BATTLE.
Eov The Train RobbeFs We're Chased,
0Ysftaksn, Shot and Captured
TRAlLED ACROSS THE STATE
Jack Chapman 10 Dead and Sam
schubsr Wounded - Jimmy
Moots and Charles Jones
Give The emseives Up.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
KALIsPEL, Oct. 5.--Three Of the men
who robbed the Northern Pacific Express
train near Livingston on Aug. 25 were run
down last night. Ono was killed. one
badly wounded. whils the third one sur.
rendered. Tho roundup Of the despe-
radoes was only accomplished after hard
and vigorous chase, lasting about as hours
during which considerable shooting was
done and winding up with hot fight. Not
one OF the pursuers was injured yester-
day.
The story OF yesterdays work is: Sher-
in Gagnep OF Kalispel and number Of
his men went out to the scene of the fight
OF Tuesday, about two miles beyond Mid
vale. In the cabin they found saddles.
provisions and several hundred rounds of
ammunition, which the robbers had left
In their hasty flight. Another squad of
men under Marshal Hoover, who were
sent down to Summit station Tuesday
night, discovered fresh tracks leading of
the railroad into the woods. They Mt
once hit the trail and word was sent to
the officers at Midvale, who came down
on a special train. Hoover's men had not
gone moro than two miles when they
sighted the much-wanted men cooking
breakfast. Tho robbers beheld their pur-
suers at the same instant, and overy ono
went to cover. From that moment until
the end tho chase was o hot one.
The trail was quite deep and the officers
were able to follow it without much
trouble, but the men In advance showed
wonderful nerve and Q endurance. Every
body was determined and 1t was proposed
to capture tho whole aang. The boys
waded streams, climbed over fallen trees
and went through snow, slush and mud.
The robbers were next sighted at Nc
Carthyville, town built up during the
construction Of tho Great Northern rail-
road. They entered . cabin at the old
town and, covering the lonely occupants
with their six-shooters, they demanded
something to eat. The robbers
did not know that the officers
were SO close upon them until
they saw the special train stop and let of
. squad of mon at the top OF the hill above
McCarthyvilie. All four then started of
on q dog trot. headed for long, densely
wooded gulch, and as the officers had to
20 down the hill tho robbers got good
start. The other mon who had trailed
them from Summit all reunited at this
point and . squad was sent up the gulch.
These men soon sighted the robbers aud
opened fire upon them. The fire was re-
turned but without any bad results. Blood
on the snow plainly showed that one OF
the robbers had been hit.
Dark ncss came on and the chase for the
day was abandoned, rs far rs following
the trails was concerned. But the men
were not inactive. All felt confident that
the robbers were badly used up and would
make an attempt to get something to eat
that night. The posse went into camp at
Java, q detail being sent to watch the
night freights.
Sheriff Gagner, Judge O'Donnoli and
Harry Chambers Of Kalispel strolled up
the track from Java, thinking that tho
robbers might come down the track. and
about 10 o'clock they suddenly ran into
three men. II was very dark and difficult
to distinguish objects. but they heard ono
OF the number say: There are some -
-; kill them."
Gagner and his two companions
dropped down on the grade and three
rifle reports rang out, which were answered
instantly by the robbers. One of tho
bandits dropped dead another fell, while
the third cried out: "Don't shoot. Joe."
Gagner was surprised to hear his name
and on being assured that the fellow had
his hands up went up aud handcuifed
him.
On examination Il Was discovered that
one man was dead aud another wounded
I'm the hip. The west bound freight came
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