Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-04-14
Their House Searched and 10 Trace Of
Them Discovered.
THEIR HORSES FOUND In TaE BRUSH
But This Is Supposed 10 DO a Russ Of tht
Robbers to Throw the Detectives
Oh the Scent. D.,

co0iVAcu, ouu W tho kicot ufticc VI tuc
officers no trace OF Tom and Bill, the
bank robbers, was found. Finding the
houses near il looked upon as . ruse
adopted by the fugitives to throw the
detectives off their guard. They could
have secreted themselves in the vicinity
and perhaps are awaiting a favorable
opportunity TO get out Of the country by
rail, as great difficulty would be ex-
perienced on horseback, az the streams
are badly swollen. The reported capture
Of Kid McCarty at Boise City is not true.
He is supposed to be in Arizona.
Eek McCarty, now in Jail here, who
assisted Bill and Tom to escape, killed
man with corkscrew in variety theater
scarcely two years ago.
Early Wednesday morning, says the
Baker City Democrat, Sheriff Condo
received telegram from Haines sum-
moning him there, as it was supposed the
fugitives had been located. The night
previous the saddle horses OF the robbers
were found near the Jenkins place or "old
slough house." eight miles north OF
Baker City, and it was the belief of the
posse in pursuit that they had turned
their horses loose and returned to Haines
and were prepared to resist arrest in
Bill McCarty's house. The impression
became doubly strong when it was given
out that one or two persons had got a
glimpse OF two men in the house through
the lighted windows. Pickets were
posted and vigilant watch kept of the
! Ill
GERS Banks and Grouse and District At
torney Hyde went to the scene and soon
became convinced that the belief that
the fugitives were in the house was we'll
founded. Sheriff Condo endeavored in
every possible way to induce Mrs. Nc
Carly, wife of Bill, to come away from
the house 80 that fusilade or lombard
ment of the dwelling could be made
without endangering her life. Mrs, Nc
Carly refused to comply with the request
What to do the sheriff was at q loss to
know, since no one volunteered to search
the premises and he did not feel like
doing it himself. Finally District At
torney hyde saw that this was the op-
portunity OF his life to show his bravery,
and, stepping forth from the crowd, went
to the house and entered. DE had a
lengthy interview with Mrs. McCarty
and returned with the belief still
that the men were in the house. At
this juncture two young men,
Hardpan and spence" by name,
volunteered to undertake the job OF
searching Ihe mouse, PROVIDED they were
pau 20 each. onerin Oonue euaran'eeo
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freight train and came home to arrange
another plan of action. The officers are
convinced, however, that their game ia
in hiding somewhere in the vicinity of
Haines, but where is the difficult prob.
lem to solve.
HARD CROWD.
That Tom McCartv ia the man that
committed the Danver bank robbery
which occurred IN the Doth of March
1889. there seems to he no donbt. and The
detectives are of this opinion. ]. F. Far.
lev ex-chief of police Of Denver and who
il nov in the rola of detective and al
work ON the case. states that evervthin0
indicates that Tom McCarty was the man
who perpetrated this robbsrv. which was
the most daring on record, The amount