The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-08
THESE MAY Be HANGED.
Marshal Jackson Concludes His Pur-
suit OF the Northern Pacific
Highwaymen.

Highwaymen.
Jones. the Ringleader, and emoots,
a Recent Addition, In the
County Jail
story Of the Most sucesssfu, Chase Of the
Kind on Kscord-asm msthiax About
shs Mon.
Deputy United States Earshal Samuel
Jackson, of Livingston, affivsd In Helena
yesterday afternoon on the Great Northern
train. He did not come alone. but had in
charge two men who have 10 answsE TO tho
charge OF murder. The men were Chas.
Jones and Jimmy smoot. Tho first was
the leader of the gang OF train robbers that
hsld mp Northern Pacific train at Reeds
Point. in Park county, on the night Of AuR.
rs lust. smoot joined the gang after the
robbery and has besn with them ever since.
The fact that the marshal and his prisoners
would arrive yesterday was very generally
known. and there were 200 or 300 pcople at
the train to sss the notorious des-
peradoss. The men were shsokied
together and presented anything
but an inviting aspect. smoot
is young man, not over % ears of age.
and his EXPRESSION 10 not bad. Jones Is
about 35 yoArs Of age, quite tall, with an
eye like an eagles. Both men had on cow
boy hats much the worse for wear. while
their clothing looked "a though 1t had hard
usage. Marshal Jackson looked as happy
and smiling as though he was just return
ing from picnic. instead Of coming back
from one of the most dangerous - we'll as
arduohs thief shases on record. The men
were taken to the oounty Jail. where they
will remain until their trial. They have
been committed TO: the action Of the fed
eral grand jury by the United States cona-
missioner at Kaiispsll on the charge Of
numbering Schubert. one of the posse. ct
the fight at Big Medicine.
Last night Marshal jackson told an INpE.
PENDENT reporter the story Of the pursuit
and capture Of the robbers. The marsh u
Is jovial sort Of n man, heavy set, his face
Drowned by exposure. He wears full
beard. His eyes have merry twinkle and
altogether he is the last man one would
pick out for thief taker. The hold mp
took place Aug. 26. The next morning
Jackson took sho trail. and he never quit
until he landed two Of tho men in Jail,
killed one and left the other in the Doctor 9
hands. wounded probably uato death.
There we're four men concerned In the
crime-Bob Taylor. wkc[tsief. the
other three sixteen days after the
k,1SJ nd oh hoA ,rs ~
gotten down into old Mexico BY this time;
Charles Jones. now in the Helena Jail; a
man named Scherbert, who was shot in the
fight through the hips with the Kalispell
posse. and 10 now in the DOCTORS care at
Kalispell, and Jack shipman. who was
shot through the head and killed At the
same time. Smoot. who was brought in
wish Jones, jeined the other outlaws several
weeks after the robbery and was with them
when Sohubert, of the posses. was killed.
After the holdup it was discovered that
the robbers had eight horses; four they had
at the train and the others were in pas.
ture forty miles from Reeds Point. Jack
son followed the trail pretty closely. anl
when he arrived at Okla. in Fer
gus county he was informed bv
Palmer Bros, who ran q saw mill three
miles from there, they had seen the
robbars and recognized them. They gave
the names of the three men as Jack Chip
AAhAs Uk AxA CouAbyS Dcu AAnAss VI Ic1&CA
county, and Charley Jones', formerly Of tho
1872 outfit in Custer county The fourth
man was unknown to them. When Jack
son returned TO Livingston he informed
Superintendent Finn. of the Northern Pa
cifc. of ths discovery. and Mr.. Finn at
once employed him to take the trail OF tho
robbers. II was agreed that jackson should
20 over the Great Northern to q point
called VOLTS Point. return from there 10
Helena. stopping off at every station. The
minute he discovered the place where four
men and eight horses had crossed the Great
No, thern road he WAS to inform Finn. On
Sept. s jackson etarted out aud on the
that he had struck the ttail
and that he would bs down
that evening to see Finn personally. On
arriving at Livingston Jackson stated that
near . station called Logging G eek Siding
he found . rancher who told him that on
oanped near his ranch. The men visited
the ranch and asked for pat ers of the date
Of the robbery. One Of the men, whom
Jackson knew from tho ranoher's descrip-
tion to be Jones. asked where Tiger Butte
was and II there was any trail lending over
it. The ranoher told them there was not.
The men then left and followed the & ent
Northern track in the direction OF Racevil!s .
for about ten miles, then bore TO the south
OF the butte and crossed the Great Northern
between C.aig and Cascade. On the way
to Helena jackson engaged In CONVERSE
tion with an old gentleman who
informed him that he believed tho
robbers were In Augusta on the 10th
and 10Th. Az soon as Finn learned this he
told jackson to go TO Helena. get Sheriff
Curtis, and 90 to Augusta. On arriving
there the two men found that tho robbers
had been NJ Augusta on the 10th. They
had had their horses shod. bought some
flour and bacon ami half gallon of whisky,
and Jones had lost $50 playing poker.
When this discovery was made Jackson
wired Finn that he would buy horse and
follow them up Finn wired the supsrin-
tendent asking him to furnish jackson
trsnspo 'tation to Midvale and stating that
Jackson was On the trail of the train rob-
bers. jackson then left for Blackfoot and
on the 2Sth Capt. Cook, of the PlaRan
agency. wired Finn that the robbers had
visited the agency. jackson was notified
to see Cook at once and left for she agency.
Tuesday he wired Finn that the Indians
had located tho robbers In cabin.
This cabin is Mt Two Medicine. and therc
II was that poor Sshubst met his death.
while Jackson had miraculous escape.
Jackson got fifteen Indian police from the
agent and surrounded the cabin, The
thieves opened hrs and Schubert fell dead.
The Indians ran. leaving Jackson standing
all alone. not sixty yards from the cabin.
The thieves fred through the logs NJ him.
taking what jackson calls snap Shots"
He rssurned the fire. backing away until he
reached clump OF Willows. This fight
occurred on Tuesday, An examination OF
shs cabin showed she thieves had lsft be-
ind d. - As.~n AeA AnA