The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-08

and guarding the trails. Tho robbers had
not had anvthing TO est since Tuesday
morning. and II was thcn Wednesday,
night. They had trsmlsd through tho
timber over fallen logs and pIouQhsd
through two fest Of snow. followed ali the
time by rosolute and fresh men. Marshnl
jackson knew they had endured as much
without susccumbinR, and hs knew
the dsperadoes would try shat night
to get something to eat About 10 O'Clock
at night posse under Sheriff GanRner
while patroliing the track ran onto thrss
men. The lattsr immediately revsnied
their identity as members OF the gang. In
the fight that followed Jack Chapman was
killed, Hchsrbsrt was wounded and Jimmy
Smo0t surrendered. The ringleadsr. Jones,
was not with tho party.
Tue next morning Tho Irish section boss
nt McCas stheysvills noticed = handkerchief
lying on pile OF ties. He started to pick
II mp whom suddenly Jones ross mr., and
TOR. ordered him to 60 to the cabin and get
him some bseakfast. Jones had been lying
out in tbs wst all night and looked as
though hs was about ready to give
mp. He WAS ferce enough. however, with
the Winchester In his hand. and the boss
obsyed his command with alacrity.
Ihs capture OF Jones n one of the funny
things Of the chase. The section boss was
q typicsl 1rishman. ready with his tongue.
and he had In his mind the reward. Get
ting into the cabin, and while busy making
some tea for the dssperado. be said TO him;
NOW, look here, pardner, you had better
give up to me; there are 200 men In these
hills looking for you; you SO sure to bt
captured and Why not give ND nowf Give
me your weapons"
Jones demurred a little. but he was veal
and played out. and he finally handed tht
Irishman his weapons. The section mar
placed them in the corner. After Jonet
had drank 4 cup Of tea he felt MOI ohipper.
and pointing his finger at the Irishman. he
said:
-, GIVE me .h.. gun; am going out into
The section man complied, but he did
not awe mp. While Jones ate ths 1,ishman
continued to impress upon him the impos.
sibility of his esca, 9. and so persuasive was
he that Jones sur endersd his armA seo-
ond time. The Irishman put them in tho
corner and looking out OF tho door he saw
jackson and his party. Going out to him
the section man asked if there was re-
ward for Jones. He was told there was
and he said:
"Well. / have him; come in and saks
him." The marshal complied and Jones
WAS taken into custody and that ended the
chnse.
But Jones was not through with tho sec
tion man. The next day. on bis way tt
Kaiispell. he saw the Irishman a. tho sta.
tion. Calling him up. Jones said:
'You lied to mo ysste day. There were
only forty instead of 200 men looking FOL
me. Had l known there wers 30 few
you when get ont Of this for that lle."
II 10 estimated that the despersdoes GOV.
cred 400 miles in their attempt to escape
Onoe Marshal jackson thought they woult
attempt to Cross into Canada. and he wen
up to the line to ask the assistance OF tn,
mounted police. Col. Mcleod turned ou
every man in response to his request, ant
could not break through. Jackson. talking
last Right of the pursuit.. said that while b
had trailed the men he could not hav
captured them had not he been 80 enthus
iasticall assisted by the Kalispsil officers
Col: Curtis and the rssidenss o
that the Great Northern officials dia
every thing In their POWER to assist In tn
pursuit. A special was at his disposal al
the time. and IL had the right of way owe
everything. Col. Curtis was very anxion
to join in the pursuit. in the timber, bu
jackson persuaded him not TO do it. Th
snow was deep, and to make it worse ther
was an immense quantity of fallen timber
Col. Curtis being slightly lame. would be a
a great disadvantage in such a pursuit. HI
was placed in charge of the special, ant
the marshal says that pa of tho enter pr is,
could not have been in better hands. The:'
WAS q great deal of moving Of men to b,
done. and the colonel had the good judQ-
ment to drop them just where they wer.
most badly needed to replace those wht
we tired out.
The pursuit and capture of these trair
robbers is the most notable as we'll as tn,
most successful that has ever been recorded
in tho country. Marshal jackson is more
than modest in regard to the part he tool
in it, but the fact remains nevertheless thai
he started after the robbers The day aftel
the ho!d-up and never stopped until hi
mission had been successfully fulfilled.
Chas. JONES' one of the men in Jail. is q
cowboy. but several years ago he resided
in Helena. Little 10 known of Smoot. II
is supposed the gang had planned to hold
up a Great No theru train, and that Smoot
bert, tho wounded man at Kalispsll. 10 .
COW punchsr. who lived in Fergus county.
Jack Chapman. the man who was killed
has been o. ound eastern Montana for thre,
years. Last winter he put In his time a,
the ranch of Brookett Bros. near the heat
Of Shields river. He was an Enalishmal
by birth, tall and rather slim. wore ey,
glasses and was quite drsssy. Al Ret
Lodge he Was known ss ''the dude COW
boy. He has always borne . bad reputa
tion, and on more than ono occasion haI
been suspected Of iooting sheep camps.
Col. Curtis did not come homo yester
day, going to the Blackfeet agency OF
business In connection with the sale o
whisky to the Indians.