The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-06
STORY OF THE CAPTURE.
Exciting Chase After the Northern
Pacific Robbers Successful
In Every Respect
The Fourth and Last One Was
Taken in Early Thursday
Morning.
ndurAnce Of tho Fugitivss Was W0nder-
ful-Ths Fight st the Yinish--
Chased Two Days

Chased Two Days
Special to The Independent.
KALIsPELI. Got. 5.-Thres of the men
who rebbsd the Northern Pacific express
train nsar Livingston on August 2B were
run down last night. One was killed, one
badly wounded, while 4 third one surYsn-
defed. The roundup Of the despsradoes
was only accom- mplishsd after a hard and
| vigorous chase lasting about forty-eight
hours. during which consider able shooting
was done, and winding up with hot fight.
Not one Of the pursusrs was injured yestsr-
day. The story of yesterdays work IL as
follows: Sheriff Gangner. OF Kalispell. and
q number Of his men went out to the scene
Of tho fight Of Tuesday. about two miles
out of Midvals. In the esbiR they found
saddles. provisions and several hundred
rounds Of am munition which the robbers
left in their hasty flight. Another squad
OF men, under Marshal Hoover. who were
sent down to Summis station Tuesday
night, discovered fresh tracks leading of
the railroad into the woods. They at ancs
hit the trail and word was sent to the off,
GERS at MidvsIs, who came down ON . spe.
eiai train.
HooveH's men had not gone more than
swo miles until they sighted the much
wanted men cooking breakfast. The rob-
bera sighted their pursusrs at the same in
slant and everyb dy went TO cover. From
| that moment until dark the chase was . hot
| one. The snow was quite deep and ths
| officers were able to follow without much
trouble. but the endurance Of the men in
advance was wonderful. Everybody was
determined, and it was proposed 10 capture
the whole gang. The boys waded streams.
climbed over fallen trees ana went through
snow. slush and mud.
The robbers were next sighted st Mo-
Carthy vile. . deserted town built up dur
ing the constr uction Of the Great Northern
railway. They entered . cabin At the old
town and covering the lonely inhabitants
with their six-sh hooters demanded some
thing to eat. The robbers did not know
that the officers were 50 close onto them,
until they saw the special train stop aad
let of . squad of meR at the top Of ths hill
above McCarthyville. ALI four started of
on dog trot. heading for . long, densely
wooded aulch. and a. the officers had 10 90
down the hill tbs robbers got good start.
Ths other boys who had trailed them
from Summit, all reunited at this poins
and squad was sent up the Rulch. These
men soon sighted the robbers and opened
fire upon them. The fire vas returned but
without any bad results Blood On the
snow plainly showed that one OF the rob-
beTs had bsen hit. DarkRsss came ON and
the chase for the day was abandoned. SO
far as following tho trails 'wss concerned,
| but the men were not inactive. All felt
confident that the robbers ware badly used
up snd would make an attempt to ast some
thing to eat that night. The posse vent
into camp nj Java. q detail being sent to
watch the night frsiahts.
Sheriff Gangnsr, Judge O'Donnsll and
Harry Chambers, of Kslispsll. strolled up
tbs track from Java, thinking the robbers
might come down the track. and about 10
O'Clock they suddenly ran onto three men.
1t was intensely dark and difncult TO dis
tinRuish objects, bus they heard one of the
number say: ''There are soms
-, kill them." Gsngner and his two
companions dropped down on the grade
and three rifle reports rapR out. which were
answered simultaneously by ths robbers.
One man dropped dead and another fell,
while the third cried ont: "Don's shoot.
Jos." Gsngner was sur. rissd TO hear his
name. aud one being assured thst the fell
lew had his hands mp went up and hand.
ouffsd him. On examination il was discov-
cred that one man was dead and another
wounded in the hip.
The westhoand freight came along In
few minutes taking the dead and wounded
10 Java. The dead man proved TO be Jack
Chipmau. one Of the gang that robbed the
Northern Pacific train last August. The
wounded man Is thought TO be Ben Hail.
alias Joe Mattooks. He was also identified
by Marshal Jackson a. one of the train
robbers His wound Is \ painful one. A
1890 bullet entered his hip on the side
lodging In the muscles on the right side.
DR.. Martin. from the Blaokfoot agency,
extracted She bullet. but he was in cat
pain sll night. The man who surrendered
proved to be Jimmy kootss who worked in
this valley last summer. He IL 4 young
fellow and joined those mon just before
Tuesdays fight. He is not implicated In the
train robbery but as he was present at She
killing of sehubert the orime OF murder il
upon hin. He was She one who received
the wound In the guloh just beyond Mo-
Carthyville. A ballet passed through the
flesh Of his lsft leg. not u serious injury.
Chas. Jones, alias Charles Kincaid. the
fourth member Of the party gave himself
up 10 soms section men. who tarned him
over 10 the officers a. they wers about to
leave Java for Kslispsll. He had laid in .
pile of ties all night and was GOLD snd wet.
Everybody got aboard the special and
the train pulled est for Kalispell. arriving
there about one O'Clock. The men srs now
in Jail at Kalispell.
Sheriff Curtis. OF Helena. and Deputy
Narahsl jackson, Of Livinasten. saas into
Kalispell. They did good work and were
highly slated when success was attained.
They both say 10 was one of the hardsst
and most exciting times they ever had In
chasing criminals. Numerous charges are
10 be preferred against tho three men now
in jail. There 10 but one Of the train rob-
bSrs nj large now and M Jackson will
hunt him down. Jackson has trailed the
mon captured all tho way from where tht
train was held mp.