The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-28
CHASED THEN FORrYDAYS,
4 NOTABLE PURSUIT Avn CAPTTRl
or TRAIN ROMANS ~ MONTiNI.

Pass srd the SherIaa U--d n Noeovuottv,
Gp ssd bows the P~r---rhrec OF 1kes
Kuies sud Two Made Prisoners.
The recent pursuit OF train robbers in The Eas
has recalled 10 many ptrAnns in the far wc~t tht
long and notable chase In the Roxy Mountain
about q ycJu ago ~ n band which resulted IN tn,
CantUr" " two of the band. the death Of three o,
their companions. the death ~ one W Ito srVe
raj p~ur.u.n& parties and the vouujiry ot several
others. The chasc lasted for more than fortS
days. aud in the end the roblsrs were caught
through the agency ~ u locomotive by means 81
which two Sherin- and their men scranN ri larh
and forth through a rass In tho mountain In
which the rub,prs weyr cntrnpp~l
It. was about ~ year ago that the overland
tram uu the Northern Pacific RaiIrVaa wzi
robbed on the Dakota plains. There were knpwl
to be iOHr mru IN thc band and perhaps more
After the rubbery tho mcu strnck notthward
toward the Rocky Mountains. They wcr,
heard from n; Benton, and sheriff Curtis. vnc "
"a, famous yigilantc- of Montana and y man 81
iron nerve. and United states Marshal Jauk~,n
both NJ Helena. took upthc pursuit. For thirty.
i've days they kept II up. losing track NJ the
criminals occasionally and then catching tie
trail again. At last the robbers di-appea red in
the mountains aud all traces ~ them seemed u
"" gon". Sheriff Curtis then went to Great
Fails, in Montana. and vhilc there heard one d,y
Rhpu sOmn strange men who had been seen in q
lonely and abandoned hut on the eastern
cd g. ~ Tia. liocky Mountains. at n place called
Mid,aIc. tn" shack wh"r" they we're dwelli1g
was ~ pain sight ~ the Great Northern Rail-
rpid. The men were hundreds II miles from
the acne II their crime. aud apparently safe,
There were no Indications to pas,ers by that
they ,'rc train TUhb"rN, Tut that they wcrs
cri'niuH,7 there sC"trri ~ ~" no doubt.
Tie leader ~ the train robbers was known n
he q man named Ipnt~. tnd frnm the de~ctip.i 2
- the iiCI svcn NJ NiGynle sheriff GURUS had
~ dnuh' TIA: the, were" he "riininnis he wart-
'd. capt. Cyok. ut the Blarkfuot Indian tescr-
ydiiol. Ia which Midvhle Is situated, had ala
heard NJ ii" strhngc characters. aud Shcr 2
Iuriis at uuc" decided IN pursuit. and aptrrc 4
possible. H." took - restaurant keeper ~ GrHst
lall- aud ten BlackfOot indians with lnn.
thr wcI.Hn"WH Two WWrhlcinGG 'ffHaks. IN
which IN" cabin Of the robtrrN was situated.
they were observed Ivy u lookout, and a hatt 8
wa necessary. In the aitn'k and sub-epuer.
eNchargc VI bullets til" Great Fails r.stRurant
wounded, and tn" rest nf the Indians fed. lcav-
ing the sheriff without assistance.
" was a critical time for both sides. The rob
beers had evidently pitched their camp 10 that
sp1t - that they might flee int" tho. Rock
les. le,- tlaan ton mile AVA; in case % ,"mcr-
down to a deserted village in the pass tlirongl
which the Great Northern ~l.oilrnad crosses th'
In the mourtainsi Il, is probable that they thought
they would be safe. Tic pss9, was thick with
did Ambush there In almo.t any place.
sheriff Curtis ,riegIap'"h = full account Il
nv rllLN'lfN w 'lFTlH ''fNiLnFI w NhilN pvt w
the other side 81 the mountains. and t,ked t"r
ALL Immediately \ p!nn Of gc,!an va dss.d,i
placed a locomotive NJ thc dispCsal " the Shel-
itfs and gave them all rights Of the trark nrTuss
side ~ the r1ounfail.. were IN CONSTANT commn-
nication with the sheriff ard ri. 'rsfhc mad To
that that t 2o .% T"Tbtrs Sh"nld not get ,"s 81 th"s
pass. The snow had faflep on The mountains
r r1sbs sIaT to ,s srt t : 'n 10 as MS' ri smP stIshie. 10" lin Inc
were hemmed In, aracticaiIy. nnf there wcis
only two way- out ore ~ the rast. where thy
Kalispel. The ruhbers also snw hal they w-rs
trapped. ani that II meant a fght TO the. death.
MidvaIe the robper- saw the locomotive sluvl "
feeling It's way along the pass: They were th.n
western entrance To the pass. " II IA. below the
rnilrnai and consists OF neariynnr hrndred huts
such a. all new frontier towns cDhtS H.. Tho 10
'omo,ive was full ~ armed men and thsrewas
n prospect that. thrr- would l- an nld.tiuie
scrlmnage in th< famous village, Mer arthey-:
the most famous place IN Montana; U. VISA
road from the Flatheah cnnntry across the muun- .
tains, arold the army officers had. lad. out in
the ga campaigning days when Indian Sighting
Z ads to 'rau-p9ri snppllc. and troops Ihcro
than hi. McS srtheysviiiS and mnr!i@rs We
almost Of nightiy occurrence there. Gambling
s sHa enc. "" WRsH HT he ' fstlf Sn.S, Gs@I:" aud sG' t hs
ddSsertcd a. /. Stood. and "niy a good sized grave,
yard remains TO tell tho story Of the places
wlrkedasss and prosperity.
T. IA, t1S r.. lJr, ,iP = 70 ,S, Gctt fG PfIstc cS tn1, MG,
fight With train rsbhtrs. n would he something
Ike Old times. The -obberr, Uerc sIon sesa tn
man IN Their cscapc acrns, the plains. a. itwat
afterward learned. and by III. glowing tales
and it, rewards persuaded him 10 Join them. It
was evident that they were astPunded at tho
they had not r"ckoDed. on. The engine stopped
opposite TIC town, aud the posse made H. way
When they neored the village II was
secn that the robbers had fed. They
hSi le; 1rt their blanket. a ts@t that the I p@f.
surrS saw with satisfaction, for IL meant suffer
also left tleir horses and much 81 their ammu-
milton, They even went ON hungry. for tho
frying ran aud the coree was ready for drink ing.
DEPRIVED Of blankets, horses, and with Only -
over the mountains and a pursuing party on y
locomotive close nP0n them. Il became a very
unequal match. The robbers were game, how
without discovery. and their only hops was 10
steal out ~ the pass at night, The watch ~
not give mp. Occasionally the men on the loco
motive would see them through the thicket.
one Of them IN the nip, lie Kept. right on with
MS companions; and that days hunt, like sew
That night the Sherins ana their locomotive
dropped down 20 q mountain settlement on the
Gaugner and three men thought that they would
steal up The track a-ways and zee they could
most Guist. il vas moonlight. and just as they
stole around a curve they came face 10 face with
four Of the robbers. I y went the guns and =
the robbers, Jones. Ia shot dead. Another, thu
man who had been picked up on the road. was
wounded mOFtally. A third rolled down the
steep mountain side and disappeared in tho
darkness. bounding from stone 10 stone. and
crashing among the bushes. The fOurth was
Mott. who had been wounded In the afternoon.
He threw up his hands and shouted:
&c Efr EThF. .aEe hnp'F aHgng any ponrGfH
Mott surrendered and he and the wounded
man aHd the dead bGdy OF their leader were
taken 10 Kslispei. The engine returned IN tn
pass during the night and In the morning a sscs
lion hand was surprised 10 see The man who had
rolled down the mountain crawl from almost
under the engine and surrender. lie was cold
and -tn and had hid there for warmer shelter at
night n Was utterly out of the question for
him 70 hold oHt any longer. A. he held up his
hands and surrendered be said
"It's all riZht. hIys. Ne held cot az lapk a.
We could. give IN. Hunger aud cold viii do
what bullets couldn't DO.