The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-14
THIS MN HAS NERVE.
The Courage OF Western Detective who
Never Killed Man.

FROM TIC Morning OrcOonian.
Until the discovery of the Sayres murder
monopolzed the attention OF Portlands de-
tectivo force yesterday. the members thereof
were interested in the plucky capture of as
sassin at Seattle by Detective Cudihee of that
city. Cudihce is very well and favOrably known
In local police circles. having visited here sew
eral times professional business and there
are also in Portland several nOn-official per-
sons who are qualified by long acquaintance
with him to give intelligent testimony to his
value as man hunter. IL was one OF the latter
who talked about him last evening in this way:
"Cudlhees police training was received In q
could grad uate with honor. 1t was in Leadville,
Col. that he first donned sta. and he wore 1t
through the most trOublOus period OF that great
and wicked mining camps history: When
silver was first discovered there in 1873. nearly
all the thugs and thieves in the Msst and man" ny
tho new Eldorado, and when the town was n
year old its rulers were desperadoes. Theirs
was a reign OF terror, and it naturally resulted
party by tho respectable element. The
new party got control OF the municipal
the camp Of Is r9wdies. 4 large force OF picked
the first volunteers accepted. Then, began the
cleanins-out process. liardly day passed
shot by one. The Chief was asSassinated by u
bully, who rode away and escaped. and the dead
mans Official shoes were immediately filled by
from the ranks to Captaincy. The war was
continued until decency triumphed, and Cud-
hce was finally elevated To the City Marshalship.
lie literally fought his way to the place, for III
every dangerous duty he was at the front
He has told me that he never killed man,
and | know that he has frequently refraincd
from taking human life when less courageous
or cOol-hcaded man in his place would have shot
TO kill, and his reputation for daring doubtless
made many desperate surrender quietly to
him who would not have voluntarily succumbed
to any other member OF the force. Cudihee's
conduct In that Seattle affair reminded me of an
almost similar Incident in which he figured. and
1883, when Cudihee was n Captain. \ big and
burly lrishman, while frenZied by drink. shot a
man In a saloon. and was the sole living Occu-
pant of the place when Cudihee and one of his
officers arrived. He was standing over his vic
tim and brandishing his revolver when Cudihee
entered the door, and when the murderer
looked up and saw the police unit form, he pointed
cred the wcarer's heart, and shouted: II you
come near me, I'll kill yOuV Cudthee did not
stop, did not even falter. but holding out his
empty hands, continued advancing, gazing stead
lily at the eyes OF the desperate man he did so.
There was something in that gaze that seemed
was overwhelmed with astonishment at the
fearessness OF the advancing officer. At any
rate. the trigger was not pulled, and Cudihee,
quietly saying Il want that wrenched the
weapon from the still extended hand, and in an
instant had the big man manacled,
That was the greatest exhibition OF cool
courage ever saw In my life. When Cudihee
was standing about dozen yards away from
him, and fully twelve seconds were consumed
In his slow and deliberate advance 10 the muZZle
OF IlS pistol aimed at his breast"