The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-29
How NinSon. the Ex-Convict,
Betrayed His Pals.
PURSUIT OF The FuGiTivES.
The Gang Consisted of Car-Pilferers
Who Lived at Easton.
How the Trap Was Set and sprung on
the Dclu,Ied Randits-A ~nohomisii
Man Arrested at Portland for Em-
bcxxlement-Fire at shelton.

Tacoma. April -Speclai--Superinten
deRg Joseph McCahe. OF the Northern
Pacific railroad. left at o'clock this
afternoon for kslienshurg. lie took with
him Frank Wilson and A. NJ. puiield.
who viii join sheriff HlntsoR in the pur-
Sul5 Of the two escaped train robbers
who struck for the mountains after ihetc
failure - hold up the passenger train
near Gle E.lnm Friday night
Hank Harrington and Brooch Harrt-
son. the tao men captured ny the posse
Friday night. are stin In Jail at EtienS-
hurg. The strongest possible cVtdences
is said 10 have heen secured against
these two men and their associates. aud
il Is expected that they viii be sent over
the road.
The man who gave the plot away "a
the detectives Is in this city. IL is an
nounee,d BY the detectives thar his nams
Il Harry Wilson. IL is 50 announced
for the reason that his name is something
entirely different OF couse he Is keeping
under cover.
The posse OF ten picked Tacoma men
who made the capture and who were re-
lied upon 20 do most OF the shooting in
case there was a battle were: EX-City
Detective Frank Wilson. A. NJ Dufsid.
l.. Y. station. John Scroll. NJ. Brosion.
ex-Chief OF Police Lincoln Davis, Cass
Want. William Hicks George n. Tripp
and John Ellison.
Three weeks ago. when the man called
Harry Wilson came in with the informa-
tion hat a plot was being formed 70 rob
the train. and that he had been asked To-
toiu. Frank Wilson assumed charge OK
the case. He has since been sojournlng
in the wilds OF the Cascade range. hunt
ing and fishing. and succeeded In locat-
ing Harrington. Harrison and four others.
who are sim at liberty. and all of whom
are said 10 have been I'm the plot Wilson
watched the men on tho mountain side
with spy glass and located the place
where they intended TO cache the money
they expected TO get. lie also located
the place where they had stored tho
giant powder for blowing open the safe.
Ex-Police Capt A. NJ Duneld Joined
him and assisted IN the work. Then tho
rest OF the posse was enlisted In thu
work and made two camps in the mount
aims. When the word came Friday that
the attempt TO rob the train was TO hs
made that night the forces were drawn
together and the men placed at the
bridge, six miles west OF Elnm. aud
al the point where the robbers intended
to break open the express car.
Friday afternoon the high waymen
walked w the track from Easton 70 a
point near Nelson. They placed their
hats in a bag, hlackened their faces and
donned masks. The intention was to stop
the train at Nelson. thrce-fourths OF
mile from the bridge. where the posse
was located. cut off the engine. baggage
and express cars and run them on across
the bridge. there 10 blow open the safe.
Dynamite and tools to do the work wera
IN readiness.
This scheme mlscarried, as when the
train Was signaled to stop Engineer
Champlin was unable TO come to halt
in the i,0o0 feet the robbers had estimated
on. hut went on several hundred feet be-
yond them. They failed 10 walk up To
anufua aud train went
The posse AT the bridge. seeing the train
go by. could not understand what had
happened Then seeing two men ap-
preaching they hid until they were on ths
bridge and then captured them. Tho
men were Harrington and Harrison.
The plot as laid by the robbers was a
murderous one. They were prepared 10
blow up the express car with dynamiie
I'm case rho express messenger would noe
open 81. They had also lf-pound sleigs
hammer, two finely tempered chlSeis. a
dark lantern and quantity Of powder.
masks. burnt cork for hlac kcning their
faces and gunny sacks In which TO carry
eft the gold.
Brakeman Looney. Of the train that was
stopped. had an exciting time. When the
train was stopped he WAS sent back tn
flag the freight train that was coming I'm
the rear. His train then went of with
ont him. leaving him among the robbers.
They fired several shots IN the air tn
frightcn him. but otherwise dld not bother
him
I.afer.-One Of the men who escaped IN
a rancher named Combs. The man who
Informed the railroad detectives of tho
plot and who Joined the gang IS Charles
Niuzou. an ex~couvict. The wouid-bs
robbers he says. are a crowd of crooks
who live ia cabins near Easfon. on tho
Northern Paciac railroad. and who have
made q living stealing from the railroad
4 a7~a. fe..m
protected freight cars on the siding at