The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-24
TRACKING DEsPEaADOEs.
BIOOdhOunds ON the Trail of Train
RObbers-''suspect" Arrested.

GOTHENBURG, Neb., Aug. 23.-Deputy
Sheriff Strahle arrested a suspicious char
acter about thirty-fve miles northwest of
this city Thursday at 1 o'clock. With
posse he followed the trail of the over
land Flyer robbers to farm house about
thirty-fve miles northwest of this city and
at point about fifteen miles northwest Of
Arnold arrested George G.. Ostrand as
being connected with the late robbery At
his house was found large revolver that
had been used lately. In searching his
clothes cartridges were found in all his
pockets Ostrand was brought to Gothen-
burg and taken from here to North Platte,
where ne was identified by the engineer as
the man who held him up.
A special train containing a car OF horses
Nort Pae ear to Brady Island this
ing, and more than 2C0 men were sent into
the country north OF Brady. Every effort
tachments have been sent out from Arnold,
Candy, Broken Bow and Galloway and 1t
seems impossible for the robbers to escape.
A man was seen Thursday about twenty
five miles north of Brady that had been
badly cut in a wire fence. and several de-
tachments have been sent after him. Su-
perintendent Sutherland, of Omaha and
Parks, and Special Claim Agent John
Keith, OF North Platte, also w. +. Ken
nedy United States Marshal r. White and
Deputies Liddiard and Patterson, are on
the scene and have gone north.
A Siberian bloodhound was shipped to
w. T. Kennedy, superintendent of the
Omaha division of the Union Pacific at this
point this morning He was warranted to
be a Siberian bloodhound, and to be able
to scent the track OF bandit in seventy
two hours after leaving. The dog Is the
Paul railway, and is valued Aat $500 He
was taken TO Brady Were he was turned
loose with a set of Texas bloodhounds.
and ii is expected TO capture the whole
gang inside of forty-eight hours. If last
nights. rain does not spoil their plans.
Pat Grove Suspected.
CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-The noted desperado,
Pat Grove is thought here to have been
the leader of the gang which held up le
Union Pacific Overland Flyer between
Brady Island and Gothenburg Tuesday
night. Attorney Foster, who defended
Grove for the shooting of policemen Lin
vile and Brscoe. in this city. in 1890. saw
| and conversed with him here July g. Grove,
at that time, attempted to borrow suffi-
| cient money to take him to Omaha That
| he was on the lookout for just such job
| is evident from his conversation with his
former lawyer. According to policeman Lin
| traiD-robbing business. It's the only line
| left open for me now he said: cant you
s~u Grove s also ss said he was not afraid S Of de-
| tection as he went out seldom during the
day and had shaved off his mustache.
| Detective Powers Dead.
| GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Aug. 23.-Detec-
tive G.. +. Powers, OF the city police force
who was shot last night by one of the al
| legged Fennville train robbers, on a Grand
| Rapids e. Indiana train, died this morning
/ No good clew to the assassins has yet been
obtained. Fuler's descriptions of the men
seem to weaken the theory that they were
the train robbers. There is now a strone
belief that they were members of the gang
that broke Jail at Toledo Aug. IL.
Although many yswild rumors have beer
! circulated all day regarding the robbers
| they have not been sighted or surrounded
| as yet. One suspect has been arrested near
| Sparta, but the officers do not believe he II
| one OF she men wanted. Two meh who an
swered somewhat TO the descriptions OF the
| train robbers were arrested to-day 81
! Allegau.