The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-20

Kane rad q Sf7Ete-zczsoE Aost : -EEGsNeE
strapped 20 MS BrassF. within easy -eael
q his right hard. Plan o. action .ss dis
eassess Kaare decided. II the man proved
20 Re Rodersck. 20 cali upon hin % sur
reader. Should he spur has horse or ST.
tempt 70 escape they we're 20 shoot the
h0rse. taeu cverpower hsrn- When they
reached a poEat nearly opposite the Lynch
ranch. the moon having bse1 darby
veSIez by bank Of clouds 8 few moments
prsvioGs the swapping of twigs was heard
ard then a large Offices was seen advanC-
tng II the road When i became apparent
TRAIT man was approaching leading ;
horse Graham stepped 70 one side % the
Rad OUT % sight ard swiftly posted him
self near a stump. Eeane kept or IN the
north side road rut. the stranger walking
west IN the other. the bride held IL his
left band at his side In his right were
the two gunny sacks. AS they passed
Kaane saw for q certainty that the man
was RoderIek and asked. Is that you.
Matt in usual tones He was then az
the saddle stirrups. The horse took ore
or two steps then stopped A long pause
was finally broken BY Roderick exclaiu1-
ing Yes At the same instant he wheeled
about, and 70 the great surprise or keane
suddenly elevated from his life side the
Winchester rifle. the CLINT Of whose barrel
apprlssd Kesne OF the peril OF his life.
Then came thu click Of the lever. sound
ing 20 Keane like the quick setting OF The
trigger in the attempt OF Roderick TO
II ject a cartridge from the magazine into
the chamber. In that tragic instant the
rIorred and corroded mechanism refused
20 work. Quick as the fash OF the rising
rife barrel Keane's revolver was out OF
its scabbard and the trigger pulled. II
was no time for parleying. ksane was 50
sure his days were mum oersd that ne
swayed away from the aim OF the rife.
Graham. who was at an angle on the
other side OF RoderIck thought Roderiek
had the drop on Keaue, and fired at him
after Keane discharged his revolver. but
missed The two shots followed in quick
succession. Roderick fell forward. When
his rife was picked up later the lever was
our 10 the point where rust clogged II.
and Constable Cuppage had TO work II
with all his strength severa1 times before
IL would respond. Roderiek was undolIbt-
edly ignorant OF the condition OF the
weapon.
"Keane hurried into The camp and adj
yised the Two consfables Of what had hap
pened. All three returned TO the scene.
The search was a revelation. Rodersck
was manifestly we'll prepared for the work
in hand He had black cosmetic Tor make
up a pocket looking glass and pair OF
blue hanked goggles. which are very et-
fect.ye in disguise Among his papers was
the subscription list. the combination OF
an unknown safe and an uneXecuted viii,
written recently as II under premonft-on
OF his fate His pockets contained
some small money and h-s purse sl4o IN
gold. In the latter were also found two
bullion chips, chiseled from the stolen
Cariboo bars. fact readily demonstrated.
as there Is no other gold In the United
States precisely like IL. The paper IN
which they were wrapped was scrap
from sheet evidently Used by an assayer
n estimating the value Of the smaller. or
l2s-ounce bar which R0derick unquestion-
ably took out with him when he went to
Seattle on August 3. The fragmentary es-
innate corresponds with the company es-
innate at the office of the mine. Furth.r
search disclosed a large set Of Yale lock
keys. skeleton keys found TO III the locks
OF the Office OF the mine. hotel keys, and
a key once made By the camp blacksmith
FOR the hotel barroOm, which had been
stolen. A Mexican Central railroad folder
and a Mexican address suggested his in
tentions as TO eventual refuge from jns-
tice.