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

raerr arT~EczfesT him fro-a lis cif1tcatfT.
He p~1ssss-s to be an a3eps ~ 4.sgalses
ard an expert SHOT
~DHfAhgagh seeIgnes 20 tcfu n hts En-
,e~prtse. aaa tried 20 6Easnasle him from
rofnz AIRY farther with the desperate IDEAS
then germ hating IN bis brsim. Thas vas
iasr Nprfng A. ERE time. ne told Duaa-
t.sgza - world kiIf any one Eho STOOD
ia hiz way. as ae would BE- pursued as
qssek1y and as persisteutiy for ROBBERY as
Tor ugrler.
s-Sagssgewor,b net Rossertck A. ORC after
re- lafser<s dismissal % Cunningham. and
ehev sf-s<k 20 an Acquaintance Al sa-
Basr This acquaintance rspessd into a
F-Fr,,ashfn vngrh Tsss 70 thelr leaving to-
sasser far the Boundary Creek country
or ira trail. Ro8ertck laid bare his Tow
wssl-rnatare-d plan - capture ons Of me
cons lgunaenfs % bullion on the road
Ssnttflayuereh. EpIn deciding not 20 take
- r5rs7,vayxsau with him. sas assured BY
Fssassr5es- fhat II De ever disclosed what
sss p4sses Between them bullet, ~eI
aimed. would be his reward
sssauttlsworsh,s vas the first affidavit
~s-aivef II was volunteered Mr..
Charles Sweeney, 2 provincial constable.
took Mr. Shuttleworth 20 Spokane, and
effa~ugara 10 Seattle. where they located
Nf,sarirk ana shurtieworth Identified
him. In tho clty directory Roderick was
,lss~rff,as5 az q civil engineer, a calling or
vzhirh he haA no knowledge. In fact. the
mans track everywhere IL one partly or
wholly hidden ~ deceit. Detectives were
assigned to the several branches OF the
case and circumstantial eFloehcer over
whslnuing in its abundance and absolute
Il, convincing in its nature was soon pro-
cured
ssFvhen I became satisfied that Roderick
was the man ~ were seeking. that he
was the robner. In fact. my first impulse.
or account OF Eoderlcks family. vas 10
go 20 him with the proofs OF his CUNT
and offer bin freedom. with the amount
Of The reward. for the recovery OF the
bullion gI.5so,. IL he would surrender the
stolen bars TO the company. / was dis
euaded from doing so by arguments 10
the effect that he was OF an incorrigiole
nature. that such q COMPROMISE would
defeat tho ends OF justice, that l would
thus put a premium on highway ronDery'
and save from the punishment OF the law
man qualified for and prone 10 under
take desperate violations OF IT, Every
one connected with the inquiry conducted
by the Carihoo company sympathized
with Mrs. Roderick. owing 10 the kuowt-
edge We had % the systematic deception
the man practlced upon her.
1T was resolved at length not 10 arrest
R0derick until he was tracked 10 the bull
lion cache. presumably in the vicinage OF
tain TO 20 before snow set in. The bull
lion vac IN two large bars and a small
one. Ths, lesser weighed about ten
pounds This is the one he carried out
with him leaving about forty-fve pounds
TO be dug up later. The value of the bar
he sold was nearly N,7oo.
Roderick Goes Back.
Despite the vigilance OF MS shadow
Roderick left Seattle alone Word was
telegraphed By the detectives of his de-
parture for the Okanogan, and Chief Con-
stable MeMynn. AT Midway, b. c, was
instantly communicated with. Two days
before his arrival at Camp Mckinney,
lawyer from Conconuly rode in ahead of
him and informed Mr.. Keane that Roder
lex was coming across the line on a
aapple-gray horse. Meanwhile Chief Con-
stable McMynn had dispa tched from Mid
way Messrs. Deanes and Cuppage, TWO
provincial constables. 10 cooperate with
Thomas Graham and Mr.. keane in cap
turing both the highwayman and his
booty. They arrived al the camp Sunday
night. the 18th
THAT night Mr.. keane posted two and
a half miles away 10 the westward. an
Indian. AieNine. at the forks of the orc
and FaiFvlew roads, 10 watch for the
man with the dapple-gray horse Ia the
morning. Monday. he reported that no
person had passed into the camp during
the night The evening of the 26th the
indian objected TO going out alone. and
Graham finally consented TO make
night Of It with him. provided the con-
stables would keep guard the following
night. II necessary.
AT this tuncture Il may be well TO de-
scribe the relation Of the different points
OF Interest. The robbery was committed
east Of Camp Mckinney. about two and
~ gsah IL
OF camp about hair a mile or rising
ground between the main and PeDticton
road and an elbow abandoned when the
Peutictou road was Strengthened. This
elbow turns north about $50 yards east
OF the cabin and rejoius the main road
perhaps half q mile east Of what is known
a. the Forks or where the orc and
Falrview roads diverge. Across this frag-
ment of the road which has fallen into
dlsuse and opposite the cabin o the north
Is a ge+saken mining shaft and house.
where Rodcrick. n trausplres. had Chached
hts weapons. ammunition and the smaller
essentials % his enterprise. Where he
hid the bullion is stiU a mystery. although
Il IS in an probability buried somewhere
between the Lynch cabin and the forks
on the Pcnticton road. The distance be-
tween these points is ahou, q mile
shortly after Graham and The Indian
set out Monday night FOR their vigil at
the Forks the moon Tase The heavens
were overcast with scurry.ug clouds.
through the riffs Of which now aud then
the moon showed itself A. such mo-
u,enfs parts Of the road in the burns and
onens we're plainly lighted mp. though in
she tlmber-aanked places there WAS
shadow and darkness.
"AIexlue was riding Graham walking
ahead when nearing the forks man on
horseback approached. As rc passed they
both identified the dapple gray horse and
Graham recognized Roderick I'm the person
~ the rider They went on 70 fhe forks.
when Graham wrote a note 70 keane,
notifying hhn thar Rodcrick was on his
aav 20 camp. The note he dispatched by
tha Indian. remaining az the forks him
self % cover the possible fiaht Of Rod
/ erick.
'''rhe Indian. returning 90 camp. was on
R3gerlck's track b0t dld not ovcrtake
hiw. The fact IS that when Roderick
reached the iunc3ure OF the abandoned
roaa elbow he turned iuto it and back 70
che Ola shaft house oppes - the lynch
-ab.n whore ne rowsjned possession OF the
He WITH which he han held me up. bull
dog pistol haafaua handkerchief foil OF
ammunition. tw0 raruy sacks he had pro-
Vi,led Ger the huIiton pack. and three can
aies OF number he had STOLEN from the
uue The ones ne lefs behind were found
In th% Oh shaft house. Tho bulldog was
/ toa3ed Tn enc " ncAesteF magazine were
nfus cartridges pcth weapons we're ha1ly
eo~rede1 with rust
-Tfsvfac equipped himself he returned
ta trc Peutt.-no road. thts tire ~ IDENTITY
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