The record-union., 1897-10-15
A AHighWayman Kills One Officer and
Wounds Another.
Meets With Death Himself During the
FuSiIIada of Bullets.
a Pioneer Gold Miner Arrested at
MokeIumne Hill on a Charge of
Having Set Fire to the Mill and
Hosting Works of the Moser
and Roanoke Mines.

DELTA, Oct. 1.-Two men were
killed and another badly wounded to-
day in a desperate gun fight here. The
shooting occurred during an attempt to
arrest William HaTald, who was sus-
pected of stage robbery.
On the 26th Of September the Yreka
and Fort Jones stage was held up, and
the Wells-F Fargo express box broken
open and robbed. Detectives have been
on the watch constantly since that time.
and finally discovered that a S2O note
which was known to be in Wells-Fargo' s
box at the time of the robbery had
been passed in a local store by William
Harald, who resided here with his wife
Chief Detective Thacker and Detec-
tive Jennings were placed on the case
by Wells, Fargo & Co. 1t was learned
that the certificate, which had been SO
marked so it could be easily recognized,
had been sent under an assumed name
to Saltseer. Mccormick & Co., of Red
ding in payment for a bill OF groceries
which were ordered shipped to Redding
Both detectives had William Harald
under their surveillance as the sus-
pected stage robber. He was known to
have been in Red Bluff, and when going
into a saloon ordered drink and pro-
duced a twenty-dollar gold piece in pay
ment. Shortly afterward on the same
day he visited another saloon and paid
for the drinks with a twenty. He Wis
lied two restaurants, and each place
when paying for his purchases handed
out a twenty-dollar gold piece to be
changed.
On Monday the two detectives came to
Delta to watch the person who would
arrive for the goods shipped from Red
ding by Saltseer, Mccormick & Co.
Their suspicious We're confirmed, as
William Harold received both the goods
and shipping bill sent through the mail,
and on Tuesday the two detectives left
for Yreka to swear out a warrant for his
arrest, and returned on Wednesday
evening accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
Radford.
Their plan was to arrest him quietly,
and avoid a scene at his home with his
family. Accordingly Radford, Jennings
and Stewart walked over to the house
of Harald, about 200 yards from the
depot early this morning. Jennings
passed to the rear of the house and Rad
ford and Stewart went to the front door
and knocked. The door was opened by
William Harald received both the goods
band was at home, she replied Yes"
At the same time Harald stepped to
the door and was introduced bv Stew
art to Radford. Harald extended his
right hand, and grasped that of the
Deputy Sheriff, at the same time put
ting his left hand in his breast, say
ing that he was waiting for them. He
drew a pistol and commenced firing. He
shot Radford twice, one ball entering
the breast and the second lodged in his
side near the hip. Radford fell dying
into Stewards arms, who at the same
time supported him, and he struck
Harald over the head with the butt Of
his revolver, cutting terrible CASH
AS Harald was still shooting, Stewart
opened fire and struck the bandit in the
iugIllar vein. The shot went through
his right arm, breaking it, and finally
he sent a ball through Harald's heart,
killing him instantly. Radford fell 10
the ground, and Stewart having received
shot in the thigh, fell away from him.
Radford's body was taken to the de-
not and Constable Stewart to his home.
It is believed that Harald had an ac-
complice in the robbery, and the officers
are determined to capture him II pos
eible.