The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-30

movements. and inquiry was finally *
Teneed - san Francisco and CHER Sesrsar-
tcwns On the Pacific cazSt with view 81
pzcki-g AZ clue AZ some remote posnt on
t3s belief tnzt Novzk rad eiu5ed nct5ce IN
passing through Portland All returning
steamers from OCEAN voyages as they land
81 Al Pacific coast points were net on
taeir arrival and the several crews and
Any returning passengers VINO had been On
TIE outgoing trips were carefully question:
60 touching anyone Answering Novzk's d.
ser1ptloH having gotten aboard 81 any 9th
e coast point On any Ct the recent trips q
the steamers s.uce February :. which was
tae knowa date Of his arrival ar Port
iand. o. March Il. at the end OF A couple
o. weeks search Of this character. the
steamer Ak returning from S.tka. Alas
k2, was met a. Seattle Wash and upca
beng Intercepted all CT the officers ard
crew and ore returning passenger at once
recognized Novsk's photograph ard wers
capable OF giving an accurate description
o. aim n the person o. a passenger who
embarked on the Af-kf az Port Townsend
February =. tleketed for Juneau. Alaska
and with the further information that hs
haa Been seen in Juneau week Or ten
Gays previous associsfing with q prospect
or VINO was talking 81 going into the m
terror, along with q lot Of other gold hi,,,--
ers, into the mining district I'D the Yu-
koa This Information was promptly
wired 70 headquarters Of TIE Thiel de-
fectiTs service. where steps we're a. once
taken 10 procure rsqufsltion papers FOR No
wax, and BY the prompt action OF the state
cFicers. the rsqUtSitlen was az once Oh
tanned On the governor OF Alaska for Ne
wax, though. as IL transpired. Novak had
not been indicted in Benton county. Ia.
on the date previously reported. as the
grand jury had been 50 pressed with bush
n .
=" hfIe these proceedings were being had
in Iowa. Perrin. who was following
Novak. embarked on the first steamer for
Alaska. which proved 70 be the Al-KI
leaving Seattle April 4. and the reauls.tion
papers were forwarded 70. him at Juneau
BY mail from Des M0ines, Ia on April :.
70 reach him by the next steamer sailing
for the gold country
After the requisitioa papers on the gov
ernor OF Alaska had been procured. II was
ascertained that Novak had left juneau
for the gold fields OF the Yukon river in
Canada, when Il became necessary TO pro-
cure extradiuon papers on the governor OF
Canada. A detective went 70 Iowa 70 Sc
cure the necessary papers. from thence he
went 20 Washington. q. C. 10 secure the
signature OF the president and secretary
Of state to same. He then went 70 Ottawa.
all of the officials concerned giving the
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vas enabled 70 reach the Pacific coast on
May 80 three months and a half behind
the fugitive Novak sailing from Victoria
on the steamer Mexico May "A for Juneau.
Here he Quilted for the trip into the
Yukon country, going in by way of the
Chilkoot pass al Dyea- Another detective
was sent 10 81. Michaels 20 watch all
steamers arriving there from the Yukon
gold fields, 70 SEQ that Novak did not eS-
80 IL tensa-a Nlrw
that port for different parts of the world.
June Perrin left Juneau with years
outfit for Dyea, going over the Chilkoot
PASS 10 Lake Lindermau. where he built
a boat.
Al the same time Novsk and his party
were completing q boat on Lake Bennett
but a few miles further on. They had
taken in a big lot OF supplies. and IN get
ting them over the pass and In making
ready fer the trip down the river had con-
sumed over a month OF time
one morning Perrin and his Indian
guides set sail in their boat on their Jour
ney. AT the same time Novaks party
started on Lake Bennett in rude scow.
Early in the afternoon Perrin saw the
srow ahead OF him on Lake Bennett. and
rapidlv oyerhauled il In his light saiiboat
He went within a hundred feet OF the
boat and exchanged good-nstured, JOKING
salutations with its occupants as ne swept
mast never dreaming that one OF the
number was the man he sought.
From there on down the river for
thousand miles into the diggings the pur-
suer was followed by the pursued.
Perrin reached the Klondike ten days
ahead Of his man. and had searched Tor
him I'm all nearby camps, finally conciua-
ing that be had gone up the Stewart
river He was preparing TO go up TINS
river which meant that he would nave
70 winter there, when Novak and his par
~ reached the Klondike. Making sure
that he was the right man, Perrin laid
ire matter before capt. c. Constantine. OF
the Canadian mounted police: In few
hours Novak was arrested by Capt Con-
stantine and turned over TO Perrin.
Perrin placed his prisoner in boat and
that night started down the river during
a heavy storm for Fort Cudahy, where
three DAYS later he took the steamer r.
]. Healey for ST. Michaels. The 2ee
miles down the river were made in eleven
DAYS and then came a two weeks wait
so- The portland. From St Michaeis TO
Seattle. and AZ all times during the entire
trim a continuous watch was kept over
Novak by Perrin and two assistants. He
is now on his way East with his man.
and when he delivers him safe In the
iowa tau VIII have been over six months
constantly on the go. during which time
he has travelled nearly 25.ooo miles and
endured all the hardships Of the Yukon.
Novak IS an American by birth. His
parents are BohemIans. He IS - years
old and OF very strong, robust build,
weighing probably 900 pounds. He is In
teillsent looking and has the appearance
OF being above the average workingran.
Novsk's family consists OF a wife and two
children Two Of his brothers are attor-
news. and doubtless his trial viii be
hard fought one.
To EXPLORE COPPER RIVER.