The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-06
HE GOT BLACK BART.
Calife-nin's Bold Bandit Taker Will Resign
His Once-Tom Cunningham to Quit.

lib omCC-1Om SunntnEnum To Outt.
From the Chicago Inter OCEAN.
Tom Cunningham. the Sheriff OF San Joaquin
county. Cal. the captor Of the famous bandit
Black Bart" is about to retire to private life
after faithfully serving the people for over q
quarter OF a century.
Cunningham's official career has been q re-
markable one. He left the harness shop for
the Sheriffs office a quarter of a century ago
and has succeeded himself at every election
held since. When he laid down his awl and
took UP shooting irons the Sheriffs spent moro
time in the saddle than In comfortable offices.
In those days it was essential that the Sheriff
ror to the evildoers. of which there were 80
many. but to head of and discourage the ef-
The fame of Cunningham's "%rogues' gal
llery' is known all over the Pacific coast. There
The ROXY Mo S2%Pnse either T1Se II T Fl mus nan slsS 81
between 1000 and 1000. These T PICTURES es
from all over the world. Some are dead, others
tmmpred behind prison walls. Cunningham
pictures; This picture gallery has cost him
ff1III|y S1o;9o9. The albums have been care
who could see them. There are faces there OF
men now LIVING, honest and respected lives
w Srs ,ey past , is unknown to th9se by whom they
there Is a brief biography, telling Of the crimi-
nal. his crime. his characteristics and appear
cipal species Of criminals are 90 arranged that
a person having the key to the albums knows
Almost every visitor 70 stockton has looked
through the museum the sheriff has gathered
remarkable collection Of grim articles. with
bloody histories. The museum occupies a
sSsrif E90% ota in The p th spaSe d11s hYPaTtmepIts q the
to all who ask the privilege OF entering. Over
2 thousand grim ar~ticles-knives. guns. pis-
oeiyable in construction to any mind but that
OF the cunning criminal are on exhibition.
powder. cap and, bali. the kind that Booze
used on deer and redskins, This is the gun
quin Murietta in Fresno. county many years
ago. 1t was used by J. W. Chiids, who was a
member member Of d, Ca Capt; Loves party in the final
found on : 's stand In Il Iff Is S a goat al ofm %aili = S nH De
such mechanical genius that no bullet could
penetrate it. 1t will as completely enveiop
fastens together in the front much like a coat.
This s. c oho is s. really a w99n,dderfalIy made article.
f b 30 @nS df To William Z td alst SEo d io fb not es ssII
killed his son-in-law in Caiaveras
county, Cox was hanged for his crime. This
Black Bart; that accomplished road agent OF
most original methods. was finally caught, more
derful pedestrian. He would reach Stockton
tr'n nis sSa illfa Wosi9 P bay sse v RGFain fGr boat m Gnd
into the mountains. The next day the poeti-
cal rob6er would turn his, usual trick. Old
stages were robbed; Cunningham was al
ways on the ground as soon as possible to
were finally, rewarded. Arriving at the point
where the stage had last been stopped. he ex-
reached down and picked upa cum. That ind
marked the end of Bart's career. Cunning
who, were with him waited to see what he
would say. Finally Cunningham eK elaimed;-
officers, attention to the mark "FX07" on
the border. The cuff was taken TO San Fran
cisco. and after a long search similar marks
were found on other linen in a laundry. Bart
v hsra located Ate o and her i%nveiglsd into 2 room
under the impression that he was going to
negotiate the sale II a mine. AS quick as
ms eyes 1ell on his expected purchasers he
Gentlemen. l pass"
That was ;be end Of his clever days OF stage
which Cunningham found.