The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
TWO BAD MEN
ARRESTED
Clever Work Of Sheriff
Kelly and Deputy
Howell.
Robert Wilson and Hugh Brown, Two Ex-
Convicts and All Around Crooks
Taken IN by Deputy Howell.

oCCu hlouO III ohO SOuupy loi oOhC oihaC
was made at Davis place, seven miles
beyond ShearerS bridge, yesterday
morning by Deputy Sheriff Dell
Howell, of Antelope, when he, single
handed and alone captured Robert
Wilson and Hugh Brown, two as tough
characters as have been allowed to run
at large in this section lately.
Last Saturday Wilson and Brown
hired two horses of Mr.. Everett, a
livery man at Dufur, pretending that
they wanted to go after some horses
they had in a pasture near The Dalles.
In the afternoon Mr.. Everett learned
that they were going toward Deschutes
bridge, and before reaching Nansene
had offered to trade one OF the horses
to James Moore. Mr.. Everett notified
Sheriff Kelly. by telephone and re-
quested that he look after the men,
who were headed south.
The sheriff at once telephoned to his
deputy in Antelope, Dell Howell Ito
hold himself in readiness to go in pur.
suit of the horsethieyes as soon as they
should cross Shearer's bridge, and also
telephoned to Mrs. Shearer to notify
him of their arrival there. About six
o'clock in the evening he was notified
by Mrs. Shearer shat they had passed,
and he at once telephoned Howell to
come this way and undertake to inter-
cept them ifpossible. Howell came to
Dead Dog that night. and by daylight
next morning was on the road. Arriv-
ing at Davis place he found his men.
And after they had eaten their break
fast he informed them they were his
prisoners. Brown went for his pistol,
a 32-calibre American bulldog, an1
started to run, but Deputy Howell's
"A presented too threatening an ap-
pearance and he gave up. Howell had
only one pair of handcuffs SO he put
them on Brown, who seemed to be the
worst man of the two, and put the men
on their horses, which he tied to-
gether, and started for The Dalles,
making them ride ahead. Arriving at
Shearer's bridge, he left the two prison
ers, still on their horses, in charge of
two men and went inside the house to
telephone Sheriff Kelly of the arrest.
No sooner was he inside than the
prisoners put spurs to their horses and
started back over the road they had
come. Howell, as soon as he was
notified, gave chase, but :hey were out
of range of his pistol before he could
bring it to bear upon them, and a
lively chase took place up the noun
tain. Mr.. Howell overlook them
about two miles from the bridge, when
Wilson dropped off his horse and be-
gan picking up rocks with which to
resist the officer, but the A that
quelled Brown in the morning was
more than he could resist, and the
two men consented to accompany the
deputy back to the bridge. There Mr..
Howell again telephoned to the
sheriff, and was instructed to hire
team and driver, handcuff the prisoners
together, tie their other hands behind
their backs and bring them to The
Dalles. This Mr.. Howell did and ar.
rived here at IL O'Clock last night.
Mr.. Howell had description of
Wilson and Brown, who are wanted by
the Portland police for a number of
holdups in that city, and are the men
who escaped from the police about ten
days ago by jumping out of their
boarding house window and were shot
at several times while making their
escape. He recognized them when he
found them at Mr.. Davis place and
realized that he was encountering two
desperate characters.
When they were brought to the Jail
they stoutly denied their identity and
when Sheriff Kelly asked them which
one was the man who was shot (he
having been notified by the Portland
chief of police that Wilson was shot in
the. sfracas with the police) they in
sisted that neither of them was injured,
but on examination it was discovered
that Wilson had three gunshot wounds
on his body, one Ghrough the calf of
the right leg, one through the fleshy |
part of his right arm between the |
shoulder and elbow, and one entering
the back just below tine left shoulder
blade and lodging in the point of left
shoulder. DR.. Logan was called this |
and removed the bullet from
Wilson's shoulder and dressed his |
other wounds. He said that from ap-
pearances the wounds had been in
aicted week or ten days ago. hence it
ia quite evident Wilson was one of the
parties shot by the Portland police
while escaping. Another evidence
hat they are the men wanted in Port
and is that when ar, ested they had
'ix or seven watches on them which
hey threw into Deschutes river when
Deputy Howell brought them across
he bridge. One of the watches was
. heavy gold, open face gentleman's
watch and another was small lady's
watch either silver or nickel. The
,ther watches Mr.. Howell did not ex-
mine.
Certainly Sheriff Kelly and Deputy
lowell deserve much credit for the eff
'ient work they did in capturing these
rocks, as do all tbe people along the
inc who assisted in conveying mess
ges and giving information as to their
Movements.
Wilson and Brown are both ex.con-
lets, having been sent from here to
be penitentiary for two years each at
be November, 1897, term of circuit
ourt, they having plead guilty to
obbing or attempting to rob lot of
indians in the suburbs of The Dalles.
hey were discharged from the PEN
entiary on September 25th last, and
nee that time until the past few days
ad been operating in Portland. The
olice of that city believe they were
lgeged in a number of holdups and
'bberies. They are bad pair, aud it