The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-29

phorically Just out of sight over the
hill" the Juab county constGbulary and
Officer Abe Randolph tramped and rode
weary miles yesterday in Intellectual
pursuit of John Smith, the dynamite
fiend Tha, John is in or near one of
the many mining camps that dot the
hills and gulches of Tintic district
seems morally certain He was seen
by a number of people yesterday, peo-
pie who knew him well and who knew
he was charged with dastard's crime
The chances are that Smith was in
Silver City at 3 o'clock yesterday al
ternoon. The Herald received letter
from him, postmarked Silver City, Aug.
2S. 3 D. m The handwriting CORE
spends in every way to that in the
letter to Warden Dow. 1t also, unfor-
tunately for Smith, corresponds with
the addresses on the Internal machines
Letter From Smith.
Smith took his time about writing. as
the fiourishes shown in the fac-simile
show. The letter follows:
Silver City. Utah, Aug. 81 1899
Mr.. EditOr-Perusing your valuable
columns l see a base aCcuseasion of Dow
and Powers and wish to say they are both
liars. | admit they Jobed me in Idaho to
ten years and they would like to do the
same again as guilty conscience Is very
had. They both are so corrupt they are
afraid of their shadow and would like
To fix up job on me again, but their
machien will not work this time. There
is no need 10 nut the county to expence
of sending officers after me if you viii
state when court sets and if they want
me l viii appear in Salt Lake and show
the public that they are liars | can prove
SO. Yours truly JOHN SMITH.
Il you wish to call me So don't lie.
Smiths reference to the "machien" is
interesting. If the "machien" he is said
TO have sent to Judge Powers and the
one to Warden Dow had worked, those
citizens would have been gathered up
in baskets.
New Thread In Story.
An entirely new thread of the story
will be worked out today by County
Attorney Pike of Eureka. Mr.. Pike
has prepared complaints against Joe
Biddlecomb and James Blowers, charg-
ing them with being accessories after
the facI. a story reached Mr.. Pike last
night to the effect that Joe Biddleeomb
had allowed Smith 10 gtake from the
Diamond Consolidated mine. of which
ne is foreman, the powder with which
the machines were loaded.
If this proves true. Biddlecomb will
be charged with being an accessory be-
fore the fact. Biddlecomb, it is said,
is an eX-cOnvict 1t is reported that
he was convicted of murder, but was
pardoned- Smith had been loaffng
around the Diamond Consolidated for
several days prior to the time the boxes
We're sent. He and the foreman, II is
alleged. were good friends and spent
much time together.
Blowers is implicated on the state
ment that he loaned Biddlecomb the
money with which to buy Smith
ticket from Silver City TO Salt Lake,
which was never used.
Seen In Diamond.
John Smith was in Diamond Sunday
night He visited Tom Harvey's saloon
where he displayed 4 roll of greenbacks
said TO have been as thick as a mans
arm The bills we're of large denom-
nation. il was reported, but smith was
not spending his cash very freely.
He had a drink or two in Harvey's
and then went to a boarding mouse kept
by Il Mrs. Brown. There he secured
couple of blankets and bottle of
water. He departed at once and was
next seen at a cabin belonging TO
young miner named Beck.
To Beck he said that he would return
last night in order to find out if there
We're any further particulars regarding
the search for him. Smith made no
secret of the fact that he is badly
wanted Indeed, he rather gloried in It.
After leaving Beck's place, Smith was
nor seen again by anyone willing to
admit it until 100 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Drank at McIntyre's.
Then some young men saw him near
McIntyre's ranch. which is nine miles
from Eureka and a short distance from
Ironton. He stopped at the ranch long
enough to take a drink and TO MI ms
water bottle. The young men reported
that Smith was heavily armed and that
l.. Of ~
was headed toward 1ronton when they
last saw him.
An hour later, or somewhere around
go o'clock. Smith reached lronton.
This is about six miles from Diamond
and three miles from Silver City. There
all actual trace Of him was lost. he
may have gone over to Silver City ana
mailed the letter received by The Her
aid or he may have sent 1t to the post
office by a friend. The envelope bears
date of Aug. %, the hour beng gwen
as u. m This would have given
Smith time to walk over from iIoLtol
had he wished to mail the eplstle in
Tbe Pho Grande Western station
agent at Eureka says he sold Smith
ticket to Salt Lake good for the .
o'clock train. The train was watched,
however, and Smith failed TO put IN ms
appearance.
When he reached Ironton somebody
telephoned over 70 Eureka Marsnal
Henroid and officer Bussmire at once
started after him, but he managed TO
elude them in some way. Another trace
of the fugitive was discovered late last
night.
Saw Smiths Footprints.
When a miner whose name is Harris
reached Robinson last night with his
two sons after a trip to Cherry creek,
they saw footprints in the roadside
that they thought were made by Smith.
The prints were discovered just before
dak. They were made by long, point
ed shoes, such as Smith wore The
tracks seemed fresh, and were headed
toward Cherry creek. Marshal Hen
roid vas telephoned about the circum-
stance and replied that he would send
men over the ground.
1t was thought at Eureka last night
that Smith would certainly be captured
before morning. The country in which !
he is at large lends itself very readily
10 the purposes of a man desiring TO
conceal himself. There are many
abandoned prospect holes and desert
ed cabins, where a fugitive could re-
main in hiding for an indefinite per-