The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-05
Chicago Inter-Ocean.)

that was the name by which the office
was introduced to a Washington Pos
reporter, but, as all men know, thes,
bloodhounds of the government are al
lowed. as many aliases as the men the,
strive to run down.
This is due to the difference in tn,
class of criminals we have to handle GU
there" continued the detective. "Ot
course, we have the forger, the embeZ
zler, the sly murderer, and all those
people who trouble the authorities in
the more populous portions of the At
iantlc coast states. But, then, we have
cattle thieves, where herds are entered
and large numbers of steers, mingled
with mavericks, are driven off. There
are train robbers, highwaymen who
hold up stages, and that desperate class
that does not fear to enter bank and
hold up the cashier in broad daylight
Now, the method of pursuing these
criminals is altogether another PROPOSE
ton from tracing these fine-haired
gentry who bother the good folks in the
east There is no sitting down in the
office and theOriZing. You don't have to
take a shot of cocaine, a la Sherlock
Holmes. and work out a beautiful Anna
Katherine Green plot.
You simply saddle your horse and
trail the fellows, like some old frontiers
man in pursuit of a band of Sioux. You
don't know the name of your man. You
haven't the slightest idea whether he is
red-headed, wears false teeth and talks
with a gentle brogue. You merely know
that a crime has been committed by
some daredevil fellow, that he rides
like the wind. shoots with unerring aim.
and that if you run onto him without
Que preparation you are liable to have
your eyes fastened on the CLEAN of a
winchester barrel as you look your last
on earth.
Long Chase For Railway Bandits.
Did L ever go out on such a chase?
We'll, rather. l remember one where I
followed a pair for thirty-three days
without even getting a sight of them.
1t was not a question of being a Lecocq
or an Old Sleuth. 1t was a plain case
of keeping the scent like a foxhound
noting every fresh footprint in the
sand and every overturned rock on the
mountain side. l had to undergo hun
ger and thirst. while the brave little
beast l rode staggered with his tongue
lolling from its mouth forGhe lack of
drink of water. But it was a great
chase. and l won out.
Perhaps you don't remember the
time the Northern Pacific train was
held up between the little station of
Andrews and the town of Medora, some
years ago. Two men got on board the
coal tender at Medora, and when the
Grain was about three miles out they
made the engineer stop. Then followed
he same old story The express car
Mas cut loose from the rest of the train
and pulled across the Little Missouri |
liver. The messenger was made to open |
che safe, which was not one of the time |
lock affairs they have now, and the |
robbers got a little more than SIS, 200, |
mostly in currency. They then got |
away; how no one knew.
No description of the robbers could /
be obtained, except that one was a |
little fellow, rather thick-set, and the |
other was a big, broad shouldered |
giant. l happened to be in Medora at |
the time, and when the railroad officials |
arrived on the scene they asked me to
a posse and try to catch them,
somewhat as they attempted to do in
the case of the men who dynamited the
Union Pacific train a short time ago.
A reward of $1.00 apiece was offered
Tor the two bandits. and il looked like
1 good thing, but / passed it up, for
he reason that 1 did not think there
vas any hope of success. 1t meant a
great hue any cry, and the robbers
would be saving wood while we were
making the noise.
THE division superintendent grew
ed in the face. and told me 1 was
DOL l was indebted TO the road for
many favors. and the iEate official up
braided me for displaying base ingrat-
tude. along with a most immaculate
White feather. 1 waited till he finished
With his TRADE, and told him I would
undertake the pursuit alone. and on no
ther condition. He stared at me a :
and then told me to go ahead.
Alone On the Robbers Trail.
81 took the best horse I could find in ,
he town, one with plenty of bottom
nd a fair amount of speed, and. above ,
II. an animal that was used TO the al
ali plains we would have to pass !
through. My outfit consisted of my !
two SiX-Shooters, little !
epper and salt, and six cans of to- ,
latoes. 1t was three days after the !
obbery was committed that 1 struck +
he trail Two men had been seen to
ross the Little Missouri river at its :
-estern curve, due south of Andrews. }
was here that the bandits made their :
listake. If they had gone o. little fur ;
her to the west they would not have o
eeded to ford the river, and they 5
light have escaped observation. 8
81 went down to the ford and the re-
ort was corroborated The description
the robbers was the same as had
cen given by the engineer and fireman.
hey were at least three days in the
ad, and | started to make up the
round. It would be tedious to tell you Y
ow / gained on them hour by hour d
ut by the time 1 reached Pretty Butte :,
ne of the landmarks of western North
akota, I found that they We're only a
70 days ahead of me. After passed o
retty Butte my troubles commenced. o
struck stretch of the alkali desert. v
here. was an endless stretch of white, Fl
inding soil, relieved occasionally by a
ruggling sagebrush. Sometimes I G.
ould find water. clear, cold, sparkling II
1ols of il. but it was poisonous as the II
inc of the ocean. f,
AT last | saw that he trail led to- n
ard the Little Missouri in a struggling o.
route. / had not seen hu- 2,
an being for ten days, and was II
ever so delighted in my life as when o
came across a log shanty near the N
yer. 1t was occupied by lonely little q,
yede, and 1 asked him if he had seen :,
lyone pass that way. He stared at Il,
e stupidity for a moment ~
. Yah. Aye saw two peoples COON e.
I'VE here yesterday in de mornings" h,
Il asked him to describe them as well T.
he could, at the same time keeping ~
eek as well as I could the fact that l
as very much interested. The Swede y,
mixed foolishly, and had to repeat 70
e question. Il,
. oh, dey ben dressed like a man ~
ID woman he answered
. What do you mean?' 1 asked, with
patience.
essed like a man and woman IT
: You mean two men, don't you?' 1 ar
ked. puzzled to know what the fell be
\ was trying to get at ha
You ben a fool. answered the
'ede, getting a trifie excited. You