The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-25

declared Hat he csnsefy resenlbied one Of
tie SIR train robbers sa,ho stopped his train.
IN minor points he failed to identify the
man. The resemblance. moreover. beflDeen
the robbe, and the man IN jail Is said bv ".
Jones to Be pe,y striking.
fHxA, a. ferguson. As he calls hdnseif.
Is tie man ~Anfed. there Is 4 richard Of
$500 fos hdn. He and his five confedtr-
sfes are accused of tie murder Of the sheriff
Of Albany county. Wyo., during Their flight
Afte, rob66ug tie train. and the total richard
fr tie six men. Offered Jointly BY the Union
Pacific railroad. the Pacific Express Com
pa,y and the United States government,
aggregates $4,000 or 5000 apiece.
~ HE story OF Halls capture reads like
q chapter ia yellow novel, lie was
caught by Deputy Sheriff Wilson
and another man. whose name the au-
thorities will not give out, on Camano
island. Island county. two weeks ago last
Monday. and brought to the county jail.
where he has since been confined
OF Hall was made was given BY Patrick
kazane. an old fisherman. Shortly before
the volunteer reception in this city kas-
ane came down from Camano island and
hunted. up Sheriff Van De vanter, To
whom no told his thrilling tale. He said
that about five weeks previously a man
had come to hts lonely fsherman's hut
and expressed desire to live with him.
mt the same time promising kasane that
II would cost him Ckasanel nothing to
live: that he would pay all expenses.
The stranger. kasane said. was heavily
armed. Around his waist he always wore
a belt filled with cartridges and attached
to which was a I5-caiiber Colts revolver
Of ugly appearance. In addition to these
he had a shotgun. Kasane was more or
less pleased with the prospect of having
his living furnished free OF cost to HIM
self. and he gave the desired assent for
the stranger To live with him.
When the stranger had been at Kas-
anc's for few days he went away In a
small soop which he had brought to the
island with him. aud returned with n
boatioad OF stuff. including s.verware.
case of shoes and property of all de-
scr.ptionH, These trips he repeated at
intervals during the entire time he stayed
with kasane. AZ other intervals he
would take part OF the property away.
and come back empty handed. with the
explanation thai he had disposed OF H.
One day. shortly before kasane came
TO Seattle, the stranger confided to his
fisherman friend that he intended To hold
up the Stanwaod depot. S,anwood is sit
Eated on the mainland. only a short Dis
lance from the fishing hu. on Camano
island. The stranger said he intended 10
do the Job as soon az he could make
necessary arrangements with his part
nerS."
For several weeks the old fisherman
had had suspicious that the man who had
come TO his lonely hahstation with such
n mysteriously generous offer was thief
and that the property which he had
transported In his Sioop TO and from, the
mainland was stolen. The plan To rob
the depot. eonfsaed 10 him by the s,ran-
ger. satisfied him entirely on this point.
and he decided to notify the proper au-
ihori,ies Of the matter.
omcers on His Track.
Instead or going TO the sheriff 81 Is
land county, Kasane came To Seattle He
told his remarkable story to Sheriff Van
DE vanter. lie detailed Deputy Sheriff
Wilson. who has seen service In the
tough towns on the frontier. on che ease
md Wilson took with him man said
To he desperate gun-nshter.
Dressed as hunters the officer and bis
companion started for Camsno island
taking the old fisherman with them T'sss
was Sunday night. November s. when
tie island reached they planted
the old fisherman sn convenient place
ard the two men set out for the hat
where the man was known ta be. When
they reached the hut they saw their man
Ills shotgun was leaning against the side
OF the house. but his revolver was Rot IN
sight
around here" queried Wilson. acting out
the part az the hunter and at the same
tire approaching the stranger
NE. I haven't said the stranger
Hy this tisne Wilson was close 90 him.
and suddenly grabbed hsrn by the arm,
~ guess you're she man | want" hs
raid at the Same time reaching for the
victims hip pocket ana taking his gun
from him. The officers work was 40
quickly dons that the IMAM had 70 time
10 think az resistance.
IT gsiess ts's Katy bar the door with
me" he said with a cooi smile. though
n I'd known Sou were an officer. yea
wouldn't have get me
The two men searched the caeln. ans
found a large amount ~ plumber ana
over one hundred skeleton KEYS one a..
the KEYS which Hall afterwards said
would crsa any warehouse 30 Puget
sound WAS fitted in a knife like hlade.
and the appearance of the knife. wheS
closed gave no idea Of It's real purpose
The plumber was loaded in a nest. aaa
tho man, who gave his name Ferguson.
was brought 20 Seattle.
Hetrays Much Anxiety.
On the way 20 Seattle Ferguson eetrav-
Cd much anxiety, and by divers methods
scuSh. to exsrac, from his ~rssF infer-
,natson as 20 what he WAS wanted sar. ~
his cwn voii;fen he eonfessxs that al sns
plurser he had brought 10 the ashegfsas's
hahitation was stolen. and assse3 BIS
xtllsnxness 90 plead sst!isy 10 the charge
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