The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-06

yet neber dies,
The gods on rlurd're,s fir re-
Uenasfuf eyes.
CEHENTEEN THOUSAND mile,
- of trapel IN search of eo)o-
ardly murderer, and the criminal
caught on foreign soil and brought
back tn irons TO face justice at last
such Is briefly the record of the 7btel
Dete7fve Se-pice Company In effect
ing tie capture of Milton o. HozveH,
vho, In a spirit of petty revense,
freachenousiy hilled his netgbbor and
friend in a lonely spot on Montana
ranch last year.
TN the summer OF 1888 Thomas Rowling
and Milton O. Howell were foremen on
adjoining sheep and cattle ranches In
Fergus county In that state. Tom Rowing
was an easy going. good -natufsd fellow,
living happily and conte;tediy In his little
home with his young wife and their two
family or kindred. a tail dark man show
ing the dash Of Indian blood which ran In
his veins no less In mis- morose. revengefni
temperament than in his swart compiexio
Naturally OF an irritable deposition. easily
excited and quick 10 take of.anse. he Vas
very reticent as 10 his past. and known as
q dead si.ot with pistol or rife,
A ditch used In common irrigated both
ranches through the same box. On July
&c Rowing found the box moved that
the neids OF his employer were deprived OF
their riRntful share OF water He set to
work replacing IL. when Howell appeared
ard forbade him to do So Howell had
taken the box out. Rowling patti no atien-
ton TO Howeirs command, whereupon the
latter struck at him with a heavy ditch
ing spahs. Rowling evaded the blow and
closed Ia with his asssilent. and In the
hand to-hand combat which followed over
powered and threw him
While held TO the ground Howell con-
fessed that he was In the wrong in the
matter and promised tina, ne would hold no
ennity agains, Rowling nor tresiass on his
employer water rights again. In this ap-
parently arnicable frame OF mind on How
chs part they separated. bat the sequel
showed that there was no sincerity In his
words, and that he made these professions
OF friendness simply 10 throw Rowling on
his guard.
Once Again In Place.
On the following morning on visiting the
ditch Rowling found thu box agein taken
out which had evidently been done by
Howell M soon Az Rowling was out OF sight
on the day before. With the assistance Of
a ranch hand Rowling once more pat the
box back into iis Proper place and leaving
a. he was TO continue his customary duties.
lie started. spade IN hand. to inspect a
field Of alfalfa At tho lower end OF the
ranch. and the cheerful words with which
he directed the lehorer In hts task werr
the last sound ever heard from his lips.
anless indeed II may be that his murderer
thrilled tbs coward brain when the assas-
ems bullet reached LIS mark Not long
after Rownng's departure the man AZ the
box heard dis;ant shot, bar; Thought moth
ing 81 II. supposing u was from some
antelope hunter.
Rowling had mentioned to his wife How
her hushacd eft tho cabin that morning
Mrs Rowling warned him 20 - careful 70
avoid further collision with the PREACHER
GUS nsighhor. Rowling laughed at HE
w,fes fears. and IA help her throw eft her
anxiety by making i'ght Of them. SAID in
hss usual Joking manner that re expected
IL come back In box. hut h,tie dtd either
~ them dream how true woald her fore
hodinE- prove. nar that that morning s
parting was 20 he their Last.
The aody Discovered.
Several hours after he LETT the happy
hnme his horse came back at a gaiop
and with an empty saddle Hts wife. now
fearing that her worst presentinent ~
the morning had become bitter truth
Ef,si her little son INTO his fathers &C
eu@t"ued pisce OF the horse and sent him
Ia look for hey husband And soon the
boy FOUND the body az the riead man LYNX
prone upon hts face an Tho moist earth
among the growing alfalfa. shot from be
hind through head and heart. the victim
Of Howela unrrring shots
The horror stricken boy returned horne
~ fast "a the har&a could carry him
bearing t. his rev widowed mother The
dreadful news The home ~ her nus
hands employer. rhtftp Moule was ei~x-
~ miles away. hut telephone wiz cos,-
nootcd The twn buildings. ara p this
means MFs Rowi.Hx immediately Informed
him - what has taken place Eoow,vg
~ the quarrel Win Howell tie Gay before
Mr. Mouse felt al once TIA; Howell was
the assassin. anf rroununs ais horse re
rcsls Al fail speed % Pecry'a ranch. ~nor.
Howell Was cnir'0Ned, - eI.3eayor - In
tescept tho murderer
l}u; uowcN was no: - - found All
that Mr. Mnn}e could learn concer3stuS hin
teAv'ns 81 th@ matter was that t;as4 ell
had rs'f the = shi Def "a. that Re wrn,d
g"l even with someone - e hook hiru atI
TrHrui9s lNa1~* his Wiaches,er ftfe care
fatty ard soae n 20 direction toward rs
plara vAere sac Il. phnaeA son ~ Tow Row
lnE had made hls shsstiy ena
The Murderer. flight.
The bloody t~et oncs @ors fear - Sc
TED - tor s@vtrsxH ard fsnvxeH 4fs-
inr shefi - ht~ geaRtrF crsf,s,. haH t{s,t "a
NfT~@ whicf hv hA6 ~'elea tra sa,axv
Part % HE ra-s}:e Sssfzrstf MIA fer ~,zs.lt
of Ria act ~ vengeance. Hut for9rtr4rw IA =.
Revenge. AZ eFsE f'ae0sh sweet
fn;cr are io#S beck c0 ,.-eJt r~coEs"
Nj. AasalV Determined tSsn a0A t~~-~ =,
have pcer Tom ula-<'~F@r hunted 4 -x-
ara brought fH Justice ana we}} has -
kvpt hiS wort lie ,SsrAgnea tAs tt.sf
spot AM as SErer ~dfng~ re- tesl-a tse
pizce where shc s~s8ssiH ea6 Ian ls e-,s-
bush awaiting -" .aGrl~x uf n.< 81 ,.,g-
=" was aoir - f''''tS3f'i. 81 hts ust's.