The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-20
A%YANKEEDEPUTY SHERIFF.
PAIL TINKHAM, FfNANCIER. HORSE.
NAN AND TERROR TO CRIMINALS.

NAN AND TEhhOh ~ thi"''"A"'
~. -. n, Al ,hs Death In the Chase Of the
shaws In yermont but Not Close Enough
20 suit Young Prank shaw sheriff Chap
man Another Yankee Onlcer Of western
wsys-Ths Great shaw Man Hunt
RocrKsrER, w., May l9-Ths Shaw man
hunt that recently excited al the mountain
districts of the State has left one decided I'm
prsssIon around this neIghborhood, and that
n that II Paul Tinkhan lad been nearer Wood
stock jail when the Shaws got out OF IL the
shaw would have been returned to Us limits
sooner than they were. This conviction II
not in the least lessened by the knowledge that
Paul Tinkham was not the man who cauRh'
the Shaws at last. For Frank shaw al the
moment OF his capture. believing that ne
,poke with hls dying breath, and that 1inhhain
vas one OF those who had hunted HIM down.
said that there was only one thing he was sorry
for and that was that he had not been able 10
kill Paul Tinkhafn.
Paul Tinkham Ia n deputy sheriff OF Windsor
county. He II a dealer IN horses. ana he runs
an express and passenger stag" line between
Rochester and Bethel. the most convenient
town on the Central Vermont Railroad INK
ham Is a pretty good business man N'thIh
a wear or 40 a promoter visited this region and
psrsnaded the people nlong the road between
Rochester and Bethel that they ought to have
trolley line. Each village has abundant water
= power 10 supply tho electricity and most OF
them have for some time been equipped with
electric lighting plants The money FOR the
road was raised. The men who were pushing
the scheme were a little shy about going to
Ttnkham, IL seemed like asking him To CON
tribute to the wipina out OF the business whioh
be and his father before him had built up 10
the height OF prosperity. They were very much
surprised to find In him one OF their wHmest
supporters and most liberal contributors.
They gave way 20 a sneakins impression that
for onoe Paul Tinkham mad los: his grip,
Since then 1t has been borne IN upon them
and others that one of the principal functions
OF the new railroad will be to carry out the
lumber which il 10 be cut from the sides of the
mountains now that there Is a way to get II
70 the railroad. Rochester Mountain, Mount
Horrid and the others are full Of the finest
growth OF hari woods. The people OF YER
mont have learned that they must not be prodl-
gal Of their forests II they de~lT" Y" Keep 'h'H
water power, but they rrc"Eni1" none me lr@,
kepnly that there i great and permanent revenue
to be had from a conspr vative treatment ~ thr4e
forests. When Rochester folks wtT" thr2ush
thinking about the possibilities Tor N" llm-
Der business under III" conditions turnlHlrd
BY the electric railroad they looked about with
intent 10 SHARING IN lN' IIhll'N. lltA 'ntlIh
that Paul Tinkhdm had been weeks and months
before them and TINT he controlled a good
deal Of the luubor business Of this vicinity. II
is but Just to them and 10 the Sh"iii 10 say
that they were not surprised They said they
ought to have known II
The stories Of the ~hcrir's firm hold Of any
situation he may happen 10 ind himself IN ar"
a. many as the years Of his life, Many OF them
are township and ,ulriy stories, hut there ar"
one or two that have ,"ni his namr wherever
few years ago four burglars who had beer max
ing tropbl" for 'l"m-rlv"s in Ti'oud"r"ga.
NJ were bonn. hunted across tho mountains
much ~ the Shaw hav" been. They had
showed u Niiliugu"-s 10 shoot. which effectively
discouraged anybody from conlnE 10 close G,af-
tnrN with then. On THANKSGIVING Day. 1894
Paul Tinkhan had q message from a DEPUTY
sheriff over the mouuian 80 RIpion that n"
robbers had ur'd q surrey her and we're COM
ing across the mountain. down the West Branch.
Tho Riuton man Snid Mat rs soon n he could
orgnni2n a posse N" would b" after th"ln, hu'
that h. wished Iinkham would try 'o keep
ham walked ont Of Ia, tack door TO hN livery
stable and told HI, men to hitch M two surrey.
He sent u hoy around for on" or two neigh
horS. inviting ii"w Ia uring their guns. tie
Iui one big revolver ~ tn, id" pocket Of his
coat and IN fifteen minutes from the tim" IN"
,nn,.prr wa. received ln was on tho first sur
r"v with three othrr men jogging easily ont ON
the road to West RoChestor There l. a corner
Of III" "yu of Rochester that rro'"ci. ont into
,aonpta,u, and tha, i, called West Kochceter,
Nhnu TlnEham'S party wCr" lu-t about two
thirds Of the way 10 Vest Rochester, they Jaw
n team coming toward them down N" Branch.
There were five men in the wagon The driver
and tl" hors" lInk ham kn"N They belonged
TO The man from whom - the t"lcphon" me-
sacN had Informed him, ~" roNhorN had hired
ti'i" transportation over the mountain
Tinkham told Ia, men not 10 Jump ul Of the
wagon %, 70 how their guns until h' called
hand rs u signal for the driver Of N" robbers
team to stop.
Wait a minute" GcorE'," he called. Il
-art O.. Cnn ,At, = ,,ittttA -
II was not in tho lna>t apparent from hi.
manner that the incident was not "A casual
wagon apTarrmIr ,usrccicd nothing; Ink
ham jumped easily oyer m" wheel Of his own
wagon and walked a,ros, the read , u.,,
Where are YOU GONG h" inquired, walk
Ing up behind the surrey
"Oh, Town Dclow said the driver, lust the
least DIT uneasily, for b" knew what was COM
Il guess not " remarked Tinkhnm, because
I'm going 10 arr's, the whole lot of YOU now.
lie l"aped NJ N the back of the surrey and
grabbed both Of "a" uurslar- on the hnck seat
nv the collar. The three at them fell in n hoan
in the middle Of n" road zach burglar had
n free hind. TInkham's hands we're both"n
gagged. The burglars got Out their revOlvers
and began shooting one shot went through
his hand. His ASSISTANTS came ny and stood
oyer the thre" who w'r" ,'rngeiinr IN the road,
There was 80 much confusion that non" Of them
dared shoot or strike a blow for fear of hitting
TinkhanL Tinkham himself did not want any
help. Re simply shouted To them not 10 bother
about him and not To let the rest get away.
One Of the men on tho front scat of the Kipton
wagon was standing uD tiuug hN- revolver
into the group Of deputies a. fast rs be- could
null the trigger. ono deputy was shot in the
arm, another had E, ankle smashed and sim
another was shot IN the arm. when the second
load OF deputies arrived the two mon who had
remained IN the wagon leau"d ont into the road
and ran. Most of the deputies pursued them.
Meanwhile Iauh TnkhaW WIS wrestling
around in the middle nj tlU road try ing Ia
smash the heads of the two robbers together
80 hard that they would cease shooting NJ
10 their throatS and between hangs of skull
against skull did n lit'l" thro'il,ng They
gave no after n while aud the SheriN led them
meek rs laml- TO their wagon and todd them
10 get in a. 'ay IN he handrulrd them
together 10y way OF making sure that they
would stay where they were put. The other
two men who lad takcn Ia tn wood. were
hunted with Winchester, until one Of them
was shot through the arm and the other CON
Guided that PLAY lug rabbit wasn't any fun.
When the four of them were gathered into
tho wagons again they began 10 Try 10 con-
vince 1lukham that he had No right 10 arrest
them without n warrant. They told him that
break him II he did no, let them 20 at once
They also offered him hrihes. Tie took them
into Rochester kept them there under guard
all night in his stahl" there Il No Iail there
and took them over tU Woodstock the next
DAY, Two 90 them were given M 70 the State
Of New York to he punished for burglary and
the other two We're sent 10 the Wiud>o prui-
Tertiary for their mIrdcrpus f-ht with tho
officers on the Rochester road when tho
excitement was over Vinkhnm found Incl
dentally that there were several holes in his
GOAT and hat and that he had n slight wound
In his hand
Evil doors in this nrlghhorhood, what few
of thpn thpya ara had f,rrpttpn What g,rt