The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-28
WON IN RACE
FOR LIBERTY
Supposed Bandit Gives Detect
ives a Thrilling Chase.
He SUCCEEDED IN ESCAPING
THOUGHT TO BE ONE OF THE
MONTANA TRAIN ROBBERS.

Nashville. Tenn, Oct PA des-
perate man fought his way clear Of
two city detectives here today, and
after a thrilling chase made good his
escape. In his race for liberty he utiI-
lied a two-horse wagon team. a horse
and buggy and riding horse, all forci-
bly, taken, while two dead blOodhounds
mark the first portion of his trail.
officers believe the man is one Of the
gang that held up the Great Northern
express near Wagner, Mont, last June,
his attempt to get change for a $50 bill
of the series secured in that robbery
attracting the attention Of the police
to him.
At 1890 this morning raw-boned
man. ABOUT five feet ten inches in
height, with fiorid complexion. offered
the bill in payment of a small purchase
made at a store on the public square
Difficulty in making the change caused
the salesman to closely notice the bill,
which proved to he on the Montana
bank to which the stolen bills were
consigned.
The police were quietly notified. the
clerk meanwhile delaying the matter
of change. Detectives Dwyer and
Dickens were soon on hand. and ap-
preaching the man demanded his
name
Was a Thrilling Chase.
II SuSOus was the reply ana HILer
another question or two Detective
Dwyer informed the man that he was
under arrest. Quick as a flash Fer
guson held a revolver in each hand
and started for the door A hand to
hand fight ensued. both officers Crap
ping with the stranger. who proved
more than match for them. Using
his pistols as clubs. he fought his way
TO the door and fed down the street.
a passing ice wagon caught his at
tentiOn, and the three negro occupants
We're soon out of his way. Then, at 4
terrific clip. the wagon was headed
across the Cumberland river bridge
into East Nashville. a fusillade of shots
following it. out Woodland street
went the flying team, but sudden turn
brought it to grief One of the horses
fell and broke his leg. but the fugitive
was not to be delayed. Running across
the street he held up an old negro who
was driving by in "A buggy. and the
flight was continued
Out into the commons he sped. Once
the buggy overturned. but was quickly
rlghted- Finally the tired horse was
abandoned. and after dive into Shell
by park on foot. the supposed bandit
secured another horse, hitched at a
point near the park.
Then. after a sensational ride. thu
horse was left and the flight continued
on foot Further out the pursuers
found two blOOdhOunds used in the
chase shot TO death. and after that the
trail of the man was lost.
The sheriff. with large posse. is out
tonight securing the country for the
missing man When the buggy was
abandoned the man threw away a wal
let containing 5000 in SO and $50 bills
of the Montana bank. Chief of Police
Curran now has the money.
Annie Rogers in Silent
The woman. Annie Rogers, alias
Maud Williams, arrested here some
days ago with Montana bank bills in
her possession, is still held at police
headquarters. Every effort to induce
her to talk of herself has proved a
failure. and she is now as much of an
enigma as she was the day she was
apprehended.
Tonight she declared She knew moth
ing of any man named Ferguson. re
fuSinS to discuss tOday's affair beyond
answering direct questions in a mega
tive manner