Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-06
IRISH GARDNER SMOKED OUT
He In In Mortal Terror of Lynching,
but woman Who Guards His
Shack IL PrOfnneIy Defiant.

SNYDER, Neb., Jan. 5.-(Special Tele-
gram. .)-Sheriff Kreader arrived in Fre-
mont this afternoon with Irish Gardner
who Is believed to be one of the men who
held up and killed Herman Zahn at Snyder
last night He and Officer Crawford ar
rested their man about mile north OF
Crowell at 1880 this afterh7 7on. Gardner
belongs to gang Of horse traders who
have been making their headquarters for
the last two months in shack near the
banks Of the Elkhorn river. The sheriff
and his posse arrived at the place shortly
after noon. The curtains were all down
and there was no one to be seen. red
headed woman met them at the door and
n reply to a question from the sheriff
where her husband was, answered with an
oath None of your business.
The house was searched with no results.
Some OF the posse in the meantime were
searching a tnatched shed and small hay
stack. One OF them stumbled over some
thing and man jumped up and ran. The
posse fired and the shots were returned by
the bandit. He was evidently hit but sue
ceeded In getting away followed by a big
crowd. Someone then set fire to the shed
and AS II began to burn Gardner jumped
out ana threw up his hands. calling out:
Don't shoot. ! give up"
big Crowd OF Men Bent ON Lynching.
Kreader took his man and started for
Crowell, knowing that big crowd of men
from snyder was on the way He fol-
lowed along the river and across the fields
and reached the station Just as the crowd
did. The train from the west was already
In sight and the crowd rushed at the
sheriff. They had a rope twenty five feet
wifi oil
guns. One of them went through the crowd
! like foot bali player and aimed re-
volver directly at Gardners head Sheriff
Kreader threw up the gun and the bullet
did no harm. The crowd caught hold Of
Gardner by the coat and the garment was
torn OFF his back. With the assistance OF
Sheriff Phillip of West Point, Kreader sue
! ceeded in getting his man on the front plat
fern OF the baggage car. Kreader having
his fur coat tern to tatters
! Gardner was badly frightened His face
was pale, his teeth set firmly together and
he hung closely to the sheriff He will
say nothing and refuses to give his name.
! The woman, who is a character well known
to the police, was brought In on the same
train. She claims to know nothing of the
robbery, but on being searched at the Jail
a wallet of money amounting to about $50
was found in her stocking.
Explosion skaters Hiding Place.
| terrific explosion occurred when the
shed and haystack were burning which
totally demolished everything. 1t is
thought to have been caused by nitro,
glycerine. Numerous 45-caiber shells wer,
also found.
The posse under Officer Crawford fol
lowed the trail of the first man who Jumped
out OF the straw. In the meantime {
couple OF bloodhounds which had been sen
for from Lincoln and had followed the trai
from Snyder to the shack on the Elkhorr
had arrived and took up the scent Of tn,
robber The man had a good starr, but tn,
posse gradually gained on him. lie wa
evidently badly wounded but was game
Every once in a while he would stop an,
hre on his pursuers After going a couple
OF miles he held up farmer and com
PEELED him to take him along
! For short distance the trail was lost