The Adair County news., 1901-11-06

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The ice wagon team was slow, hitched
to a cumbersome wagon. This team
could not stand the race against more
fleet-footed animals, and the driver
decided to abandon the vehicle. He
threw the horses, killing one, and leap
ing from the wagon marked with four
bullet holes, leaving trace OF blood
behind on the seat. he told a negro
who was standing near by to take
charge of the team. Again he show
ed rare presence of mind. Running
across the street, he held up an old
negro who was driving the bay horse,
which belonged to Maj. M. ]. DodsoD.
After securing the Dodson rig the
bandit drove on at frightful rate.
Across the rough fields he went to a
saw mill near the river, passing across
several gullies, where telephone poles
are trimmed for use. There were
several hundred of these poles. The
bandit did not falter for an instant
when he found himself hemmed in,
but whipped up the faithful steed aud
sent him IN mad dash over the tim
Der, buggy and all. Some of the poles
were a foot or two apart, but he did
not mind this, his only thought being
to bush the horse along in the seDsa-
tional drive for liberty. Leaving the
pole yard, he came to a fence. He
heS'tated a moment and then tore
down section, driving through with
out stopping for an instant. The bug
gy turned over, but the next instant it
was set Alright, the horse was whipped
up and again was sent across the coun-
try at gallop, stopping not for wire
fences or other distractions. The
horse was firing and to stay with him
would mean arrest. Abandonment
gave hope. So jumping from the bug
gy, which had remained intact during
the long, hazardous drive, he started
through section of Shelby Park on
foot.
The bandit noticed horse tied near
the river. He cut the hitch strap
mounted the horse bareback and again
started of in gdllop. The ride for
the next few hundred yards was as
sensational as the trip across the tele-
phone poles. This time the animal
had to jump through wire fences and
over gullies and ravines anywhere from
ten to fifteen feet deep. At last he
was stalled in triangular wire fence
with a thirty-foot gully few feet
ahead. The animal was then aban-
doned by the fugitive.
The man was being cloaely pursued
by Detective Dwyer aud PatrOlman W.
Ii. Giger, aud several shots were tired
by The officers and ths bandit. When
last seen the man was going due east.
Penitentiary bloodhounds were put on
the trail, but the path had been tra-
versed by officers and they could not
track him.
Capt. Henry Curran, all avoilable
policeman and Sheriff Hurt and his
men, along with several ConStables'
were all in the chase by this time.
When he abandoned the buggy, fear
ing he should be apprehended perhaps
he threw a wallet bulging with green
backs in the air. Capt. Cnrrau now
has the money, 81, ,260 in $40 and $40
bills of the Bank Of Montana, in his
possession. They answer the descrip-
Lion of the stolen mohey in every de-
tail. When last seen the man was
bleeding al the head, perhaps from a
pistol wound, but more probably from
the effect Of the clubbing he received
rom Detective Dickens at the New
man store.
In ali probability he is 10 league
with Anna Rogers, alias Mandie VII.
liams, and has been here slice the
time of her arrest; Following the
trial uf the woman a story was afioat
that three men, confederatss OF the
woman, were present at the trial
The police Investigated, but failed to
discover anything, Perhaps 8he story
was true. kilograms have been sent
all over the country, especially 70 sur
rounding towns, 10 be on the lookout
for the fugitive. Several hundred
people assisted the officers to-day scour
ing the country, An effort was mad'
10 locate sup. GaylOr, af The Piuk
erton agency, at Chicago, who left here
Friday night. lie is now in The Soutf
at work On The case.
The fugitive is regarded as one o
he most desperate criminals in th
West. He is known in criminal rec
ords as bank robber, highwayman, cat