The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-11-01
BANDIT HAD STOLEN MONEY
TWO DETECTIVES DOWNED
He Had Paper Mon' Stolen From Great
Northern Express Train in Montana
He Escaped by Forceab1y Taking Rigs
and killing the Bloodhounds-He Left
$1,000 IN Bills in One Rig.

AT Nashville, Tenn, a desper-
ate man fought his way clear of two
city detectives here, and after a thrill
ing chase made good his escape. In
his race for liberty he utilized a two
horse wagon team, a horse and buggy
and riding horse, all forcibly 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 $40
bill of the series secured in that rob
berry attracting the attention of the DO
lice to him.
At 1920 in the morning a raw boned
man, about 5 feet 10 inches in height.
with florid complexion, offered the bill
in payment of a small purchase made
at store on the public square Diff
fculty in making change caused the
salesman to closely notice the bill,
which proved to be on the Montana
bank to which the s'olen bills were
consigned.
The police were quietly notified, the
clerk meanwhile delaying the matter
of change. Detectives Dryer and
Dickins were soon on hand, and APP
preaching the man, demanded his
name
Ferguson" was the reply, and after
another question Detective Dwyer in
formed ehe man that he was under ar
rest Quick as a fash Ferguson held
a revolver in each hand and started
for the door. A hand to hand fight en-
sued, both of the officers graphing
with the stranger, who proved more
l5han match for them. Using his pis-
tolls as clubs, he fought his way to The
door and fled down the street.
A passing ice wagon caught his at
tention, and the three negro occupants
were soon out of his way. Then, at a
terrific clip he drove the wagon across
che Cumberland river bridge into East
Nashville, a fusilade of shots follow
ing. 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
delayed.
Running across The street, he held
up an old negro who was driving by
in a buggy, and the flight was con-
tinued. Out into the commons he sped.
Once the buggy overturned, but was
quickly rigbted. Finally the tired
horse was abandoned, and after dive
into Shelby Park on foo., the supposed
bandit secured another horse hltched
at point near the park. Then, after
a sensational ride, the horse was left
and the flight continued on foot.
Further out the pursuers found two
bloodhounds used in the chase shot to
death, a short distance apart, and af-
ter that the trace of the man was lost.
The sheriff with another posse is out
! tonight securing the country for the
missing man. When the buggy was
abandoned the man threw away wal
let containing $1O4O in $40 and 500
bills of the Montana bank Chief of
Police Curran now has the money.
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 fail
ure, and she is now as much of an enig-
ma as she was the day she was appre-
hended. Tonight she declared she did
not know anything of the man named
Ferguson, refusing to discuss today's
affair beyond answering direct ques-
lions in a negative manner.