The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-15
SHERIFF cupinEE,
Sheriff Who Arrested Underwood once
Arrested Noted Desperate.

sheriff Cudthcc, uf King County who
arrested Murderer Underwood IN Pa
ettIc county yesterday has u reco,St
for arresting unarmcd and single
handed, the most not,d OUTLAW evNr
captured on The Pacific s'nast,s not
barring Mcrrlll and Tracy, The out
law gave his name as Tom Blank and
after tried ami Sonvicted az Seattle
for numerous murders escaped ian and,
armed with Il rrnlver, pursued the
same course as pursued by Merritt and
Tracy ana WAS pursued by hundreds
Of citizens uatil man ana a boy came
upon him and IN duel to the death
the OUTLAW was killed the boy doing
most of the shooting, Blank arrived
in Seattle one night having lrft his
trail along the way strewa with trad
bodies. He had killed men within a
doaeu miles Of Seattle for NO other
provocation than that they did not
spea kto hm civilly.
When he arsiv a IN Seattle he held
up a saloon about ) o'clock in the even
ing while thxr was n crowd present
and the barkeeper thinking, practi.
cal joke was being perpetrated upon
him refused 10 obey prters, and was
shot dead ny Blank, who escaped,
Following day IL woman who kept
lodging house, found that u stranger
who had come Ia late the night before
was keeping his room all day, although
he was up. She had read The account
OF the murder In the papers and sus-
pected the stranger. Cudihee. who was
detective In Seattle. had been On
the lookout all day and several ar
rests Ware made, The womaa came
10 him on the streets and told him
her story. and although he Ia not
think there was anything in :he case
went to her house. He passed fclice-
man On the streets nearby and told
him to remain In case he made IN ar
rest to ring up the patrol wagon, Cudt-
hee was unarmed and did not think ~
trouble. Ne went to the room indi-
Gated by the woman ard knocked on
the door: II was opened instantly and
a 4i-calihre pistol placed under the
detectives nose. There was no time
for parlying. Cudihee incksd lis
head and made for lis mar md cllnch-
ed with him. They had it nyer pCd
over and around and around the out
law trying ~ shoe lN' Cniiha" Try.
ing 70 secure the revolver until the
policeman having heard the noise rush
ed up into the rcont and beat he out
law over the head with his revolver
until he dropped his own.
Blank plead guilty 20 ralf dozen
murders and was sentenced TO be
hanged Two deputy sharifts mad to
hold him all during his trial and to
and from jail. as his ambition was 10
force them TO shoot him. After he
was sentenced and returned to Jail he
made IN imitation revolver and held
the turnkey " the Jail up through the
cage bars, made him give him his own
revolver and the keys and then un-
lock d the cage door came out and
placed the turnkey inside and 'ocked
him in. and turned out all of the pris-
oners exc c'pt one whom he had a
grudge against
This was about s o'clock at night,
and a prisoner in for life rushed down
town and notified the authorities of the
Jail delibery. Rewards were offered
and the country secured for the prts-
oners. Blank had sewed gunnysacks
in the lining of his coat so that bull
let's could not penetrate from behind
and lay in the brush by day and tried
to pick his way out OF the country
by night. But the roads and trails
were thoroughly picketcd and after
the third day citizen and boy came
upon him and fought a duel with him.
killing him in his tracks. the man ac-
the boy receiving two Sc
we're wounds.