The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-07-10
.FERNDALE'S
MISCREANT
Is Still Uncaptured--.
Posses Chase


wHATcoM. Wash. July To-
Details Of the Whatcofn county sen.
safica yesterday eclipse Tracy a.
far - ftendIsh actions are concerned.
About IL o'clock In the morning q
man entered the home Of Mrs. James
clifford a fsrndsie and after bind
tHE and GnEKlnk Mrs, Clifford So
cpf~d her Fetxfs. wEfrh crutafsrp
$50 The purse was a large double
one and the money wsz divided, sish
on one side and tlo4 on the other,
He emptied out tiss and threw the
purse on the floor evidently thinking
he had secured all the money II con-
tanned. He then threw coal oil on
the walls and floor 81 The rootn and
set fire 90 u. leaving Mrs. clifford
bound and gagged and AS he sup.
posed to roast alive.
The house IL ia the center of Fern
dale ana not over 10 feet from a
mill. where the woman's husband
was at work.
one az the men who was hauling
shingles rem the mill sighted the
fire and Immediately ran 20 the
house. Mrs. Clifford had succeeded
IN breaking the rope with which she
was fastened in the room and had
rolled 20 the doorway. Her feet were
stiii bound and n waw was ntiil IN
her mouth,
Mrs. Clifford was unable 20 give
a very accurate description Of her
ansaifant. but from her description
Il il known that he IL n man that
has been camped close to Ferndale
for the past two weeks. He IL
feet 10 inches IN height and would
weigh about 11a pounds. He wore
dark brown coat. blue overaiis, d
SLOUGH hat, had heavy ma~taehe
and dark hair.
A crowd gathered At the house at
once and as soon as the facts were
learned n large posse was formed.
The posse. however. WINS thrown
bout two hours behind by an ac-
cident which occurred. Just as prep
nrations were being made TO leave
n Great Northern. train started %
pull out for whatcom and man
apparently answering the description
OF the robber ran across the road
and boarded tho train. Word was
teiephoned to Whatcom that the
man WAS on the train and when II
arrived officers placed him under
arrest. The posse at Ferndalf.
thinking the right man was cap
tpred. abandoned the search until
word was received from Whatcofn
that he had given n good account
OF himself and had been released.
When this word wHn received the
posse Of about 100 men armed with
rifles and shotguns was again or
ganized and pursuit commenced.
Sheriff Briaban with s. 9. Ander-
son, Harry Thompson and Charles
Boadman left here Just before noon
and Joined In the pursuit. IL was
soon learned that a man answering
the description had gone up the
river toward Lyndon. Several traces
OF him were discovered and II was
| learned that he had a bicycle just
before reaching Lynden he held NJ
little girl who had been 10 store
and took some bacon and other ar
ticleu from her. Later II was dis
covered that the LINDEN story wn'
fake and that he II stu IN the
vicinity of Ferndnle.
Fully 200 armed men are now n
the search. Dug Welsh. II. Cow.
den and Charles Beardman have
| charge Of large posse that II Hcour.
/ ing the woods IN the vicinity oi
Ferndale. A posse has gone from
gumns to patrol the boundary line
The man II supposed TO have seeur.
cd a gun from the house, as MIR
clifford had two shotguns and a re
voIver on the premises
The search continued all night ant
this morning without discovering :
trace OF the man. IL II still active.
The first report or n grocery be.
/ ing robbed proved unfoundcd.