Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-22
BELIEVE THEY HAVE ONE
OF THE DYNAMlTINC GANG
Isaac Cravclle, an Ex-COnvict,
Run Down Sunday and
Brought to Helena.

lntendent Daniel Boyle and Chief of
Detectives McFetridge to be the ring
leader OF the gang of criminals that
has been dynamiting the Northern Pa
chic tracks, is locked up in the county
Jail, having been delivered there Satur-
day evening by the Northern Pacific
people, says the Helena Independent.
Gravelle is an ex-convict, who was re-
leased from the penitentiary in July.
AS a result of Gravelle's capture the
men who have been working on the
dynamite cases were last night feeling
III better spirits than they have for
weeks.
The story of the arrest of Gravelle is
an interesting one. Saturday evening
superintendent Boyle had reason to
believe an attempt would be made to
dynamite the track west of Helena.
He prepared for the contingency by
putting every Waterman on his mettle
and increasing the force. Between
seven and eight o'clock as the watch
man on section near Blossburg was
patroling his beat he came across a
man digging under one Of the rails.
On the approach of the Waterman the
man ran, and the Waterman fired
twice at him, but without result. In a
minute or two the Waterman heard the
hoofbeats of a horse, but it was SO dark
he could toOt
The occurrence was immediately re-
ported to Superintendent Boyle. Capt
keown, Frank Latta and Burt Rey-
nolds, all of Bozeman, who had been
out in the hills along the road west of
Helena since last Monday, were at
BlossbuTg, and Mr.. Boyle asked the
captain to take the trail of the man
who dug the hole at Blossburg at day
light.
Just as soon as it was light enough
to see, Captain Keowp and Latta and
Reynolds went to the scene of the at
tempted dynamite outrage. They found
the man had dug hole under the rail
about foot deep. Lying beside the
hole was longs spike, with the end
barbed on both sides. Beside the
track were track, of horse. A care
full examination shower the horse was
unshod and that the two front hoofs
were almost square in front. In aGdi-
ton to the horse tracks was the i'm
press OF boot the one worn on the
right foot turned in. The trail was
followed to a corduroy bridge where
the man tied his horse. Satisfied they
had the trail, a start was made over
the hills. Hour after -Four the trail
was followed. Sometimes it would be
lost for mile or so, and then it would
be picked up, the peculiar mark left by
the unshod horse being surely followed.
AT one point the man had dismounted
and walked, and there was the impress
of the boot, just as it was at the bridge
and at the track. Finally the trail led
to Priests Pass. Then it was followed
more easily.
Shortly after noon the hunters saw a
cabin. Latta rode to a little eminence,
and he called out: There is our
man, AT the same instant Latta
saw Gravelle the latter saw the hunter.
He jumped on his horse, which was
saddled, and made a b eak to get
away. Keown and Reynolds, seeing
he was trying to get away, made a
circle to head him off, and the man ran
into ravine. He was armed with
rifle, revolver and knife. On the
trout of his saddle was his rifle. Just
as he reached for it Keown command
ed 'hands up
"Have you warrant?' asked Ora
velle.
For reply Keown slipped cartridge
into the magazine of his rifle, while
Latta made motion as though to
draw his revolver. Seeing it was no
time to hesitate, Gravelle threw up his
hands.
He wanted to know what he was
wanted for, and he was asked his
name. He said it was J. A. Plummer,
and that he owned ranch near Helena,
and lived here.
After Gravelle ha been disarmed an
examination was made of horses. A
black horse, completely tagged out,
proved to be the animal the men had
been tracking. It was unshod, and
the tell tale front hoofs were identical