New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
OTHER BANDITS CAUGHT.
IN WILD WEST FASHION.
LiUelieSt Man Hunt Ulster ECer
Knew-sSO0 Missing.
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Kingston. n. Y. June 25.-Crazed with fear
and exhausted from their long flight without
food or rest. the two remaining Italian bandits.
confronted by two Of their pursuers armed with
rsrolvers weakly threw up their hands and sur
rendered. n the early daylight hours to-day.
Thus. after sixty hours Of pursuit by numerous
gangs OF men and boys armed with every con-
csivabls weapon. from shotgun and revolver TO
heyrake and pitchfork. the most exciting man
hunt Ulster County has ever known ended In a
truly wild West fashion. Not even the blood
hounds were lacking TO make the hunt realistic.
FOR the local penItentIary supplied three. which
imposing IL ineffective
When the news reached this city that the
bandits had been captured great crowds began
to gather, and when at last the prisoners
brought in. handcuffed and bound in great coils
OF rope. Cor the captors took no chances. hun
dreds of people jeered and howled until the ter
rfaed Italians covered behind their captors for
protection. fearing mob violence.
The arralgnment before Judge Humphrey
vas equally dramatic. Until that time all the
prisoners had refused 10 talk But there Vim
oenzo Crezella, a brawny Sicilian. generally be-
neved to be the leader Of the gang. broke down.
and sobbingly begged be sent back TO Italy.
His broken talk of far away sweetheart con-
WINGED many that the whole desperate scheme
had been planned by him TO get enough money
70 return his native country and win las
sician bride. But this romantic explanation
Is not accepted by Others who point out that
$500 of the s.. TG6 stolen by the hghwsynlen.
when they held Up Longyear. and after robbing
bound him. and left him helpless by the road
tlie. is still missing. This they believe was the
share OF other confeleTates. perhaps members Of
slocal Nafia Of the Italians in the quaTTies. and
New-york detectives are at work among the
Italians Investigating this theory.
CAPTURE FULL OF SENSATIONS.
The story OF the capture of the bandits is re-
plete in sensational details OF dime novel char
acer. On Wednesday night when the pursuit
became hot and the bloodhounds were close on
the robbers trail. the four desperados separated
The two who were captured yesterday, turned
back toward Kingston. while the others made
for the mountains and from the hitops watched
their pursuers. Yesterday the former couple
were rounded up but for many hours the other
two eluded their pursuers. Late in the fore
noon however they had 4 narrow escape.
Among the pursuers Charles I. Ford.
bear hunter Of local reputation. who had pur-
chased new shotgun for the hunt. Mr.. Ford
stopped in a pulp mill far out III the country
and tried 10 talk over the telephone with the
Sheriff and tell him he had seen no trace Of the
fUgitives. While he talking the two Ital-
fans Re was trailing fed out OF the mill. AS he
came from the telephone some one IN the mill
called his attention TO them. Without more ado
Mr. Ford gave his new gun trial by firing
hot shot at the bandits, who were disappearing
over the hill Mr.. Ford says he hit; the Italians
say he missed, and the weight Of evidence is
with the Italians.
BY the time the posse hurriedly summoned
b. telephone messages. arrived the Italians
were far away, and for hours a hundred or more
men vainly beat through the underground and
secured the hills in search OF the bandits. Late
at night IL was believed that they had been
surrounded IN q desertad quarry, and a battle
was expected IN the morning. But once more
the Italians quietly slipped through the Gordon
and escaped.
SHERIFF AND DEPUTIES GIVE UP CHASE
Finally. weary and disguised. the Sheriff and
his deputies gave up the chase and started
home. Among the pursuers were two nen, FL
mendorf and Teas. residents OF Shokan. noun
tain hamlet on the Ulster and Delaware Rail-
road. They were returning dejectedly from the
pursuit and had Just come out OF the under
brush near Browns Station, on the Ulster and
Delaware road when before Them sitting de-
;ectedly by the trackside they saw their despe-
rsdoes. looking anything but desperate. Both
Teas and Elrnendorf were armed and without
warning they rushed at the Italians, pointed
their revolyers at them and ordered them 10 h"lc
Np thelr nafl0s. Apparently tAHdHsteo AH-
gitves had just enough strength remaining TO
60 this.
Then followed long delay. The captors ana
csptives sat looking at each other from dif-
teneut sides OF the revolvers. neither side caring
70 move until the station agent came along and
opened his office. Then a telephone call brought
Sheriff and posse. and in q few brief hours the
Italians were safely behind bars. The prison.
ers are in AN extremely exhausted condition, so
hOi has been the pursuit that they had not dared
10 conle out and ger food. The two who at
tempted to restock themselves with tobacco yes
terday we're promptly captured. and 1t is doubt
fol II TIE other Two could have continued their
flight.
PRISONERS HAD NO WEAPONS
Strange 70 say, not one Of the many weapons
TINT these desoerados have been believed 10
carry was found on the two taken this morn
Ing. When they appeared from the under
brush and held up Mr.. Longyear they all mad
iHiolvers. Subsequently they repulsed Two ar
Gent pursuers by displaying knives; but Only a
siew trinkets and letters, ;ogesher Win
their spare punder, were found on the latest
Prisoners. The others had their raZors. All eA-
cept one OF the Italians haze been identiheo Dy
Alf Longyear employees o. the blae stone
quarry Company who were iaio on SEVERN
weeks ego. One interesting phase In the pur-
s,nt was furnished by the hundred lrsshnen EN-
Iloyed al the quarry. IL was their wages thal
Tue Italians took from Mr.. Longyear, and wnen
nc news came that payday would be deferred
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