Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-03-26
DESPERATE BANDIT KILLED
JACK olNGLEs SHOT BY sHERlFFs
OF SPOKANE COUNTY.

Armed to the Teeth-Had Been
Warned-Fierce Fight in Early
Mornina-Csad Man a Bad One.
Spokane, March 21.-In desperate
battle in dark cabin, against odds OF
three to one, working his six shooter
TO the last. Jack Cling .es, highwayman,
horse thief, counterfeiter and burglar,
went under with three heavy bullets in
his life box yesterday morning, His
Ieath was the result Of sudden sur
Prise by Sherlns Doust of Spokane and
Grant of Yakima and the accurate
shooting of Deputy Sheriffs Mac"
Pugh and Howard Doak.
Although all of the shooting was
done at close range, the participants
being almost within reacnlng distance
Of each other from the start, Gingles
vas the only man hit.
His lifeless body is now at the
morgue with three gaping bullet holes
to testify to the GOODNESS and nerve
1 the men who dashed in darkness
fter a desperate known to be killer
md heavily armed.
Last fall Jack Gingles and the pal
eft Yakima after stealing a team Of
thoroughbred horses valued at $500.
Three months ago Gingles went up to
TOothill postoffice, IA miles northeast
# Spokane, and there, as Jack Miller,
vent to work as a woodcuttor. being
employed the last month by Cal Brown.
During the 80 days Sheriff Grant and
Deputy Sheriff A. G. Mcneil have kept
up a constant chase after the bandits,
and succeeded in capturing jim
Gingles and the third man, from whom
they secured a confession. Jack
Gingles was known TO be in the neigh
borhood of Spokane, ard the officers
we're repeatedly warned that he had
vowed never to be taken alive.
Officers in Pursuit.
Sheriff Grant and his deputy came to
Spokane a few days ago and, in com
Nany with deputies detailed by Sheriff
Doust, ransacked Hillyard and vicinity
for the outlaw, their information locat-
ing him IN the suburb.
Word was received that Gingles was
out at Foothil. and in the evening
Deputy Sheriffs Doak and Mcneil fol
lowed the clew to that neighborhood.
There they found the man had been
seen, and he was soon located in a
cabin on the edge of the woods.
Word was sent back to the city and
Sheriff Doust and Deputy Pugh went
out without Sherin Grant, who was fol
lowing trail at Hlllyard.
With the four officers at the cabin
was Al Kronquist, a sawmill man who
carried the message to the city. The
| posse of five remained on guard all
night, and at O'Clock in the morning
made preparations to surprise Gingles,
whom they looked upon as a desperate
man.
Sheriff Doust ard Mr.. Kronquist sta
toned themselves at the rear OF the
cabin ready to intercept Gingles should
he make a dash for liberty. Deputies
| Doak, Pugh ard Mcneil went to the
cabin door, which they reached with
out alarming the sleeping outlaw.
A brief examination showed the door
to be a frail affair, and in an instant
Deputy Pugh hurled his body against
it, dashing the boards from their fas
| Jennings, and side by side the three
men leaped into the room.
The interior of the cabin. which Is
about 14x16 feet, was dark, through
the curtains to the small windows be
ing drawn, but over in the southwes
corner could be dimly discerned
bunk, with a man beneath the covers
Throw up your hands" was TIL
stern command from Deputy Pugh a
he covered with his heavy Al calibe
revolver the form Of the outlaw, barel,
discernible in the darkness.
The bandit made movement unde
the covers and threw out his left hand
1t was so dark the officers could no
determine whether 10th hands were Il
or not but on the instant there cam
burst of fame and the din OF SIS
, shooter in close quarters, as the de'
perado coolly laid over in bed and b'
? gan shooting.
Died in Officers Grasp.
Deputy Pugh, who had been advan,
ing. was in direct line. as was Deput
4 Sheriff Doak. Mr. Pugh fired first jus
, as the outlaw fired a second tim
!. Cingles switched his gun to his lie
beDd aod Hrod AGAIN lust as Nj