The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-03

as it was my Intention TO take DR..
Laur, the leader of the band, first.
Laur lived with his wife in a cottage
almost under the Eads bridge and the
second house from the waters edge, if
my memory serves me right.
Leaving all the members of our party
but one at the railroad station, / went
directly to the Laur cottage. Laur was
a powerful man physically and was re-
puted to possess considerable daring
and deter minatiOn. There was nothing
In his record to indicate that he was
capable of deeds Of physical bravery,
even when his liberty was in Jeopardy,
and / believed him TO be C..e of those
men who have the faculty of acquiring
regulations for ValOr by words rather
than by deeds. 1 raped at the door
of his cottage, and, before answering
the summons, he arose and came to
the door, evidently believing the call
was one for medical aid.
What's wanted?' he asked.
81 want you" said l, crOwding my
way into the room. 49,.
He started, but instantly recovered
his cOmDosure.
Does that mean have to go with
you?"
at certainly does"
While he was dressing L searched his
clothing and found no weapons and a
little good money, which he was al
lowed to keep. He allowed himself to
be handcuffed without resistance, and
in a few minutes we had him at the
station, where I turned him over to
Deputy NorVaI to be taken to Spring
field. Before leaving the doctor in
charge of one deputy, however, ] took
the precaution to place irons on his
al Iii
apparent docility under arrest, 1 feared
an attempt to escape before reaching
Springfield.
The arrest of Laur but started the
work Of the day. From East St. Louis
our party took train for Mount Vernon,
reaching that place at noon. At Ash
ley, Deputy Prettyman had left the
train to get a team and drive to Irving
ton to arrest Smith Conlee, and was
TO send me cipher message as soon
as his man was secured. At Mount
Vernon l secured the services of Sher-
iff Yearwood, as he was thoroughly IA
miliar with the home location of each
of the men wanted, and 1 dared take no
chances of wasting time in taking
wrong roads. Mecum and Williams had
been in Mount Vernon that day and
were expected to return in the evening.
City Marshal Cooper was deputized TO
take these men into custody when they
returned, and Sheriff Yearwood, Dep
uty Hill and / went for MaTteenY.
whom we found in a corntield two
miles from town. Then with two good
teams We started TO swing in a semi
circle around Mount Vernon to pick
up the others. AT Williamsburg We
found Lewis Boswell and from his
trunk took number of letters pertain
ing to cOunterfeiting matters. Mecum
was found st the house on the adJoin-
ing farm. Thomas Rudisel was away
from home, as was the school teacher,
Winfred Ingram; but the latter was
found about 8 O'clock that night,
1t was half-past 10 before we reached
the farm of John Fairchild. From all
1 could learn OF this man, he was the
most dangerous one Of the crowd, and
subsequent events and the manner in
which he met his death corrobOTated
my estimate of his character. On this
occasion, however, seeing his house
surrounded and no chance to escape,
Fairehild submitted peacefully TO ar
rest, and we drove back to Mount YER
non. arriving there at / o'clock in the
morning. The prisoners taken We're
sent TO Springfield Immediately In
gram was arrested later. An the men
were indicted and held under bond for
their appearance at the September
term of court.
In the ordinary course of events in
terest in the case would save ceased
at this point. but the governments
work in the matter was by no means
at an end. As soon as DR.. Laur was
indicted he set in motion q strong
movement To secure bail, his bond hav-