The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
tone. Its Frank Smith,"

Stone. ITS Frank Smith,"
II told him. said Mr.. Edwards
that the mans name wasn't Frank
Smith any more than his wac; that it
was George Dymond. Well. Dymond
had not gone far and he overheard me.
lie whipped up his horse and started
on dead run in the direction Clifford
had taken. Then ! left the pack horses
in stones care, with minute instruc-
tions as to safe keeping. While l did
not know anything had been done it
looked very suspicious. so I hurried on
into Golendale, tolegraphing the office
here to learn if they knew of the Dy-
mond boys being wanted for any crime.
When Sheriff Grant received the tele-
gram there We're in his office VIM. Cox
and Marshal James of Sunnyside. When
the sheriff read the message to them,
James told him about the warrant be-
ing out for the arrest of George. The
sheriff notified me. and instructed me
to get the Fellow at any cost.
with Sheriff Warwick of Golden
dale. | started out to hunt for him.
After a couple of days fruitless search
| came to the conclusion that George
would be most likely to be at home,
SO l returned, bringing from Mr..
stones part of the stuff packed on the
horses, and which was afterward iden-
titled as property stolen from the
homestead houses of Miss Ide, and from
other similar places.
I'VE laid low here for a day or two.
= ~ e
started out with orders 70 stay on the
trail till we got the boys. On the
morning of July IL we went to Top
penish. Here we got information that
Clifford and another man were out on
the big ditch. This other man proved
to be McKerral. The story of the run
ming fight is well known now. When
I came up and found that one of the
two men had been shot, 1 ordered him
taken to Granger, and phoned the cir
cumstances to Grant, who came to
Granger and had him removed to the
hospital in this city.
Then I took the trail again and
tracked Clifford down the east side of
the river until lost his tracks in the
alfalfa fields and timber. A posse of
farmers was with me, it being en-
boldened by the presence of an officer,
and willing to do all they could to help
get the man who held them in such
abiect fear. Many thought the most
likely place to look for Dymond was
in the Cedar valley, SO I went there,
accompanied by Dick Hart and Roy
Macy. and we put in eight or nine
The next development was the dis
covery that Clifford had stolen line
blooded sorrel saddle horse, valued at
$50. Il fine black horse and two new
saddles from a man by the name of
Anon, near the mouth of the Yakima
river Young McKerral was with him,
and they had dden the horses to old
man Dymond's ranch. Clifford did not
tell McKerral who lived at the place,
but told him he knew the people, and
could get something to eat there. While
McKerral was sent to put the horses
away Clifford went in and had meals
prepared. They stayed here until Sun
! day evening, July s, then rode across
the Toppensh bridge and camped until
late at night, when they made their
way out through Toppenish and es-
! capped into the Smcoe mountains. On
the way they robbed an Indian cabin
of -four, salt. sugar. coffee and cook
| ing utensils. The sorrel horse went
lame on them, so they hobbled the
horses and turned them loose near the
creek. They hid their saddles on the
creek bank, in different places, where
they were found later by myself and
Sheriff Mcneil of Benton county, who
was assisting in the search, the two
horses of Mr. Anon having been stolen
in that county.
THE capture of Clifford was very
| fortunate, and came, like that OF
George. when it was not expected.
received a tip that a search of the
suit in the discovery of the whole Dy-
mond family. I went over, or started
but on arriving at Pasco, got tip that
Clifford was working on the boat ]. NJ
Hannaford on the Snake river. !
searched it and found him, as the Her
aid has already stated.
THE trouble the Dymonds have CIV
en- has been continued and expensive,
but we believe we will be able to
! shelve the whole outfit for a while
The officers elsewhere have been of
great assistance to me in my chase
after George and Clifford"