The daily sentinel., 1906-10-01
RUN TO GROUND;
MGARVEY CAPTURED

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with the intention of bringing home
what they sought. either alive OF
dead they cared but little.
The man was McGarvey, the muir
derer of Edward Innes
The hunters were citizens of Grand
Junction and Mesa county. composed
of members of the bar association,
the medical association, the Cham
Der of Commerce and men represent
ing the best of her citizenship.
The Call For Men.
Late Saturday afternoon, about the
time of the evening meal. just as the
city was beginning to breathe free
ly after strenuous and eventful
week. the harsh and alarming note of
the fire bell rang out upon the quiet
air. proelaiming that something bey-
ond the ordinary had happened.
1t was clarion call to arms, and
the bugle horn of Roderick Dhu was
never answered quite so heartily.
1t was the call of Sheriff Struthers
to good men and true to follow him
on a perilous journey. that of over
taking. capturing and bringing home
one of the most desperate criminals
who ever inflicted himself upon a
long suffering people-McGarvey, the
rapist and murderer.
McGarvey had been seen in the nel-
ghborhood of Steele's ranch, located
near which is a large swamp. which
for foulness in proportion to its size
rivals the great dismal swamp of
poetical fame. Within its treacherous
sands and loathesome confines could
be found 1t was supposed, the equally
treacherous and loathesome fugative.
McGarvey.
fastening to the scene. Ehdriff
Struthers and his posse Immediately
surrounded the swamp to prevent
the escape of the murderer.
A Strange Scene.
Scores of watch fires were ordered
lighted at points encircling the swamp
and by their lurid light one hundred
and fifty men kept vigil throughout
the weary hours of the night until
the dawning of Sabbath morning.
1t was strange scene indeed. one
looked upon that night.
A complete circle of watch fires. as
If. as in the olden days. band of
rpving indians might be camped
around some lone frontier town
awaiting the darkness to come to-
cover their work of massacre and
destruction.
AS the vivid flames Ieaped upward
cleaving the darkness as if by a flash
of lightning, and revealing the sill
ent groups of men gathered around
the fires and rendering the scene the
more weird and picturesque. the pick
cts could dimly be discerned as, gun
in hand ready to shoot they marched
to and fro between their stations.
pranks with their shadows. lengthen
ing them to grotesqueness.
Grim determination seemed to be i
written upon the countenance of
every man While within his heart
each was fighting a battle. A battle
of mercy against justice, of righte-
ous Indignation against respect for
the law, of the brute in man against
his finer nature. AS the long hours
wore away justice triumphed over
mercy, respect for the majesty of the
law conquered the feeling of an out
ragged man and the nobler nature won
the victory. In all that number there
was not a man who would not pre-
fer to let the law take Its course.
Borne thither on a resistless wave
of anger and passion. a special provi-
dence must have provided the long
watchers in order that every man
might work out his own salvation.
AS the morning came the order
was given to "close in" and the cir
Gle of men grew smaller and samller
as slowly and steadily they neared
the center of the swamp. Every one
was looking anxiously for the cru
cial moment to arrive, expecting
every minute to catch sight of the
escaped prisoner. But as the circle
became smaller and smaller and no
sight of the object of their search was
vouchsafed to them they began to
realize that possibly their man had
escaped in the night time or remain
ed concealed in some unapproach
able spot or region of the swamp.
After spending most of yesterday
looking vainly for the murderer they
gave up in despair and returned home
the question as to whether or not Nc
Garvey was concealed in the dark re-
eesses of the swamp remaining un-
Two Vivid Pictures.
However. Two vivid pictures were
framed in each mans mind which he
will not soon forget.
Here, on one hand, the determin-
ed crowd of men. iesolute in their
,,,,,,,,sa that tho law should take It's