Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-04-17
BANDlYSFIGHIpl)SSF
SLAYEkS Of TOWN MARSHAL
AT KENT, WASH, SI6HTFD
Members of Each Party Fired =.
Other for Nearly Half Hour
of Thugs Wounded and ona
One Thug captured-RIoodho,
on the Trail and Capture cert.,.

Seattle, Wash, April 12-nonu.
Sheriff Matt Starwich of Raven
and J. c. Story, justice of tho 49,
at Ravendale and special donm.
sheriff in the hunt for the slave.
Marshal Miller of Kent, captured 49,
of the Kent highwaymen satrrs-
afternoon after a pitched battlo
which Story was wounded.
The fight occurred near Camn M
of the Milwaukee construction sa 1--WE
miles above North Bend. The ~
who was captured was shot in AZ
knee by Deputy Sheriff Starwicb ans s
one of the other highwaymen was sbos
in the right side. The man who mo'
arrested is believed to be the laados
of the gang of desperadoes who che,
Marshal Miller at Kent Tbursaa'
night That he is one of the bigbwar
men that the officers had been hnnt,na
for two days is almost certain FROM
the fact that he had recently been
shot through the tip of the nose
Mr.. Story was not seriously wound.
ed, the bullet passing through tbo
fieshy part of his right leg SOW.
eral inches above the knee.
When the Shooting Began.
Deputy Sheriff Starwich and snecial
Deputy Story took the trail of three
men of the five who shot Marshal Nh
Ter and followed them along the nine
line of the Seattle water system nm
Cedar river, overtaking them at
o'clock in the afternoon. The three
men were seated at a campfire when
the officers approached.
Deputy Sheriff Starwich at once
commanded them to throw up their
hands and surrender. One of the men
gave an order in Austrian to the other
two to open fire, at the same time
reaching for his gun. Starwich under.
stood the order and fired at the leader
blowing off his kneecap.
The other two men ran, securing
shelter behind a stump, opening fire
Mr.. Story was shot with the first VOL
ley, but continued to fight. Starwd
fired several shots at the men as they
were running for shelter and one
the highwaymen was wounded in The
right side. After continuing the battle
for nearly half an hour the two des !
peradoes were driven from behind |
the stump and forced into the woods
Starwich following them and continE
ing to fire at every opportunity until
he ran out of ammunition.
Mr.. Story and the wounded prisoner |
were taken to the Milwaukee construc
ton camp and left, while Starwich
went to North Bend for more ammr
milton and assistance. He reached
North Bend about 5 O'clock secured
assistance and organizing fresh
posse returned to the scene of the
battle.
Bloodhounds on the Trail.
Deputy Sheriff Jack Liner and P.
Peterson, a well known woodsman Oh
North Bend, and two other men re
turned with Starwich fully armed
The party took two bloodhounds be
longing to Mr.. Peterson and will take
up the trail at the point where the
battle occurred.
The three men who engaged in tne
fight with Starwich and Story weIe
well armed and apparently 1ntenoeu
to fight to the death. n
Later Report.
chi
The prisoner wounded in the nsu'
north of Kent yesterday in ns''
with Deputy Sheriffs Starwicn ap1
Storey has confessed that he was WIN
the four men who shot and killed MAJ
shall Harry Miller at Kent last inu,
day night. He is a Montenegro a..
says his name is Michael Aleglce' lD'
three men who escaped after the neD,
however, have gone north. One :.
them was wounded in the fight anu !.
left trail of blood, which the pos
picked up this morning and RENEW,
the chase, dividing north OH mere o.
sending .bloodhounds on the Scent
A still later report says: Wi'nSa
firing shot Deputy Mat Starwios INF
John Liner, heading Determined
exhausted posse Tuesday atternoo'c sa
the snowbound fastness OF .no o
cades mountains south OF o'a~f srd
pass, closed in ON Mike Pefrlge and
John Bosavich, the Serian banol"''
captured them. Ros
With the taking of Petrige S1u Oo, n
aitch, the former suffering n'. "a,
gunshot wound in the lefi ies' nal
brought to a close spectacuia. bupf