The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-09
GET man and
CONFESSION;
ALSO COIN
Story of Hard Chase and
Excellent Results Al
tanned by Officers in
Pursuit Of Greek Thief

Paul Teboyovich aged 81. accused
of stealing $500, was arrested yes
terday morning at Smelterville, after
travelling at least 100 miles in cir
Gle in an effort to throw the officers
off his track. He was trailed every
inch of the way. however, and SO
closely followed that small articles
dropping from his pockets were pick
ed up along the way, aiding the Of
ficers in their pursuit. The arrest
was made by Deputies j. II. Fulmer,
J. II. Ross and NJ. Harrington. with
the assistance of Indian Frank, as
trailer.
The young man was captured with
the stolen money in his possession,
being arrested when about to board
a train at Smelterville station. In
his pockets was found the sum of
S42S2O He confessed that he was
the man wanted.
The story of the capture by the Of
ficers is one rejecting much credit
on the local force. Friday morning
Immediately after stealing the money.
from the safe of Riepetown saloon,
Teboyovich. mounted on horse
which he had been sent for by Mar
tin Knezovich, a proprietor of the
robbed place. rode away into the
mountains With him he was sup
posed to have carried two reyolvers.
one belonging to himself and one to
the saloon. According to his story.
however, he carried with him only
one revolver. that of the saloon. This
he lost out of his pocket about three
half m
the road to Ely.
At the Keystone property, four
miles from Riepetown, he turned
north. going to Dutch Jake's valley,
where he abandoned his horse. From
there he made his way to Thirty Mile
springs, | ) miles further ON. Urged
on by the fear of the pursuers he
+ knew would by this time be on the
+ trail he hurried forward to Both
wick creek fifteen miles farther on.
+ From there to the Keystone mine is
+ good 20 miles and frem the Key
stone to Smelterville at least | s more.
but he made it. The entire journey.
with detours, involved travel for both
himself and the pursuing officers of
more than 120 miles, made in three
days and three nights. His pursuers,
dltnOuSH StNtH anu d Hdll uOuiS Dc-
hind in taking up the trail. were not
far behind him at any time. A por-
tion of the way, in order to throw
them off the scent, he travelled In
the sage brush beside the road and at
other times walked in the middle of
the highway.
Whichever course he took. how
ever, ii was all the same to Indian
Frank. who trailed him unerringly
from start to finish. When it became
evident that Teboyovich was going tn
attempt to escape from Smelterville
by way of the Nevada Northern, the
officers boarded the morning train.
meeting him on the station platform
and putting him under arrest.
He surrendered without resistance
and was unarmed. except for large
pocket knife, when taken. He ex-
planned that the gun he had at start
ing dropped out of his pocket. He
denied taking the other revolver.
! The man was identified as the crim-
inal by Tom Odalovich, one of the
owners of the saloon, and confessed
the theft TO him in the presence of
officers. The prisoner speaks but lit
tie English but through Odalovieh,
acting as interpreter, stated that he
had taken the money because the
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