The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-04-15

The fIagelng men wsa .s
slEhlea Lake Keeehlos II, vi
east 81 lhr aummit The 80 =. 'iiiisI
#cf" following. however -. ~ lhsy
np 90 Tie mountains n - hiEa
seemed ~ be mile. aWsyO laks
From this uaiaf The 10
harder After leaving ~ 'eeAins
lpafatigeiy level ground Z. CON,
NIT The pursued men bsd =, ms
course directly along ~ lasn 4
Jhs mountain. There "a re II
z path here and Il wss ~ even
80 Walk ia Jingle file ,,ss,'e.sss.agY
the ipotHflnts ~ thsss s ~. N
son" before u vas an e.. hsd
dangerous position 10 h. s',fly
HE ezeiio#eut o. he ~. ~
Tie m'mhers u the posss !, pc
% linus of danger and 49,. = ms
The urat hard passage xit6..as.S 20
( miHhap ~
IN Great danger
a single sip or miss,es a.
would have fesuited In ts,,,s, E,
|iHy on death. for II "a ,.'g. :
900 feet 10 The botia,s ~
mountain side aud their
haze been nothing 70 ssss -
from sliding down and siritls. az
Ir0rka below s =
The trail led again lpta -.
F ~ tho railroad dghtofusv -
had been cleared ont and ~, ~
"a fa'i " snOW. Again ~ -
waiioWed Oh up 20 fhelf h,,s
SNOW and MAZE their "a
with rHleme difficulty. A -,
time tha} we're called upos = -.
along ihe face u an almost -
tons mountain. lreadina i Z
footprint loft By the men -
The frozen surface Of he a. =.
~ the bottom. hundreds +, j.
below and here was no,hIsv i.
F the CLASSY surface OF the tfls -.
Ing Of snow dropping down -.
% The lake.
Come on the Stone ou.r
The beginning Of the END -.
when The poase climbed sussz
huge boulder Ia the tssil 81 -
south q The summit, and eans -
Charles I0hhsons grading -
The flrsi signs Of human hsls,ss..
encountered since leaving Gael
GA She other side Of The nouas.,
About 500 feet beiow, where y
trail led again into level oom.-
lone man MAJ seated a 1 e.n,.
E fire Tho man waz Pettfieh n
II the posse. except OGrady IL
f climbed down 20 the eam,snrs 81
E The strangers actions sere Z :.
dt;iereHi thar their aaspiclons -.
temporarily aiiayed. Pessgks
made she mistake. howeser. q Z.
lax % his feet immediately -,
the msn in front had p4ksed y
and when Deputy Sheriff sssrse
noted this b. Yelled 10 OGrakrs
catch him pettrlch made A. ~
draw hia revolver. bat seeing a
al ihe members Of the posse IA
their guns levsled AZ him h. n,
rendered without shooting A loss
ID revolver was taken from BIS h,
pocket
Cabin 10 sUreovnest
Johnson vas the oniy putalaal
81 the cabin. which was inEaefI1.s
- surrounded By the deputies IA
drawn guns II vas n.ouxAf shsI
the second highEaymaH d III II
hidden there. Al the eonsmxnk !,
come out. johnson spgexrt y
scared that he WAS tremblinx Tta
be told the posse Of Pestrehs "a.
nef having come ~ and hekzx< n
something 10 eat. JoAnscn ~
planned that the secont rzz III
gone on ahead ard vas shoa, fla
miles away.
The posse Immediately ssfzsA
the pursuit and Just as daFs "
falling came 10 The poinf xk<N y |
fngitixe's tracks led doxn u y
lake and 10 a camphouss epssaA
by ]. s BingIey. knosn ~ l2a
Camp The deputies enitsr6 -
doors OF the house simgli4nrosA
and Borsyieh. who wss xsrniz< 4
the fire. offered no resislxnst h
had no gun. and petirieh sfisrssssi
Insisted that the mzn had noi ssa
armed
creor, Due 10 Al
Every member of the posse I -
titled 10 full eredi, for he ssnass+
full conclusion Of shat. ezospt ~,
Is the most remarkable nhHB' =
the history Of the northwest NJ
one Of the men but weld hst
been ready 70 fight 70 he dezif 4
case Of necessity. Freqas1iiT ~
tracks OF the fusitives led into ND |
elamns q timber, where shss rpzf
have easily made q last siksa. ~
every time each member q "
posse helped search the po<sih'f Y
Ing place without flinehins & y
thought Of danger. Evefyo1s ny
believed that both the faEilm
wonld ftrbf 10 the death rather On
surrender. aud al Of The Fsss,n
were naady 10 fight the monicfi .
iillties should open.
How PeffFieh managed 70 =
the desperate break for horrp
his wounded leg mysiified esss
hardest of the pursaers zho /"
exhausted to a point psEc<
scfiption.
Showed Remarkable henf
The wounded man sshlhls
markahIe nerve and. alihoee
was suffering cxcrncisiink ~
never murmnred or vhimpeirs
he rnadhouse the wound rs -
"A and wrapped up In f@n
and Poiirlch stood It ~ -
flinching 500
The trln out from the Tasfs.
10 Martin station on the Ns'*
Pacific line. seven miles y
side OF the mountain. vas = ~,
as any part OF the jcu'nes. ~ -