The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-06-23
ROBBERY LEADS TO KILLING

escape would be to work toward the
north and get into the Yellowstone
park country, which is rough and
hilly.
When the train reached High
Bridge crowd of SO men was on
hand prepared to join the chase. 1t
was frequently remarked that if the
men were found there would be no
expense to the county or state. The
cowboys were in bad mood and said
that unless there was a white flag
shown the men would be riddled.
! The cowboys were of the opinion
that the men had escaped from the
swamp into a canyon near by. All
the sheep ranches were notified to
watch out for the men, with instruc-
tions not to give horses to strangers.
The taller bandit is said by rail-
road men to be former brakeman of
the Oregon Short Line. At the time
Of his last run year ago he was
"a brakeman on freight train run
ming between Pocatello and Ogden
May Be Same Man
The man who did the shooting is
claimed to be the bandit who held
up the passenger train at Ogden a
few months ago. The brakemen at
Pocatello, from the description, says
he is the same man.
1t has also developed that the men
went to Monida Friday with the in
tention of pulling off the robbery.
They were in Spencer Friday morning
and boarded a freight train there for
Monida. They told the brakeman
that they were going to Monida to
to pilot bunch of sheep to Wyoming
as they were on the rocks. One of
the men was then identified as
former brakeman for the company.
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Deputy Sheriff Melton made mis-
take, say the officers, when he called
the bandits to the rear of the car to
search them in private and made an
other mistake when he laid down his
gun, as he knew they were desperate
men. He was employed by the Wood
Livestock company and his company
has taken up the chase, determined to
bring. the men down.
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While the posse was looking for
Whitney and thought they had him
in a canyon near Spencer
he was probably making his way
He took supper with Ed
gar McGill near Hamer. McGill sus-
pected his identity, and got horse to
follow him. Whitney hid behind a
clump of brush and shot McGill and
then took his horse and rifle and am
shot McGill second time
as he lay unconscious and went on.
Rube Scott was watching the
bridge over Snake river near Menan,
and on seeing the desperate coming
he drew his gun but Whitney was too
quick for him and shot the hand that
held the gun, taking off some of the
fingers. He then ate breakfast at
Scott's place, took fresh horse and
travelled in a general direction south
eastward, closely pursued at times by
different posses as they got word Of
his whereabouts.
The storms of the past few days
seem to have given Whitney the adj
vantage as the trail has been lost, and
while it is pretty certain that he
went up the South Fork of the Snake
river, he was In the lead when last
seen, and no word has come concern
ing his capture.
Every effort has been made to in
form people to the eastward so that
he may be headed off. and he will
have to travel under a lucky star II
he passes them all.
w. H. Kestner, c. F. Hilliard, w.
H. Vanderwood and H. Jemmett re-
turned to Blackfoot Thursday morn
ing, after spending two days and
three nights on Upper Blackfoot look
ing for him and passing out descrip-
tions Of him to the people up there.
The party was very much disap-
pointed at not being able to get sad
die horses at the ranch of Bert Win
chell for further patrol work. Win
seemed very Indifferent and would
not let them have any horses.