The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-09
HORSE-TA|EF IS
CAUGHT HAND|LY
NEAR GOLDF|ELO
Red" Cliff Regain Captured in Ra-
vine in MOntezuma District
While Eating Near Campfire
BROUGHT TO GOLDFIELD
AND LODGED IN JAIL
Declares That de Will Fight Extra
dition to California to Answer
Charges Against Him

Brickyard Springs in h Monte
yuma district, twelve miles west of
Goldfeld, Red Cliff Regain, the
notorious bandit who escaped from
a posse of officers and citizens OF
Oasis, Inyo county, Cal, just across
the Nevada state line, Saturday when
two of his companions were appre-
hended, was captured about > o'clock
Yesterday afternoon by Sheriff In
gals and Deputy Sheriff John Shir-
ley, Constable D.. NJ. Nichol of Lon
Pine, Cal, and Indian George
Butcher of Oasis. Regain was brought
to Goldfield by the officers and he
now occupies a cell in the county Jail.
He says he will fight extradition
to California and it will probably
be several weeks before he is landed
in the Jail at Bishop, Cal, where
Clarence Beall and a third man, both
his alleged companions in horse
stealing operations, are now held.
But for the fact that he was taken
by surprise before he could use his
revolver, Regain would more than
probably have killed at least one of
the officers before his capture. His
gun, a cheap 44-calibre affair, was
lying back of him on a horse
blanket, just out of reach, but when
Constable Nichol called upon him to
throw up his hands Regain shot a
glance at it and in doing so, his
gaze fell upon Deputy Sheriff John
Shirley bearing down upon him with
a rifle to his shoulder. Regain still
seemed to be celebrating whether or
not he would endeavor to use his
gun,, which caused Contable Nichol
to call out to him:
Look around. There are more OF
us
Accepts Inevitable
By this time Sheriff ingalls,, COM
ing up in the real was within ten
feet of Regain and had him covered
with a revolver. Realizing that re-
sistance would NEAR death, Regain
apparently accepted his arrest philo-
sophically and arose to a standing
position when ordered to do so by
Sheriff ingalls,. Regain at first en-
deavOred to convince the officers that
he was a ~sheepherder and was on his
way from Goldfeld to Silver Peak,
giving a fictitious anne Subsequent
ly when Sheriff ingalls, found his
horse hobbled a half mile away and
lead the animal up to him, Regain
admitted his identity and became
very angry, apparently at himself for
permitting himself to be taken by
surprise.
Never before in my life have |
been surprised" declared Regain, at
the same time giving vent to several
oaths. How did you fellows slip
up on me without me hearing you?
If my gun had not been out of reach,
I'd got one of you. anyway. | would
rather be dead right now than to
have been taken alive. | got a no.
way and make you kill me. It's a
good thing that O caught me this
afternoon. If you hadn't, l would
have gone by tonight. l tried to
catch an Indian horse last night
but could not make it then. l intend
ed to sure get one tonight and beat
it into Nye county. If l had, you
would never have caught me-"
Picked Up Trail.
The tracks of Regan's horse were
picked up yesterday morning by Dep
uty Sheriff John Shirley and Paddy
McDermOtt near the camp of Thorn
as Rhea. at the base of Mount Jack
CON t,yoptu n,;lnc ,o,th of ColJf;olJ
where they were lost on account of
darkness Sunday night by Constable
NichOl and his companions in the
search. Deputy Sheriffs Shirley and
McDermott followed the horse tracks
to the pipe line of the Goldfield water
works and along it to pump station
No. 2. nine miles from Goldfield. At
that point, the horse tracks made it
evident that Regain had turned west
toward the Montezuma district. Shir-
ley and McDermott, who We're trav-
cling in an auto with William Pagen-
koff at the wheel, drove to Goldfield
and appraised Sheriff ingalls, of the
result of their search. Immediately
after their arrival Sheriff ingalls,,
Deputy Sheriff Shirley, Constable
Nichol and Indian George" Butcher
departed for the Montezuma district
in the auto. Arrived at Brickyard
springs, they learned from a squaw
that a man riding a horse and an
swering the description of Regain had
been seer by her to water the ami
NAL at the springs Sunday night. She
further stated that she had heard the
horses of the Indians residing in that
locality running Sunday night and
that she felt sure that the stranger
had attempted to catch one of them.
Getting into the auto with the Off
GERS, the squaw guided the officers