The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-18

rob it between the water tank and
Overton. Owing to their discovery,
however. and the unexpected shooting
ARRAY, they left the train and, taking
circuitous route, made their way to
Overton.
They could easily be traced back
thus far, owing to their tracks in the
snow, but when they reached the main
street their tracks were lost among
F., the numerous other tracks there.
concluded that the men were residents
OF Overton and not tramps, and contin-
ued my Investigations on that hypothe-
| sis.
In the meantime, as soon as the
news of the murder became generally
known, a special train had been sent
from the town of Marshall, Texas, to
Overton, with pack of bloodhounds,
which were owned and kept by the
Texas & Pacific Railroad company,
and were in charge of man named
Mundon, who accompanied the hounds
| everywhere they went. Mundon
brought a posse of several men with
him, in addition to the hounds, and as
soon as the train reached Overton all
the citizens thronged to join the party.
The hounds were taken to the spot
where the masked men had leaped
from the train, which was about a
mile and a half south of Overton.
Being unleashed, they at once took up
the scent, following the tracks to Over
xxho tha
confused by the large number of
tracks on the main street. However.
| there was one wise old dog in the pack
named Lee Lee finally scented the
track in the street and began below
ing, and continued until he arrived at
high picket fence which surrounded
the home of man named John Price.
The hounds were being followed by a
large crowd, and when they arrived at
the fence, which was too high for
| them to leap, Lee kept up his bowling
until Mundon silenced him.
The hounds we're then taken back to
the spot at which Lee had scented the
first track that led to the home of
Price, and, after a good deal of barking,
old Lee scented another track which
he followed to the house of a certain
John knight.
knight and Price were brothers-in-
law, and both Of them we're among the
crowd that was following the hounds,
SO that the crowd burst into jeers and
laughter when the animals led them to
their own houses.
AS I have stated, was busy upon
my own investigations in the mean
while. While the hounds were follow
ing still other tracks and affording
sport for all the male population of
tine, a division and headquarters Of
the International & Great Northern
railroad, some forty miles south of
Overton. Here I found the colored
porter, light and rather good-looking
mulatto. He wore what were called
"sideburns," and a mustache of which
he was very proud. He had stated
that he would be able to pick out the
men whom he had seen board the train
at Overton, providing they were wear
ing the same clothing as on the night
of the tragedy. l was anxious to bring
him back as soon as possible. be-
| lieved the guilty men to be in Over
ton, but was afraid that the hounds
would be liable to indicate some poor
unfortunate, but innocent person, who
would be more than likely to be sub
jected by the mob to violent treatment
Before proceeding to Palestine l had
telegraphed to one of my men, Mike
McCabe by name, to meet me there,
which he duly did. took the porter,