The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07

exploits, who stated in advance
where he would rob the next train,
who dlsarmed special train guards
and made them collect money from
passengers for him, and on whose
head the Union Pacific and the state
of Wyoming had placed the sum OF
$1,000. dead or alive, is sitting
jail.
Admits He's the Man.
Yes, I'm the man." Carlisle re.
peated TO a visitor. II robbed all
three trains. go under the name
of Carlisle. but 1t is not my right
name and no one will ever know any
thing about me prior to February Q,
when ! held up my first train near
hook Springs. l held up the Cali
tornia Limited because the sheriff
and trainmen were making threats
az to what they were going to do to
me II | did 30. But got off ut the
wrong place and was lost in this
cursed country.
Il always worked alone. could
have killed two Of the posse before
was captured. but am not
liked the sport OF holding up trains,
but wouldn't Kill any man. / don't
care about the money. | got 1911
and gold watch last night. could
have gotten more
Find Evidence on Him.
So they searched Carlisle and
found H911 Nd a
they had the right man: no mistake.
The white masked bandit" had
robbed his last train. But cold sweat
broke out on the forehead of Marshal
Bill Hayes as he thought again OF
those few minutes out on the edge
Of the ravlne when he had looked into
the muzzles OF the bandits guns and
had stood close to the brink OF etern-
ity.
Every criminal makes some little
blunder that. sooner or later. leads
to his exposure and capture. Carlisle
made his one fatal error, else he
might be safe r. his old hiding place
near Casper, to which he fled after
the two robberies of February and
March. He had intended to hold up
the California Limited at Greenville.
few miles out of Rawlins, then
drop from the train, walk into Raw
Inns. wait until the posse had left
the town and then quietly escape to
the Casper district.
But the bandit made n miscalcula-
tion of thirty miles, mIstook Hanna
for Greenville and when he dropped
from the train found himself in
wild. rugged section OF the country
with which he was wholly unfamil-
lar.
More than that, he had fallen VIC
lently as he leaped from the train,
cutting his scalp and spraining an
ankle. Racked with pain and dis
heartened by his blunder. he had at
tempted to cover on foot the seventy
miles between him and the Casper
section. His prograss was so very
slow and II was SO vitality necessary
that he should keep out of sight and
follow the water courses that he had
only covered about fourteen miles
and was still within a dozen miles
Of the railroad when Hayes blundered
upon him.
Hayes Loses His Fellows.
Hayes was the leader OF posse
sent out by Sheriff Ruby Rivera, of
Carbon county, and composed OF
more than 100 cowboys who started
from Rawlins shortly after the Call
fornia Limited couched her way into
that town and the news of the hold
up was spread.
Hayes became separated from his
fellows. searched miles of broken
territory and finally. Mt 2:30 in the
miles north of Walcott. The marshal
was laboriously making his way to
the top of the ravine.
He wanted a better glimpse of the
surrounding country.
1t was dry, hot afternoon: the
run was beating down mercilessly on
tie manhunter; the ravines. ridges of
rock and deeply worn water courses
made the going hard. Hayes was
miles from the others when the cry
of hands up" came from the bandit.
Accused of Other Crimes.
A despatch was received here from
Omaha containing the information
that General Manager Charles Ware,
of the Union Pacific had stated that
Carlisle had not only confessed to
the three recent Wyoming hold-ups,
Tut also had confessed TO having com
mitted the Oregon Short Line rob.
berry, at Ray. Utah. and several rob
berries in Yellowstone National Park
Ever SINCE the Overland Limited
was stuck up on February ., last,
the officials OF The Union Pacific have