The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-12-12
CARLISLE CAUGHT
BY HIS ROASTING
SHOT IN LUNG. RosBER SAYS HE
is THANKFUL THE CHASE
HAS BEEN ENDED
RoAMED AMONG RANCHES
Trail Was Easy to Follow Once Posse
Hits It.--Bandit Was Wounded In
Hand While Robbing Train
on November Eighteen

Douglas. Wyo., Dec, william
Carlisle. train bandit, again Is prls-
oner. under guard In the Douglas hos
pltal where he Is suffering from u
bullet hole in his right lung. He was
shot down by Sheriff A. =. Roach OF
Whcatland yesterday afternoon after
he had been surrounded In the cabin
OF Frank Williams, Is miles southwest
Of here.
Carlisle's trail through heavy
snow in the Laramie Peak country was
followed from early Sunday by two
posses Of 20 each. The train bandit
escaped from the posse earlier yester-
day, jumping from window of the
Widow Bray's ranch home as the posse
members entered. He was captured
ut 3 80 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Carlisle had been In the Laramie
Penk country since his escape after
robblng Los Angeles limited train
near Medicine Bow November 1s. Let
tiers and kilograms purporting to have
been sent by the bandit from Denver
and other parts of the country were
frauds. He made no attempt to con
ceal his identity.
1t was Carlisle's frankness In adj
hitting his identity that caused his
undolng. Saturday night Sheriff Roach
received word that Carlisle was In the
Laramie Peak country. He notified
John G. Gayle, chief special agent of
the Union Pacific, who was In Chey-
enne and posse was sent from
Cheyenne at once by special train.
In the meantime. Sheriff Roach or
ganized another posse and took a
train to Dwyr. There the posse OBJ
tanned teams and drove through bit
| ter blizzard to the ranch Of Bob
| Fletcher, ut the head Of Fish creek,
on the south side of Laramie Peak.
The snow was SO deep 1t was i'm
possible to 20 farther with teams and
| the posse proceeded Sunday morning
on horseback to the top of the Peak
| The remainder of the pursuit was
made on foot.
The posse learned that Carlisle had
eaten Thanksgiving dinner at the
ranch Of William Hin. From almost
every rancher the posse obtained fur
Their information. He had dined at the
home Of one raRcher one day. another
the next. Monday morning he was al
Jim Shaw's ranch on Horseshoe creek
/ Later the posse learned that Car
Isle had gone to the Widow Bray's
home and here Il was learned that III
made his escape when almost in ths
hands of his pursuers, Just before noon
The bandit then doubled back on hi
trail TO Scott Hamilton's ranch AMI
from there toward Esterbrook park.
II was not hard for the posse Il
follow the fresh trail to Williams hom'
In the widest part of the Laramie
Peak country. Sheriff Roach and w
!. McClemcnt. special agent Of tn,
Union Pacific mt Cheyenne, lay dow
In the snow at Williams back doc
|, while the others surrounded the place
Soon Williams came out. lie Informed
, the posse that Carlisle was inside ant
the sheriff entered.
II Carlisle ran from the kitchen Il
which he had been sitting, to the from
| room. tie StiIeu ati au,oiiutS PtSto
apparently prepared Ia give battle
when the sheriff entered and fired III
shot which ended the bandits caree
for the time being.
!, Carlisle escaped from the stat
penitentiary Mt Rawlins November II
In a box Of shirts shipped from tn
!, factory, In which he was employed
! He was serving sentence Of - TO .
years for train robbery.
!. Three days later he boarded tn
union Pacific Les Angeles limited q
Rock River. robbed passengers In
!, touris, cur of $3.50. and left the trai
:. near Medicine Bow. In making his G,
|, cape. Carlisle was wounded In til
, right hand.