The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-03
Train Bandit Is Taken
in Cabin l8 Miles
From Douglas.
WOUNDED BY SHERIFF
Bullet Sent Through Right
Lung, But Noted Rob-
Der Will Recover.
CAUGHT AFTER ESCAPE
Gets Away From Posses
But 10 Rounded Up in
Mountain Chase.
IDENTITY IS REVEALED
Tells Rangers Who He Is;
Officers Relate Hunt
in Snowdrifts.
CAUGHT AFTER ESCAPE
IDENTITY IS REVEALED

DOUGLAS. wyo.. Dec. ,.--Wil-
liam Carlisle, train bandit. again In
a prisoner tonight. under guard In
| the Douglas hospital, where he In
suffering from bullet hole IN his
| right lung He was shot down by
| Sheriff A. s. Roach OF Wheauand.
| this afternoon after he had been
surrounded In tho cabfn OF Frank
Williams, is miles southwest OF
here.
Carlisle's trail through heavy
snow In tho Laramie peak country.
was followed from early Sunday
morning by two posses OF 20 men.
The train bandit escaped from ths
posse earlier today. by jumping
from a window OF the Widow Bray's
ranch homo as the posse members
entered. He WAS captured Rt 3:30
o'clock this afternoon.
shot by sheriff.
Carlisle seized a pistol as Sheriff
Roach entered the williams home,
but before tho bandit could fire the
sheriff had sent bullet through
tho bandits right lung. First aid
treat was given the outlaw and
he was carried down the mountain
strapped to pack horse and
Nioukut W DobBihb III AZ AulOWo-
bile,
Carlisle had been I'm tho Laramie
peak country since his escape after
robbins tho Loo Angeles limited
train near Medicine Bow on Novem-
ber Is. Letters and kilograms pur-
porting to have been from tho ban
DIT In Denver and other parts OF the
country were received. He made no
attempt TO conceal his Identity.
II was Carlisie's frankness In ad-
mitting his identity that resulted 10 .e
his capture. Saturday night Sheriff
Roach received word that Carlisle
war In tho laramie peak country
and posse Wal sent Saturday night
from Cheyenne by special train.
In tho meantime Sheriff Roach
had organized another posse and
took "A train TO Dwyer. There the
posse obtained teams and drove
through n bitter blizzard to
ranch on tho south eide Of Laramie
peak.
The snow was no deep II was i'm
possible TO go further with teams
and tho posse proceeded Sunday
morning on horseback to the top of
tho peak. Tho remainder of tho pur.
suit WAS made on foot. tho horses
being unable to plow through the
huge drifts
The posse learned that Carlisle
had eaten Thanksgiving dinner At
the ranch OF william Hin. From al
most every rancher the posse OBJ
tained further information. lie had
dined at the homo OF ono rancher
one day and another the next II
was learned he had left this morn
ing from the homo of Frank Newell
for the La Bonte country and the
posse lost hts Trail
Later I'm the morning the posse
learned by telephone that Carlisle
had gone 10 tho Widow Rrays
homo and here Carlisle made his
escape when almost In the hands OF
his pursuors. Just before noon.
I, was not hard for the posse 10
follow the fresh trail 20 Williams
home In the widest part OF tho
Laramie peak country. Sheriff
Roach ana " J. McClement. a spe-
rial agent Of the Union Pacific. lav
down In the snow nj Williams back
door white tho others surrounded
he place. Soon williams came out
lio Informed the posse that Carlisle
Was inside and the sheriff entered
Carlisle seized an automatic piS-
'nL but the sheriff fired shot
u hirh ended the bandits career for
the time being
Carlisle escaped from The state
November IS. I'm
bav or shirts shipped from the shirt
factory In which he was employed
lie was serving a sentence Of 25 %
10 years FOR train robbery
Three days later be boarded the
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