The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-12-04
CARLISLE SHOT
AND CAPTURED
SHERIFF POSSE
NEAR DOUGLAS
He Has Never Left WyOm-
ing and His Frankness
Led to His Discovery.

DOUGLAS, WNc.. Dec. William
Carlisle. train bandit. again IS pris-
oner tonight unuer guard In the Doug
las hospital where he is suffering
from bullet hole in his right lung.
He was shst down by sheriff Il. :.
Roach of whestIand Tuesday after
noon after he had been surrounded
ia the cabin OF Frank Williams. is
miles southwest OF here.
Cariisie's trail through heavy
snow in the Laramie peak country
was followed from early Sunday morn
ing b. two posses OF 20 men. The
train bandit escaped from the posse
early Tuesday. jumping from a win
dow ot the widow Rmy's ranch home
n the posse nio,nbers entered. lie
was captured ii $50 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
Carlisle selz.1 pistol as Sheriff
Roach entered sae Williams home. but
before tho bandit could hrc Tie sherin
had sent bullet tnrodsh the bandits
right lung First aid treatment was
given The outlaw and lie was carried
down The mountain strapped 20 pack
horse aud brought 10 Douglas In an
automobile
Had Never LET; Wyoming.
CarlIsc has beeu in The Laramie
Peak country since his cseape after
robbinr The Los Angeles limited train
near Medicine Bow ON November -.
Letters and tclegrams purpcrting to
have. beer from the bandit in Denver
and other parts OF the country wcre
frauds IL. made no attempt 10 con
ceai bIs identits
II was Carnsic's frankness In ad-
mittine his identity that caused his
unduinr Saturday night sheriff Rosch
received word that Carlisle was in the
Laramie Peak country. He notified
John c. Gayle. chief special agent of
the Union Pacific of Omaha. who WAS
in Cheyenne and q posse was sent
saturday night from Cheyenne by =
special train.
In the meantime. Sheri5 fossA had
orpanized another posse and took
train to Denver. There the posse OBJ
tanned teams and drove through bit
Ter blizzard to the ranch of Bob Fletch-
or. "a; III. head of Fish Creek. on the
south side OF Laramie Peak
The Snow was SO deep IL was Inn
possible to 20 further with teams ana
the posse proceeded Sunday morning
ON horseback tn the ton OF the peak
The remainder OF tn. pursuit was
mad. on foot. the horses being unable
10 plow through the hugo drifts.
The posse learned tha' Carlisle had
eaten Thanksgiving dinner ~ the
ranch OF William Hill. From almost
every rancher the posse ob,a ned fur.
th,r Information. He had dined ~
the home OF one rancher one day. an
other the next. Monday morning he
was at Jim Shows ranch on Horse
shoe Greek He had dinner and sup
per AZ Frank Days near Easthrook
Park and was traced To that place
Tuesday morning. II was then learned
that he had left tina, morning for the
home OF Frank Newell for the la
Bante country and the posse lost his
trait
Made Close Escape
Later In the morning the posse
lparuc1 ny tfltnrbH' tht' NafiiSi' h''
gone to the Widow Bray's home. and
u was there tina, Carlisle made his
escape when almost In the hands of
his pursuers just before noon.
The bandit then doubled back ON his
trail to Scott Hamilton's ranch and
from there toward Easterbrook Park.
II was not hard for the posse to fol-
low the fresh trail TO Williams home.
IN the widest part OF the Laramie
Peak country. sheriff Roach aud
w. J. McCiement special agent o. the
Union Pacific at Cheyenne, lay down
In the snow at Williams back door
while the others surrounded the place.
Soon Williams came out He informed
the posse that Carlisle was inside and
the sheriff entered
Carlisle ran from the kitchen, In
which he had been sitting, to the front
room He seized an automatic pistol.
apparently prepared 10 give battle.
when the sheriff entered and Aired the
shot which ended the bandits career
for the time being.