The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-26
CAPTURE Of BANDITS
At EAST ELY IS TOLD
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stalled; aud hat they had tagged tht
south-bound passenger train in the
early evening and were coming to.
ward Ely. None OF these rumo4.
proved correct.
According to Bell, the two men slep,
in a railroad shed Friday night. Sat
urday they hid in a deserted cabin
further down the valley. Sunday the,
captured two saddle horses at a
ranch and came toward McGlll, aDan
doning the horses at night. The
jumped a freight at McGlll Junction
and made their way to East Ely ano
sought the railroad cinder pit fol
warmth.
Young Bell, according to his frs
statement to the sheriff, was BUSH.
racklng his brain during all this TIM,
for some way of escape from his des
perate companion. He believed the
and perhaps kill him, if he tried to ge.
out OF his company.
As they lay in the cinder pit abou.
eleven o'clock Sunday night, Bell pre-
tended to suddenly remember that he
had an acquaintance in Ely who woul.
help him. Considerably to his SUI
prise, Frost let him go away. HI
found Sheriff Enslow, as above re
lated, about two'clock Monday morn
ing.
When the sheriff and his party, after
placing Bell in a cell, reached Eas
Ely at about three o'clock, they founo
at the round house a locomotive pre-
pairing to go out. Inquiry ELECTED the
fact that no one had seen men at the
cinder pit, but that it would be an
easy matter for anyone to hide there
in the dark.
The sheriq, after explaining mat
ters, asekd the man in charge of the
locomotive to let the officers hide in
the cab while he ran the machine ovel
the coal pit, SO that perchance they
could get the drop on the man in
hiding. But the locomotive man didn't
like the idea.
Haven't you a man in your party
who can run a locomotives" he asked
After some parley, however, the en-.
CINE, with the officers aboard, was run
out and stopped over the pit, and the
grate-bars were shaken. No man was
visible. Three other locomotives had
been to the pit since midnight, hence
1t was believed no great chance was
taken in this proceeding.
Returning in a natural manner to
the round house, the officers on the
locomotive held a conference. It was
decided that Ted Woodward, deputy
sheriff, should don overalls and a
jumper, and pretend that something
was the matter with the CRATES when
the locomotive returned to the pit
thereby giving him an excuse to climb
down where he could see anyone who
might be hidden under the track.
This plan vas carried out. The
deputy saw a man under the Orders.
Hello, bot" he said. "Keepin'
warm?"
why. how do you do?" replied the
other. And Woodward felt sure he
was recognized by the man who is
now known as Frost.
After the deputy had clambered
safely back to the cab the locomo-
tive returned to take aboard the armed
officers. and again approached the
cinder pit.
Come out of there, Frost!" called
the sheriff. I'VE know you are there.
Come out with your hands up, or
were going to shoot you up!"
There was no reply to the calls
Then an employee of the yard ap-
preached and said he had seen a man
climb out of the pit and start down
the track. The sheriff and his deputy
discovered tracks of cowboy" boots
which led to a caboose a hundred
yards away. They approached eau
tiously and finally made the arrest as
described in the first part Of this
letter.
Your correspondent hopes to be
able to tell you tomorrow what the
men In Jail here have to say for
them elves.-lEditor's note: The
story mentioned. written after an in
terview with the two criminals. is
printed on page one. fourth column,
under head of sympathy Gag To Be